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Tell all: a guide to inclusive communications
- Author:
- THOMAS Mark
- Publisher:
- Brasshouse
- Publication year:
- 2000
- Pagination:
- 86p., 2 CDs
- Place of publication:
- Birmingham
This resource offers practical guidance for educational establishments and other organisations on how to communicate clearly, be it on paper, by telephone, Internet, e-mail or sign language with disabled people.
A jigsaw of services: inspection of services to support disabled adults in their parenting role
- Author:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Department of Health. Social Services Inspectorate
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Department of Health
- Publication year:
- 2000
- Pagination:
- 64p.,diags.
- Place of publication:
- London
Inspection of local authority support and services for parents with disabilities, including disabled people, people with learning difficulties, people with sensory impairments, and chronically sick people.
A jigsaw of services: inspection of services to support disabled adults in their parenting role
- Author:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Department of Health. Social Services Inspectorate
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Department of Health. Social Services Inspectorate
- Publication year:
- 2000
- Pagination:
- 6p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Letter accompanying inspection report.
A jigsaw of services: inspection of services to support disabled adults in their parenting role; key messages for practitioners and first line managers
- Author:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Department of Health. Social Services Inspectorate
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Department of Health. Social Services Inspectorate
- Publication year:
- 2000
- Pagination:
- 5p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Summary and key messages from an inspection of local authority services to parents with disabilities, learning difficulties, sensory impairments, or who are chronically sick.
Consulting with children whose impairments affect their communication
- Author:
- CHILDREN IN SCOTLAND
- Publisher:
- Children in Scotland
- Publication year:
- 2000
- Pagination:
- 4p.list of orgs.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Edinburgh
This factsheet summarises the main systems of communication in current use in the UK for children and young people with communication difficulties and provides a brief explanation of them. These systems come under the overall heading of Augmentative and Alternative Communication, a term which refers to any method of communicating that supplements the ordinary methods of speech and handwriting, where these are impaired. The factsheet covers technical aids, signing systems, symbol systems and tactile systems.
Making sense together: practical approaches to supporting children who have multisensory impairments
- Author:
- WYMAN Rosalind
- Publisher:
- Souvenir Press
- Publication year:
- 2000
- Pagination:
- 278p.,illus.,list of orgs.
- Place of publication:
- London
Draws on the authors own experiences of working closely with parents to develop the abilities of children who have multisensory impairments. Working with children ranging from a few months to the teenage years, the author describes a holistic approach that will develop communication, self help skills and confidence in their ability to explore their world in a positive way.