Monday, April 4, 2011

Chris Klein - Building Relationships Through the Tools of Communication

This video demonstrates the power of communication, relationships, and community--with assistance of technology, too. Thanks to Chris Klein for sharing this video and your story—and for the full open captioning!   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dupabkw46Qk

“Chris Klein is a graduate of Hope College, and is the driving force for Clay Vessel Inc (http://www.clayvesselinc.org/ ), a not-for-profit resource for assistive technology. Chris was born with cerebral palsy, and uses augmentative communication to help support his work with Clay Vessel, be a Motivational Speaker, be an active member of his community and local church, and live independently in Holland, Michigan. Chris strives to live his life to the fullest."

"This video was produced by Chris Klein and David McNaughton as part of the work of the AAC-RERC (http://aac-rerc.com ). The AAC-RERC is funded by NIDRR under grant #H133E080011.”

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