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Tuesday September 15th, 2020 with Chris White and Sheila White
Shirley McNaughton and Blissymbolics

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Filling in for regular 'Welcome To My World' host Shelley Ann Morris, Chris White and Sheila White talk with Shirley McNaughton, C.M., Ph.D., ARCT. In 1971, Shirley began her groundbreaking work using a visual language called Blissymbolics as a communication channel for children with cerebral palsy who lacked functional speech. Forty-nine years later, that work continues for Shirley locally, nationally and internationally -- see www.blissymbolics.ca.
Interview with Shirley McNaughton, C.M., Ph.D., ARCT. In 1971, Shirley began her groundbreaking work using a visual language called Blissymbolics as a communication channel for children with cerebral palsy who lacked functional speech. Forty-nine years later, that work continues for Shirley locally, nationally and internationally -- see www.blissymbolics.ca.
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Blues with Margareta
The Bliss i-Band (with Aaron Lightstone) - .
The song 'Blues with Margareta' at the end of the hour features improvisations from members of the Bliss i-Band Shriley started at Don Heights Unitarian Church in Toronto. Group members use a variety of physical adaptations to control iPad-based musical instruments. The musical director is Aaron Lightstone.

See a video of the i-Band performing 'Blues with Margareta' here: https://www.dropbox.com/s/wzrab71nv9ng4ld/Blues%20with%20Margareta.MOV?dl=0

'Mr Symbol Man', co-produced by The National Film Board and Film Australia, paints an intriguing portrait of Charles K. Bliss, creator of Semantography and Blissymbolics: web.https://archive.org/details/mrsymbolman

'In the Land of Invented Languages', Arika Okrent, Spiegel & Grau, N.Y. 2009. This fascinating book describes Charles Bliss's visits to the treatment centre in Toronto, and also describes Esperanto, Klingon and other invented languages.

Blissymbolics are widely used in the Swedish school system -- see https://www.blissonline.se.
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Colleen
Great interview Chris!

9:36 AM, September 15th, 2020
Chris White (host)
Thank you, Colleen -- it's good to know that you're listening!

9:57 AM, September 15th, 2020