Everyone Communicates is a site dedicated to people who are still waiting for a means to
communicate more effectively. They hope thier site helps to bring access to
communication to more people so that someday soon everyone will have
the opportunity to communicate effectively, and no one will have to
spend days or years or a lifetime in silence.
Learn More Links
Membership organizations & electronic mailing lists
Courses & Tutorials
Positive supports and accommodations
* Communication partners — how to be a good one (highlights, below)
Teaching tips for AAC
Quality in AAC supports and services
Overcoming resistance to AAC techniques
Literacy
Internet, e-mail, web browsing
Specific challenges: various disabilities and conditions which affect communication
AAC and adults
Health and safety and emergency issues
Technology, various methods and equipment
Other sources of information
Courses & Tutorials
Positive supports and accommodations
* Communication partners — how to be a good one (highlights, below)
Teaching tips for AAC
Quality in AAC supports and services
Overcoming resistance to AAC techniques
Literacy
Internet, e-mail, web browsing
Specific challenges: various disabilities and conditions which affect communication
AAC and adults
Health and safety and emergency issues
Technology, various methods and equipment
Other sources of information
Communication Partners
Education of Service Providers who Deal with Persons who Communicate Using AAC, A Speaking Differently Position Paper.
"... [of] greatest concern is the tendency for persons such as doctors
or government employees to ignore persons with little or no speech in
favour of their attendants or facilitators during examinations,
treatment, meetings and other interactions." Includes recommendations
for training of professionals.
http://grassrootsaac.com/Speaking%20Differently/Speaking_Differently/position1.htm
Strategies for Supporting Friendship for All Students
by Carol Tashie and Zach Rossetti. "Some strategies that students,
teachers, and families in New Hampshire have found useful to value and
support all students to have the rich and enviable social lives they
deserve ... As you think about strategies, it is crucial to keep in mind
that unless a student is truly valued, fully included, and consistently
treated with the highest of expectations, well-meaning strategies can
easily result in relationships based on benevolence and pity, not mutual
respect and appreciation." http://ici.umn.edu/products/impact/161/prof5.html
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