ACES 2016 Augmentative Communication and
Empowerment Supports Participant Tuition
A. Professional Services
$1500.00
1-3 planning visits, 10 days of on-site instruction, training, and materials, up to 1-year follow-up
technical assistance
for participant and tutor. On-site training
includes:
20+ hours of structured Communication instruction
(including augmentative and alternative communication [AAC] therapy provided under direction
of PA
licensed and ASHA certified speech-language pathologists)
Specific goals for individual participants’ needs/objectives
Appropriate goals may include: communicating for work / community, social
interactions, presentations / public speaking, telephone use
9-12 hours of instruction in Computer Access / Use
(provided under direction of RESNA certified Assistive Technology Professional)
Topics may include:
Microsoft Office Applications for home / work / community
Microsoft Word (resume building, resource lists)
Powerpoint
Excel
Internet Use
E-mail (etiquette, listservs)
Social Networking and communication (Chat, Facebook, LinkedIn, Skype)
9-12 hours of Empowerment
instruction
Topics may include:
Americans with Disabilities Act
Managing Personal Assistant
Services Personal Safety
Community Services
Skill Building (volunteer, job shadowing, vocational or education classes)
Employment (applying for jobs, accommodations, improving work skills)
Parent / tutor information and support sessions
B. Room and board (for 1 participant and 1 accompanying person)
$1300.00
12 nights in a dormitory (Temple Towers) at Temple University Main Campus
Check-in: July 18, 2016
Check-out: July 29, 2016
Two meals a day plus lunch
stipend
On-site overnight ACES Resident Advisor
Total cost (for 1 participant and 1 accompanying person)
$2800.00
This total does not include:
Travel to and from ACES
Cost (wages) of your Personal Assistant or Tutor
Optional leisure activities selected by participant during evenings or weekends
**Tuition may be adjusted for changes in curriculum, # of participants, # of meals, or other conditions.*
ACES staff are available to assist you in procuring the funding you will need to attend ACES
and/or for an appropriate speech generating device.
For more information, please see: ACES 2016—Potential Funding Sources Worksheet
ALL Payment Information should include:
Participant’s Name and Date of Birth
Subject: ACES 2016
Mail to:
Institute on Disabilities at Temple University
ATTN: Ann Marie White
ACES 2016
1755 N 13th St, Student Center, Room 411South
Philadelphia, PA 19122
Fax to: 215-204-6336
If you have any questions about funding costs, the ACES program (including how ACES can
meet a
participants’ school, work/VR, or waiver service goals/objectives), please
contact:
Russell Goldstein (215-204-1356, rgoldstein@temple.edu).
OR
Jamie Prioli (215-204-5974, Jamie.prioli@temple.edu)
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