Intellectual Disabilities Communication Lab at UIUC

🚨Free webinar! Learn from Dr. Genova, one of our collaborators!

Join NDSS and Helen Genova, associate director of the Center for Autism Research at Kessler Foundation, as she walks attendees through the web-based program, KF-Stride™ on Thursday, May 21, 2026 at 1 PM ET.

👉 Backed by research, this program is designed to help teens and adults identify their personal strengths and express them to achieve their goals. Created with neurodiverse learners in mind, the KF-Stride™ curricula cover a range of topics such as employment readiness and wellness.

Register for free at https://ndss.org/ndss-webinars

It was a big day for the IDCL!🏅Five of our students were recognized at the SHS Awards Ceremony. So proud of every one! Congrats, Karissa, Elise, Sophie, Liz, and Abbie! 🎉

✨Karissa Zimmerman (junior) - Robert O. Cartier Scholarship

✨Elise King (junior) - Adeline Jo Puccini Scholarship

✨Sophie Campa (SLP master’s) - H. William Porterfield, M.D., and Linda Obenauf Porterfield Speech and Hearing Graduate Fellowship

✨Liz Gremer and
✨Abbie Keasler (SLP master’s)- John C. and Judith D. Turner Applied Health Sciences Scholarship Fund

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College of Applied Health Sciences at Illinois Department of Speech & Hearing Science at Illinois