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Test of Validity of a Photographic Adaptive Communication Device To Measure Consumer Satisfaction.
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Eells, Elizabeth Howard; Dodder, Richard A.; Stinnett, Tessa – Education and Training in Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities, 2000
This study assessed the criterion validity of the photographic adaptive communication device (ACD) used in Oklahoma to interview individuals with developmental disabilities receiving services. The back-translation process identified photographs that were frequently incorrectly identified resulting in revision of the ACD for greater validity.…
Descriptors: Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Developmental Disabilities, Interviews, Photography
Keeping Facilitated Communication in Perspective.
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Simon, Elliott W.; And Others – Mental Retardation, 1995
The controversy regarding the use of facilitated communication with individuals having developmental disabilities is addressed, and an oversight procedure for the use of this methodology is recommended, which includes informed consent from all involved, the inclusion of a validation protocol, and the inclusion of other potential means of…
Descriptors: Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Communication Aids (for Disabled), Communication Disorders, Developmental Disabilities
Investigation of Authorship in Facilitated Communication.
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Cardinal, Donald N.; And Others – Mental Retardation, 1996
In repeated trials over 6 weeks, 43 facilitated communication (FC) users with developmental disabilities were shown words without their FC aide present and were later asked to type the word using the aide's help. Under controlled conditions, some students could pass accurate information; measurement of FC under test conditions may have benefited…
Descriptors: Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Autism, Communication Skills, Developmental Disabilities
Facilitated Communication: The Clinical and Social Phenomenon.
Shane, Howard C., Ed. – 1994
This text explains the phenomenon of facilitated communication (FC) from an empirical, data-based, and/or clinical perspective. It is not a how-to-facilitate text, but one that explores the clinical and sociological reality of FC. A common theme running through each of the papers in the book is the question of FC's legitimacy. The papers reveal…
Descriptors: Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Autism, Communication Aids (for Disabled), Communication Disorders
Multiple Method Validation Study of Facilitated Communication: II. Individual Differences and Subgroup Results.
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Bebko, James M.; And Others – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 1996
Potential individual variations in the effectiveness of facilitated communication (FC) were examined with 20 students with autism and related disorders. Use of multiple methods (including auditory or visual input, simple point responses, and typing) provided no clear support for validity of FC over students' independent communication. Increased…
Descriptors: Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Autism, Communication Aids (for Disabled), Communication Disorders
Facilitated Communication: An Experimental Evaluation.
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Regal, Robert A.; And Others – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 1994
Nineteen adults with developmental disabilities, judged competent in facilitated communication, participated in a validation study using an information passing design requiring short-term recall of stimulus cards with shapes, colors, and numbers. Results failed to validate facilitated communication for the group as a whole, any individual…
Descriptors: Adults, Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Communication Aids (for Disabled), Communication Skills