Recognising the Unseen: Supporting Gestalt Language Processors in Education
Gestalt language processors (GLP) perceive and process language in a non-linear, holistic manner. Dr. Jaime Hoerricks sheds light on the often-overlooked struggles of GLPs within the traditional education system, offering innovative and practical strategies for educators and parents as well.
The Autistic Way of Proceeding
by Jaime Hoerricks // Parents and medical professionals often look upon autistic behaviour as problematic, and sometimes harmful. They see "treatment" as a way to change the behaviour, measured externally by someone other than the autistic person. Jaime Hoerricks offers a different perspective, from personal and professional lived experience.
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Lived Places Publishing Announces the Launch of Intersections: Identity and Place
Faculty are increasingly asking campus libraries to provide materials from a broader, more diverse range of authors and subject areas. LPP exists to support librarians and faculty in this goal with a new Collection of 105 ebooks designed as course readings called Intersections: Identity & Place.
Lived Places Publishing at the 2024 Charleston Conference
David Parker will be presenting at The Charleston Library Conference in Charleston, SC on a panel of three publishers (non-profit and commercial) about how to use data & analytics to advance more equitable and inclusive publishing models.
Healthy Creative Outlets for Anger, Anxiety, and Frustration
by Anne Cecil
The power of creative expression is a tool for young people to process and reflect on their realities. Whether through art, writing, or music, fostering these outlets can empower them to confront complex issues and find their voice amid the noise.
How to Inspire and Sustain Creative Resistance
by Cindy Horst
How do we remain hopeful to maintain ‘the energy to act’ when confronted with a daily onslaught of visual evidence of the worst in mankind? This requires a shift from an individual to a relational ethics that strengthens our response-ability.
Why Female Entrepreneurs Get Significantly Less Startup Funding than Men
While women own more than 40% of all businesses in the US, female founders receive significantly less in funding. There are steps we can take to close this funding gap for women in business.
The Forgotten in Care Homes: Older People with Dual Sensory Impairment
Older people who live with combined hearing and vision loss (also called dual sensory impairment) are not being recognised, diagnosed and supported due to low levels of awareness among community and staff. A donate-a-book program to a care home is one innovative way to get information into care facilities.