How the Bridge School funds its AT and AAC devices
"Metallica, John Mayer, Tom Waits and Eddie Vedder (Pearl Jam) are the latest artists signed up to play Neil Young's annual charity gig, the Bridge School Concert. The event will take place on October 27 & 28 at the Shoreline Amphitheatre at Mountain View, CA, just outside of San Francisco. The annual gigs will benefit the Bridge School, which according to their website, 'The Bridge School is an educational program dedicated to ensuring that children with severe speech and physical impairments achieve full participation in their communities through the use of augmentative & alternative means of communication (AAC) and assistive technology (AT) applications.' Neil Young's children once attended this very school."(from http://undercover.com.au/News-Story.aspx?id=2766)
Want to support the Bridge School? Consider purchasing the CD "Various Artists - Bridge School Concerts Vol. 1." Like the idea of supporting AT through having a benefit concert? Some UVA folks have their own steps in planning that might get you started (www.virginiaservice.org/docs/how_to_plan_a_benefit_concert.doc?PHPSESSID=2cadc5693e76d8f44a2a6b3ea109c533) or try the MIT folks' idea checklist: (http://www.ashanet.org/uiuc/new/Public/www/Resources/concert_guidelines.html)
Good luck! Tell us if you plan one-we'll come!