Talking with Technology Camp, a part of The Children's Hospital of Denver, is for young people, ages 6 through 21, who use augmentative communication systems. The program is a collaborative effort of the hospital and the Colorado Easter Seal Society summer Handicamp program. The goal of this one-week summer experience is to enable young people to learn more and do more with these systems. That's what makes this one week such an intensive learning experience for everyone. Because this camp gives children the opportunity to develop increased independence, parents do not attend.
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They begin to realize that communication is fun, as well as very useful. Intensity of instruction is the answer. Children attending get individualized instruction in how to use their augmentative communication systems. They learn more about how they can make the systems work for them. They learn new uses of vocabulary.