Bryce Pace - Autism Advocate Turns 6 Today!

Today I am very proud to say Bryce Pace – Autism Advocate turns 6. Today marks 6 years since I began my advocacy journey. 6 years since I wrote a facebook post that began a new and exciting chapter in my life.

6 years ago while still a high school student I came home frustrated and disappointed at how my peers where using autism as a way to insult others, so I decided to do what any 21st century teenager does. I logged onto Facebook and vented my mind and frustrations into a Facebook post; little did I know where this post was going to lead.

Since that night 6 years ago a lot has happened. I started up a business, I have facilitated workshops all over Victoria in addition to some interstate and even online. I have also had the privilege to be featured in many training and information videos, newspaper articles, radio shows and magazines in addition to participating on panels and I have even been a keynote speaker at conferences. Very exciting opportunities have also presented in the way of accessibility audits at various venues including the MCG, The Australian Open and Qudos Bank Arena in Sydney; however the best part of the work I have done over the past 6 years is the amazing people I have had the opportunity to meet and spend time with along the way. Those people who have helped make Bryce Pace – Autism Advocate what it is today.

On this day I would like to thank everyone who has assisted in the growth of Bryce Pace – Autism Advocate. I would like to thank the YDAS - Youth Disability Advocacy Service, Get Skilled Access, Kaiko Fidgets and Amaze to just name a few. I would also like to thank everyone who has supported us by attending our workshops and by following us on social media, if it wasn’t for you we would not be here today.

I would also like to take this opportunity thank my mother, Angela for always supporting me from the very beginning. From the early days with the long drives to Melbourne, early mornings dropping me off at the train station to editing a lot of the posts you see here and on our website and also being up for an adventure and open to my innovative and somewhat quirky ideas. You are an important asset to this business and I have no idea were we would be without you.

Looking back over the past 6 years I am very proud of what we have been able to achieve and how far we have come. It is amazing to think that just 6 years ago I was still a high school student who was hiding a massive secret from the world and now I have the pleasure to work alongside Paralympians and other influential people that I would never have imagined to have even met 6 years ago. Bryce Pace – Autism Advocate may still be very young however, I am proud to know that we have already left a positive mark on this world and I look forward to sharing with you all for many years to come our continued journey towards our mission of creating a world that accepts, includes and embraces the autism spectrum.

Thank You

Bryce Pace

Autism Advocate, Blogger, Speaker

P.S if you would like to read the facebook post referenced in this post you can find it by heading to: www.brycepaceautismadvocate.com/the-first-blog-post

We Are Reopening!

Hi everyone. As we enter a COVID normal world I am happy to announce that we will once again be offering a range of services. At this time however we have decided to focus on speaking and professional development services only in response to existing concerns about COVID 19. We will also be leaving a 14 day gap between face to face bookings and unfortunately we will not be doing any school or youth group workshops at this time. We will still be offering or workshops to teachers, businesses and community events where our Recharge Room will also be available for display purposes and limited use upon request. We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause, and we look forward to offering our full services again soon.

Thanks

Bryce Pace

Autism Advocate, Blogger, Speaker

Emerging Young Leaders Program Applications Open Now

Last Thursday I had the pleasure of speaking to 16 emerging young leaders about self-discovery. I would like to thank YDAS - Youth Disability Advocacy Service for inviting me and I look forward to meeting the next group in August. If you are between the ages of 14 to 19 be sure to apply before applications close.

Our First Online Workshop

On Thursday night I had the pleasure of running our first online workshop to the Bacchus Marsh Scout Troop. During this uncertain time, we are proud to still be able to provide our unique workshops online. Our workshops have assisted communities all over Victoria to be more inclusive and accepting to people of all abilities.  We are also proud to announce that during this time our workshops will be at a reduced cost with schools, youth groups, and scout groups being able to access our online workshops completely free. If you would like to invite us to speak to your class, youth group, Scout or Guide group feel free to contact us by emailing bryce.pace.autism.advocate@gmail.com or calling 04 4761 9496.

We look forward to hearing from you.

Bryce Pace

Autism Advocate, Blogger, Speaker

Important Announcement Regarding Covid - 19

As I am sure you are aware the world is currently experiencing some hard times with the Covid-19 (Coronavirus) outbreak. In response to this we at Bryce Pace – Autism Advocate are making some changes to ensure the safety of the wider community.
We are proud to say that we will still be providing our Professional Development and public speaking services with some changes,
• We will be only supplying in person workshops to Victoria
to minimise the use of public transport.
• We will not be attending any events with a turnout of
more than 100 people
• We will also be avoiding handshaking, high fives, etc.

In addition to these changes, we are excited to announce that we will now be offering our workshops online to ensure we can continue to offer our unique workshops through this uncertain time. If you are interested in having us run a workshop for your business, school, scout group or youth group feel free to contact us by heading to the link below.
www.brycepaceautismadvocate.com/contact
Please also note that as we currently lack the resources to sanitize things on a regular basis, we have made the decision to suspend our Recharge Room services until further notice. We apologise for any inconvenience and encourage you to keep an eye on our social media and website for further announcements.
We would like to thank everyone for your support especially during this uncertain and unpredictable time and we hope things can get back to normal soon.
Thanks
Bryce Pace
Autism Advocate, Blogger, Speaker

Important Announcement Regarding Covid-19

As I am sure you are aware the world is currently experiencing some hard times with the Covid-19 (Coronavirus) outbreak. In response to this we at Bryce pace – Autism Advocate will be taking some precautions; we will still be providing most of our services however at a reduced rate to ensure the safety of the wider community.

We are happy to say that we will still be running our Professional Development and public speaking services with some precautions.

•       We will be limiting these services to Victoria Only to minimise the use of public transport.

•   We will not be attending any events with a turnout of more than 100 people

• We will also be avoiding handshaking, high fives ect.

Unfortunately, though as we currently lack the resources to sanitize things on a regular basis, we have made the decision to suspend our Recharge Room services until further notice. We apologise for any inconvenience and encourage you to keep an eye on our social media and website for further announcements.

We would like to thank everyone for your support especially during this uncertain and unpredictable time and we hope things can get back to normal soon.

Thanks

Bryce Pace

Autism Advocate, Blogger, Speaker

Student Opportunity

Do you know a student in South West Victoria who is interested in helping to create a world that accepts, includes and embraces the Autism Spectrum? On the 4th of June, there is to be a Professional Development Day in Heywood and we would love for there to be a panel of students who could talk about their own experiences as a student on the autism spectrum. If you know someone please feel free to send an email to bryce.pace.autism.advocate@gmail.com. We look forward to hearing from you.
Bryce Pace
Autism Advocate, Blogger, Speaker

Autism in the Classroom Presentation

Hi Everyone, below is a video of my talk on the topic of autism in the classroom which was presented at the 2018 National Future Schools Conference in Melbourne. I apologise for the quality of the video however, we had technical difficulties with connecting to the venue's Wi-Fi. [wpvideo dnJEK9zx]

National Future Schools Expo Talk

Missed my round table session on the topic of autism in the classroom? Don't worry as Tomorrow I will be speaking on the Expo Main Stage on the same topic at 1:40pm this is a free talk so anyone can attend. For those who unfortunately can't make it I will also be live streaming my talk on my Facebook page.

Registrations close Tonight!

Join educators, Parents, Scout leaders and youth workers from across South West Victoria at Brauer College in Warrnambool to discover new ways to better include autistic students in group activities. The day will feature talks from students, parents, teachers, and professionals in the field of autism. There will also be a unique opportunity to converse with a student panel featuring young people from across the South West region and discover their perspective on classroom interaction as they have experienced it. Registrations close Tonight at 11:59pm so be quick and we look forward to seeing you there. For more information and to register head to: www.brycepaceautismadvocate.com/events and this morning does provide three hours of PD with a certificate being sent out within a week of the event. you must register before time runs out to attend this event.

Awetism Classroom

Are you a teacher looking for an interesting and unique event to fill you Professional Development for 2018? Then Awetism Classroom could be the event for you. Join fellow educators from across South West Victoria at Brauer College in Warrnambool to discover new ways to better include autistic students in classroom activities. The day will feature talks from students, parents, teachers and professionals in the field of autism. There will also be a unique opportunity to converse with a student panel featuring young people from across the South West region and discover their perspective on classroom interaction as they have experienced it. for more information and to register visit: www.brycepaceautismadvocate.wordpress.com/events