{"id":2901,"date":"2019-08-17T22:26:32","date_gmt":"2019-08-18T05:26:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/aascend-preview.dreamhosters.com\/?p=2901"},"modified":"2019-08-20T21:10:57","modified_gmt":"2019-08-21T04:10:57","slug":"resources-from-aug-17-meet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.aascend.org\/?p=2901","title":{"rendered":"Resources from Aug 17 meet"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 style=\"color: #363636; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 18px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 18px; margin: 0px 0px 10px;\"><span style=\"color: #373737; font-family: helvetica neue,helvetica,arial,sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 24px;\">AASCEND member Ian Moura has begun a\u00a0research project to examine\u00a0autism <\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: helvetica neue,helvetica,arial,sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 24px;\">employment programs<\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><span style=\"font-family: helvetica neue,helvetica,arial,sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 24px;\"><strong>\u00a0from the perspective of the actual program users\u00a0\u2014\u00a0autistic adults.<\/strong><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #373737; font-family: helvetica neue,helvetica,arial,sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 24px;\"> Your input is vital and can help many people, whether or not you have participated in any employment programs. <strong>Please take the survey <a href=\"https:\/\/www.surveymonkey.com\/r\/Q9TDB93\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>,<\/strong> where you can also find information about relevant\u00a0privacy protections.<\/span><\/h2>\n<hr \/>\n<h2 style=\"color: #363636; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 18px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 18px; margin: 0px 0px 10px;\"><span style=\"color: #373737; font-family: helvetica neue,helvetica,arial,sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 24px;\">Microsoft is looking for <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>paid testers<\/strong><\/span> of a new video conferencing technology for autistic users. Click <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/aascend-preview.dreamhosters.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Microsoft-Study-Flier.pdf\">here<\/a><\/strong> for details.<\/span><\/h2>\n<hr \/>\n<h2 style=\"color: #363636; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 18px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 18px; margin: 0px 0px 10px;\"><span style=\"color: #373737; font-family: helvetica neue,helvetica,arial,sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 24px;\">A team of researchers at UCSF is conducting a <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Resilience in Action<\/strong><\/span> study about supporting young adults with autism as they exit the school system and transition to adulthood. The team has developed a course curriculum addressing interpersonal skills, dealing with adversity, and generating life goals. The course will meet once a week at the Arc of San Francisco. Those eligible will be <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>paid to participate<\/strong><\/span>. Click <a href=\"http:\/\/aascend-preview.dreamhosters.com\/?attachment_id=2910\"><strong>here<\/strong><\/a> for details. (If the image comes up small, click to enlarge it.)<\/span><\/h2>\n<hr \/>\n<h2 style=\"color: #363636; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 18px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 18px; margin: 0px 0px 10px;\"><span style=\"color: #373737; font-family: helvetica neue,helvetica,arial,sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 24px;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><em>ALSO<\/em><\/span>, The San Francisco Law Library is hosting a <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>free<\/strong><\/span> monthly Consumer Rights <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Legal Clinic,<\/strong><\/span> where you can get questions answered about bankruptcy, student loan debt, debt collection lawsuits, harassment by debt collectors, and much more. An RSVP is required. Click <a href=\"https:\/\/baylegal.org\/event\/consumer-rights-clinic-san-francisco-4\/?instance_id=30417\"><strong>here<\/strong><\/a> for details.<\/span><\/h2>\n<h2 style=\"color: #363636; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 18px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 18px; margin: 0px 0px 10px;\"><\/h2>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>AASCEND member Ian Moura has begun a\u00a0research project to examine\u00a0autism employment programs\u00a0from the perspective of the actual program users\u00a0\u2014\u00a0autistic adults. Your input is vital and can help many people, whether or not you have participated in any employment programs. 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