On the front of the page on the right, you’ll see an assortment of what looks like flat buttons, each with an image. On the back of the page, you’ll see a keyboard image and then a blank space at the ...

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WSAZ) - Communicating between teachers and students with special needs can be challenging. In Kanawha County, they’re trying to bridge that gap with special communication boards.

Billy Williams, an Eagle Scout, came up with the idea because he wanted to help kids who have trouble finding the words to let other know how they are feeling. About 1 in 44 US children is on the ...

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — The Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department has new tools aimed at helping officers to communicate better with people with autism. IMPD is getting more than 1,300 emergency ...

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — The Autism Society of Indiana has set out to equip first responders in 60 Indiana counties with communication boards. The hope: Help police better serve people who have autism or ...

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — The Allen County Sheriff’s Department announced on Tuesday that it received new picture communication boards from the Autism Society of Indiana. The purpose of the boards is ...

SOUTH BEND — Members of the St. Joseph County Police Department now have a new tool to serve people with autism and other non-verbal individuals. Last week, the department received 150 emergency ...

When Bloomington resident Kristie Lofland heard about a boy with autism in her neighborhood who left his home unsupervised and had trouble communicating with the police officers who found him, she ...

Photo provided Bartholomew County Sheriff deputies and corrections officers in the Bartholomew County Jail now have communication boards to help with communicating with a person who may be nonverbal, ...

Before the coronavirus pandemic, Katie Gandy would watch her 8-year-old son play on the playground and wish it could be more inclusive for him. It was nice to see him play with his friends, she said, ...

Jessie Manley stepped to the podium to address the Leon Valley City Council. Manley, the mother of an autistic child, was there Aug. 20 to encourage city leaders to take a step toward making Leon ...