Communication 4 ALL |

28 May London Advocacy Event: 3rd June

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Calling all London area families with nonspeakers! Elizabeth is coming to Common Purpose at 38 Artillery Lane on Monday, June 3 at 5PM. Please join us to learn about Communication 4 ALL’s mission to ensure all nonspeakers with autism have access to communication and education. Elizabeth will give a 30-minute presentation and then answer your questions live. Elizabeth’s presentation will focus on C4A Academy, a program of free internet-based...

screenshot of Ireland in Google maps, with a driving route highlighted. The route starts in Cork, then goes to Limerick, Galway, Mayo, Donegal, and ends in Dublin.

27 May Ireland Advocacy Tour: 4th-8th June

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We are so very excited to announce that our next international advocacy trip is June in Ireland! Our dear Irish friend, Susan Crawford at Get Autism Active, encouraged us to come, and she has done a marvelous job connecting us with organizations from around the country. Our schedule is: June 4 at 18:00 at Cork Education Support Centre, The Rectory, Western Road June 5 at...

Blue to white gradient background with circular portrait of Elizabeth, a white woman with brown hair, looking to the right side. Rainbow, teal, red, and blue text reads: "Uniquely Human The Podcast, Episode 86, A Conversation with Elizabeth Bonker, A University Valedictorian and a Dedicated Advocate for Non-Speakers."

19 Aug Uniquely Human Podcast Episode 86: A Conversation with Elizabeth Bonker, a University Valedictorian and a Dedicated Advocate for Non-speakers

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Thank you, Barry Prizant and David Finch, for your longstanding support of nonspeakers who type to communicate and this beautiful podcast. We covered a lot of ground together from how I started typing at five years old to how the tidal wave of typers is propelling our mission and I was thrilled to share two songs from our I Am in Here album. Please share...

Six Spellers stars pose together, hugging in friendship, in front of the Phoenix Film Festival backdrop on a red carpet

10 Apr SPELLERS The Movie wins Best Documentary and People’s Choice Award at Phoenix Film Festival

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We were thrilled to be in Arizona for the Phoenix Film Festival for the world premiere of SPELLERS. The film had four sold out screenings and won Best Documentary and People’s Choice Award out of 150 films. Thank you to everyone who helped make this amazing film. Please host a screening in your home or community and spread the word about the SPELLERS Revolution! -Elizabeth...

24 Dec NEXT for AUTISM Grant

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In this time for giving thanks, we are excited to announce that NEXT for AUTISM has awarded Communication 4 ALL a seed grant for our global initiative. NEXT for AUTISM is a national nonprofit focused on innovative programs and opportunities for adults with autism. NEXT, and its executive board, are excited to support Communication for ALL. Please stayed tuned for our global initiative launch announcement...

Elizabeth stands at the podium giving valedictorian speech

09 May ‘God gave you a voice. Use it:’ Rollins College valedictorian with nonspeaking autism delivers graduation address (News 6 WKMG)

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News 6 WKMG covered Elizabeth's Valedictorian address at Rollins College! She left all 500 or so graduates and their family and friends feeling accomplished and ready for a life of service. You can also watch her story on YouTube. ‘God gave you a voice. Use it:’ Rollins College valedictorian with nonspeaking autism delivers graduation address Elizabeth Bonker selected to give commencement speech WINTER PARK, Fla. – Before the Rollins...

Portrait of Elizabeth outdoors on Rollins College campus, looking up, wearing her graduation cap and gown and a flower cord

07 May ‘Locked in a silent cage:’ Rollins College valedictorian uses unique voice to help people with nonspeaking autism (News 6 WKMG)

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Our founder Elizabeth was on News 6 WKMG! She is one of five valedictorians of the Rollins College Class of 2022, and spoke about her life story, using her iPad app (AAC device) of course, and how it relates to Communication 4 ALL's mission. You can also watch her story on YouTube. ‘Locked in a silent cage:’ Rollins College valedictorian uses unique voice to help people...

Elizabeth Bonker holding a bouquet of flowers

07 May The Sandspur: Valedictorians share inspiration, tips

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Elizabeth was featured in Rollins College's newspaper, The Sandspur, along with her four fellow valedictorians, where they shared inspiration and tips about their time at Rollins. Valedictorians share inspiration, tips BY SOFIA FRASZ, CHARLIE MILLEN, EMILY CURRAN JESSIKA LINNEMEYER, ELIZABETH BONKER ON APRIL 17, 2022 Elizabeth Bonker My mission in life is to ensure communication is available to all non-speakers with autism. Rollins faculty, administration, and students have supported...

In Our Own Hands: A Feature Documentary about how patients are reinventing medicine, featuring Elizabeth Bonker, poster

07 Apr Student activist to launch nonprofit on April 7

Posted at 16:59h in Events, News

Elizabeth Bonker’s upcoming nonprofit, Communication 4 ALL, will be launched on April 7 in an event at Bush Auditorium. There, attendees can watch a film screening of the documentary “In Our Own Hands: How Patients are Reinventing Medicine,” in which Bonker is featured. Please join us to celebrate these incredible accomplishments. Light refreshments will be served after the event. Read more here....

Author: Gale Bonker