Presuming Competence

Elizabeth Vosseller, the Executive Director of I-ASC and founder of Spelling to Communicate (S2C), is a native of Northern Virginia and is proud to call autism-friendly Herndon her hometown. Elizabeth has worked with individuals with complex communication and sensory-motor differences since 1995 in hospital, university, and private practice settings. In 2013, she began using Assistive Technology to teach students the purposeful motor skills to Spell to Communicate. Teaching motor versus cognition to access communication, meaningful education, and inclusion have been game changers for nonspeaking individuals. “26 letters equals infinite possibilities!” Since witnessing countless nonspeaking, minimally and unreliably speaking individuals successfully communicate and learn through spelling and typing, Elizabeth and I-ASC are committed to ensuring ALL nonspeaking individuals have access to communication through training, education, advocacy, and research. Elizabeth is honored to serve as the Executive Director for I-ASC.