Grants Awarded Database

Research to Quantify and Characterize People Who use AAC to communicate to better understand and meet their needs.

To create and implement a training program for Communication Partners (CPs) who work with non-speaking autistic students using text-based multi-modal AAC devices in educational settings.

To impact educational/clinical practice on CVI and AAC use through research, training and capacity building.

To continue partnering with B/LV people in the design and development of YDX tools to enhance the existing YouDescribe platform.

Strategic Planning for DVU to become a model of leadership inclusion of people with communication disabilities and a resource to other orgs

To publicly release Bookshare Reader Skill app on Alexa to provide another way for people with disabilities to read and connect with community.

To create communication passports for people with autism to be used with law enforcement and first responders.

To provide training to abuse victim service providers in CA on communication with people with disabilities

To systematically validate a tool to assess the expressive language skills of bilingual children with significant disabilities who use AAC.

To conduct an organizational assessment resulting in a strategic plan for leadership development and organizational capacity building.

To cultivate and develop our leadership team and fundraising tools, growing our capacity and ensuring meaningful community supports for years to come

To ensure that Hope Services’ Board of Directors and staff are all working toward the same clearly identified and delineated goals for the agency.

To expand Speech Hub services by increasing group speech therapy paired with parent education and delivering services in two low-income neighborhoods.

Build, train, and activate network so Californians with disabilities can access communication supports and their communities.

To replicate new training model for Support Service Providers (SSP) for DeafBlind individuals to expand communication access in California.

To apply Machine Learning methods to the automatic narration of videos that will help the visually impaired understand online video content.