In a social and political climate which encourages active participation in decision‐making by people who have severe profound intellectual disabilities, the onus is often on practitioners, carers advocates to represent wishes interests of individuals. The issue validity their interpretations then foregrounded. This paper discusses theoretical issues associated with development guidelines support process validation. It argued that meaning should be viewed as negotiated outcome interactions,...

The Makaton Vocabulary provides an approach to the teaching of communication and language skills, using manual signs and/or graphic symbols, accompanied by speech. vocabulary is open ended, based around a common core functional concepts. It originated in United Kingdom, now used internationally students with wide variety difficulties, those who share their lives. This paper outlines development application system.

When access to natural speech is limited or challenging, as the case for people with complex communication needs, self-created digital film can be practical use one of resources within a multimodal conversation about personal experience. The detailed and contextual information such audiovisual media offers today’s available technology may assist utility other modes, (computerized) spoken, written signed language, foster mutual understanding story growth. To promote film, here named...

It has been suggested that there may be an age advantage for the acquisition of sign language relative to spoken two reasons: (1) in visual-motor modality easier access, recall, and produce than auditory-vocal (2) continuity form between gesture promote transition from prelinguistic linguistic communication. These suggestions have provided impetus many intervention programs children with intellectual impairments. This article reports on hearing identical twins Down syndrome who Deaf parents....

Research suggests that people with intellectual impairments who use manual signs to augment or substitute for speech rarely progress beyond the stage of single and word order is particularly problematic. However, majority studies have focused on experimental tasks, relatively little known about spontaneous sign production in naturalistic settings. The present study explored linguistic development 10 children relied (the Makaton vocabulary) as their main means communication. Mean utterance...

Research suggests that few children who are reliant on manual sign for expressive communication progress beyond a basic level of combinations. However, they may be capable expressing complex meanings by changing the form their signs. This study investigated whether with intellectual disabilities could taught productive use modified Eight participated in matrix-based intervention program to teach modifications were contrastive, generalized, and consistent. Results indicated signs...

This article explores models of narrative and story, as practices that can be used to support develop identity relationships. Anglo-Western narratives, linked certain aspects the Judeo-Christian tradition, tend goal directed privilege agency action, which exclude people whose capacities for self-determination are difficult ascertain. It is argued social constructionist emphasize collaborative scaffolded nature developmental process have more offer when considering how tell stories with...

Nicola Grove, speech/language therapist, and Sine McDougall, psychologist, from the Division of Psychiatry Disability, Department Mental Health Sciences, St. George's Hospital Medical School, London, explore use Makaton signs in teacher‐directed free play settings by children with severe learning difficulties.

Sharing personal stories with others is essential to human interaction and language development. To communicate, individuals use a variety of semiotic resources, including images, symbols, written spoken language. These modes are deployed in the co-construction daily face-to-face conversation. A self-created film can serve as valuable resource facilitate deeper understanding experience, especially where or may present challenge, for example, people who rely on augmentative alternative...

Abstract Objects of reference were used to develop communication in adults with profound and multiple learning difficulties (PMLD). The use objects specific individuals is recommended, but it makes heavy demands on care staff who implement such programmes. This study investigated the effectiveness using a standard set group 13 PMLD. Progress was monitored over 20−week training period an assessment based upon cues provided by promote objects. Results indicated that as whole made significant...

Abstract Narrative, central to the interactions that take place within families, is a way experiences are recalled and shared, family relationships actualized, individual group identities exemplified constructed. People with profound multiple disabilities, who function at preverbal level of development, highly dependent on others provide narrative reconstructions key events in their lives. To examine how carers relate such offspring intellectual data were collected analyzed from set...

Purpose – The ability to tell a story, whether personal or fictional, is skill which can enable people build sense of identity, friendship, community and self-advocacy. However, narrative rarely prioritised in services. paper aims discuss these issues. Design/methodology/approach This describes two approaches the development storytelling for with learning disabilities used by charity Openstorytellers. Reflections from interviews are illustrate how individuals view their experiences as...

Oral narrative is a critical skill for school achievement, personal relationships and social participation. However, it downgraded in current proposed N ational C urriculum frameworks, which fail to recognise its significance development. Schools have flexibility address the issue, of particular importance pupils with special educational needs. This article explores place policies, curriculum assessment scheme catering across range ability. It concluded that, while schools are free...

Nicola Grove, who lectures in speech and language therapy works a school for pupils with severe profound learning difficulties, Nick Peacey, Director of the Special Educational Needs Joint Initiative Training (SENJIT) at Institute Education, discuss development framework teaching National Curriculum subjects to difficulties through discussion mainstream specialists.

Abstract Background Inclusive research has sidelined discussion of theoretical issues with researchers intellectual/learning disabilities. This is a situation which the Big Ideas initiative sought to change. Between 2021 and 2023, Open University, Leipzig University Koblenz organised nine workshops explore influential theories in disability research. The objective was share theory (Big Idea) that sheds light on self‐advocates discuss how it relates their experience. By making accessible...

ABSTRACT Background The last decade has seen developments in collaborative multi‐sensory theatre and dramatic performance involving individuals with profound multiple learning disabilities. current study investigated co‐development processes used by a company that employed four artists Methods A qualitative approach was adopted, preliminary observations in‐depth interviews 10 who performed different roles the company. Interviews were recorded, transcribed analysed thematically. Findings...

History starts from where we are now - it is not just things that happened a long time ago. The global pandemic began in 2019. It has changed the lives of people with learning disabilities. We our project during first lockdown April 2020. came together to set up website collect stories and support learn each other about how survive keep strong. Storytelling very important because helps us understand what going on. also way capture history disabilities at difficult time. know thousands became...