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Kelsey F. Burren – ProQuest LLC, 2023
Matching related stimuli is a foundational skill upon which a wide variety of critical repertoires are constructed. For learners with complex communication needs, including many children with autism, learned relations between pictorial stimuli and their referents are the basis for communication (Andzik et al., 2017; Crowe et al., 2021).…
Descriptors: Generalization, Pictorial Stimuli, Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Communication Problems
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Jessica Foulkes; Anna Volkmer; Suzanne Beeke – International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders, 2024
Background: Healthcare professionals (HCPs) have a responsibility to conduct assessments of decision-making capacity that comply with the Mental Capacity Act 2005 (MCA). Current best-practice guidance, such as the Mental Capacity Code of Practice and National Institute for Health and Care Excellence decision-making and mental capacity guidance,…
Descriptors: Hospitals, Discourse Analysis, Speech Therapy, Allied Health Personnel
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McKee, Michael; James, Tyler G.; Helm, Kaila V. T.; Marzolf, Brianna; Chung, Dana H.; Williams, John; Zazove, Philip – Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 2022
Purpose: Nearly 20% of U.S. Americans report a hearing loss, yet our current health care system is poorly designed and equipped to effectively care for these individuals. Individuals with hearing loss report communication breakdowns, inaccessible health information, reduced awareness and training by health care providers, and decreased…
Descriptors: Health Services, Hearing Impairments, Patients, Communication Problems
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King, Julia M.; Simmons-Mackie, Nina – Topics in Language Disorders, 2017
When people with aphasia have difculty communicating, there is a risk for miscommunication and negative outcomes related to medical care and safety (Blacksone, Beukelman, & Yorkson, 2015). This risk can be reduced by ensuring that each person with aphasia can communicate efectively when using diferent types of discourse and at diferent points…
Descriptors: Aphasia, Communication Strategies, Communication Problems, Rehabilitation
Djiraro Mangue, Célestine Laure – Online Submission, 2022
In this paper, through a personal narrative discourse, I explore the influence and the contribution of my cross-cultural study experience in China on my development as a young researcher. Through the Chinese academic culture, I learned some best practices that I consider essential for the blossoming and development of a student. Nonetheless, I…
Descriptors: Personal Narratives, Acculturation, Foreign Countries, Study Abroad
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Khamis, Reem; Marzouqah, Reeman – Arab Journal of Applied Linguistics, 2022
The purpose of this paper is to report on the state of both professional licensure and the practice of speech language therapy in the diaspora spaces of the United States and Canada. Additionally, this paper discusses best practices for collaborating with, providing care to, and facilitating professional growth among the Arab diaspora. We begin by…
Descriptors: Arabic, Speech Language Pathology, Allied Health Personnel, North Americans
Cole, Amanda – ProQuest LLC, 2019
Over one tenth of students in postsecondary education have a documented disability as defined by the Americans with Disability Act. However, faculty and course designers often lack understanding of these students' experiences, which leads to insufficient accommodations. The purpose of this basic qualitative study was to explore the experiences of…
Descriptors: Educational Experience, Online Courses, Undergraduate Students, Students with Disabilities
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Snell-Rood, Claire; Ruble, Lisa; Kleinert, Harold; McGrew, John H.; Adams, Medina; Rodgers, Alexis; Odom, Jaye; Wong, Wing Hang; Yu, Yue – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2020
Little is known about factors impacting poor post-school outcomes for transition-age students with autism spectrum disorder. Guided by the Exploration, Preparation, Implementation, and Sustainment implementation science framework, we sought to better understand the interdependent impacts of policy, organizational, provider, and individual factors…
Descriptors: Individualized Transition Plans, Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Outcomes of Education
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Margrain, Lisa – Kairaranga, 2011
Stuttering is a communication disorder which can include repetitions, prolongations, or having gaps in speech (blocks, with no sound). Stuttering is also known as stammering, although the correct term is actually dysphemia. In this article, the author shares her stuttering experience so that others will realize what it is like to live with a…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Stuttering, Communication Disorders, Communication Problems
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Mitten, H. Rae – International Journal of Special Education, 2013
Evidence-based Practice Guidelines for Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) and Literacy and Learning are derived from an inductive analysis of qualitative data collected in field research. FASD is the umbrella term for a spectrum of neurocognitive and physical disabilities caused by prenatal exposure to alcohol. Data from a sample of N=150 was…
Descriptors: Evidence, Best Practices, Guidelines, Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
Cooper-Martin, Elizabeth – Montgomery County Public Schools, 2014
The Office of Special Education and Student Services asked the Office of Shared Accountability to evaluate the "Facilitated Communication Pilot." In facilitated communication (FC), people with communication impairments express themselves by typing with the aid of a communication partner, called a facilitator, who provides physical (and…
Descriptors: Counties, Public Schools, Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Grade 5
Schaffhauser, Dian – Campus Technology, 2007
Schools have found religion when it comes to solutions designed to deliver critical information to the campus community in a timely fashion. And the vendor community is now offering a multitude of routes to the Promised Land. The question is: Will the "right" technology solution solve all the mass communication problems? Those who have weathered…
Descriptors: Communication Problems, Best Practices, Guidelines, Emergency Programs