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The Path to Independence: Step 4 – Documentation of Facilitated Communication Progress
As Facilitated Communication (FC) training continues, it is important for the support team (FC trainers, family members, teachers, etc.) to know how far down the Path to Independence the FC user has come. Specific guidelines and standards are needed to support the ongoing use of FC. Evaluation of a person’s progress with FC can be…
Read MoreThe Path to Independence: Step 5 – Training the Trainer
As the Facilitated Communication (FC) typer continues down the Path to Independence and their skills improve and advance, the facilitator/trainer should also continue to develop and improve their training techniques. The best way for them to do this is to set the goal of becoming a certified Master Trainer. Facilitated Communication Training (FCT) is a…
Read MoreEveryone Communicates – the Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) Resource
The website Everyone Communicates is dedicated to people who are still waiting for a means to communicate more effectively. The intention and hope of the site is to help 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…
Read MoreThe Autism National Committee – Dedicated to Social Justice for All Citizens with Autism
AutCom, the Autism National Committee, is the only autism advocacy organization dedicated to “Social Justice for All Citizens with Autism” through a shared vision and a commitment to positive approaches. AutCom was founded in 1990 to protect and advance the human rights and civil rights of all persons with autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorder, and related…
Read MoreAnother Example of Government Bureaucracy Disrupting an Autistic Child’s Development
It often seems that government bureaucracy hinders, rather than helps, non-traditional treatments for autistic and other disabled children. Yet another glowing example of this phenomenon reared its head last week, when the Orlando Sentinel reported that J.J. Hart, an autistic 3-year-old may not be able to keep the three chickens that his parents brought home…
Read MoreLandmark Forum: Bringing Positive, Permanent Shifts to the Quality of Life
In January of 2012, typer John Smyth attended The Landmark Forum, a three-day program designed to bring about positive, permanent shifts in the quality of one’s life. The seminar was a real turning point for John in his development of communication skills with the outside world, as he described in An Amazing Autism Story: In…
Read MoreTASH: Advocates for Equity, Opportunity & Inclusion for People with Disabilities
For more than 35 years, TASH, an international leader in disability advocacy, has been a leading advocate for human rights and inclusion for people with significant disabilities and support needs – those most vulnerable to segregation, abuse, neglect and institutionalization. Their website, TASH.org, offers a variety of information and resources for parents of children with…
Read MoreMarion Stanton, Facilitated Communication Master Trainer
Email: contactcandle@btinternet.com Phone: 01229585173 Address: Communication and Learning Enterprises Limited, Suite 205, Ulverston Business Centre, 25 New Market Street, Ulverston, Cumbria, LA12 7LQ At CandLE, we are moving towards an approach rooted in FC/FCT called Motor Planning Training (MPT). However, we are able to support people who use FC and FCT and have been active…
Read MoreJane Remington-Gurney, Facilitated Communication Master Trainer
MA, LCST, CPSP, MSPAA; Director, Options Communication Therapy and Training Centre Services: AAC Evaluations/therapy, FC Training, consultations, instructor training, TLP Provider, trained in PROMPT Email: optionsctc@iprimus.com.au Phone: 61-07-3285-5522 Address: Options Communication Therapy and Training Centre, P.O. Box 568, Kallangur, Queensland, 4503 1. Basic (for facilitators who only want to be communication partners) 2. Advanced (for…
Read MoreAnoja Rajapatirana, Facilitated Communication Master Trainer
Email: chammi@aol.com Phone: 2278 6421 Address: 3/16 Lake Rd., Talangama S. Battaramulla, Sri Lanka << Back to Facilitated Communication Master Trainers
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