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Some people who use AAC are artistic
Heidi Janz: writer/playwright
Heidi Janz recently completed her Ph.D. in English at the University
of Alberta. In all her spare time (!) she is also a playwright with
a particular emphasis on fiction and drama for young adults. Thus
far, she has had two plays produced, both of which deal with the experiences
of physically disabled young people. Crips Against the Law of
Gravity is about the trials and triumphs of growing up in a so-called
“special” school. Returned to Sender was inspired
by the Latimer “compassionate” homicide case and deals
with issues surrounding perceptions of people with severe disabilities.
Read Ms Janz's profile to learn
more
Snoopi: Singer and Expert on Singing with Synthetic
Speech
 Snoopi
has created beautiful music with his AAC devices for the past 16 years.
He has been interested in music since 1987 when a friend took him
to an open-mic night at a piano bar. Since then, he has programmed
and sung songs from a variety of genres: popular, country, and religious,
to name a few. Snoopi's process of singing with synthetic speech takes
a considerable amount of talent, ingenuity and patience. Each song
can take about ten hours to program because every sound in
a song must be assigned a pitch and time value. So far, Snoopi has
recorded two albums, “Words of Love” and “Jam.”
He is currently in the process of developing a third CD, yet to be
titled. He is also preparing to release a CD of 900 song files for
people to load into their AAC devices. Read Snoopi's
profile to learn more.
Norm Rogers: Poet and Political Activist
Norm is a student at Shoreline Community College (SCC) in Seattle,
WA. He is interested in politics at all levels. At the local level,
he is a SCC student senator. At the national and international level,
he has written poetry about current events. Check out his poem: "So
We Have a Problem in Iraq".
Meet Rick Hohn: Minister and Artist
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Rick is a man of many talents, but
his artistry will be the topic here. As you can see in the picture
here (click it to enlarge it), he paints by means of a headwand.
Check out the beauty of his art at his online
art gallery. Read more at his "Spirit Wheels Ministry"
Web site to learn about the motivation for his some of his work.Read
Rick's EnABLES profile
to learn more. |
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Sharon & Alan King: Artists in Seattle,
WA
The Kings, pictured below, are multimedia artists. Browse
the online gallery of their art and view the video of their participation
in Artists Unlimited. (Click images to enlarge)
Hank: Discovering art after retirement
| "Life brings
new things."
Following a severe stroke, Hank has taken up drawing
and begun to create some incredible works such as this lovely
ice skater.
See his other beautiful drawings at Hank's
Online Art Gallery.
Read Hank's profile to
learn more. |
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These are just a sampling of the stories
that show the diversity of people who use AAC. Come back to find
more stories as this web site grows.
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