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The Application of the Family of Participation-Related Constructs (fPRC) Framework to AAC Intervention Outcomes in Children with Complex Communication Needs: A Scoping Review
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Pauline Prinsloo; Shakila Dada; Kirsty Bastable; Parimala Raghavendra; Mats Granlund – Augmentative and Alternative Communication, 2024
Participation is a fundamental human right, and being able to communicate is an essential component of participation in various life situations, such as at school, with peers, and in the community. Augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) interventions aim to facilitate communication and social interaction, independence, and participation…
Descriptors: Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Children, Communication Problems, Participation
Misalignment: Understanding the Challenge of Engaging with Self-Management Advice for People Living with Diabetes in UK Black African and Caribbean Communities
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Moore, Amanda P.; Rivas, Carol A.; Harding, Seeromanie; Goff, Louise M. – Health Education Journal, 2022
Objectives: The incidence of type 2 diabetes in UK Black African and Caribbean communities is up to three times higher than in the general population, and engagement with self-management advice is poorer. This study explores the perspective of those living with diabetes to understand how the cultural salience of advice could be improved. Design:…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Blacks, Diabetes, Self Management
An Exploration of Communication within Active Support for Adults with High and Low Support Needs
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Iacono, Teresa; Bould, Emma; Beadle-Brown, Julie; Bigby, Christine – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2019
Background: The aim was to explore the relationship between quality of active support and communication support for people in group homes with high and low support needs. Methods: Data from 182 service users, 20-81 years (mean = 40), 89 with high support needs, were observed to have either good (n = 142) or poor (n = 40) communication support.…
Descriptors: Adults, Needs, Communication Skills, Communication Problems
Facilitating the Involvement of People with Aphasia in Stroke Research by Developing Communicatively Accessible Research Resources
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Pearl, Gill; Cruice, Madeline – Topics in Language Disorders, 2017
People with aphasia can be marginalized by a communicatively inaccessible society. Compounding this problem, routinized exclusion from stroke research leads to bias in the evidence base and subsequent inequalities in service provision. Within the United Kingdom, the Clinical Research Network of the National Institute of Health identified this…
Descriptors: Aphasia, Communication Problems, Brain, Neurological Impairments
Participation or Legitimisation? Assessment of Quality of Participation in Farmer Learning Video Production in Central Uganda
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Bulenzibuto Tamubula, Irene; Sseguya, Haroon; Miiro, Richard; Okry, Florent – Journal of Agricultural Education and Extension, 2020
Purpose: This study assessed the quality of participation in farmer learning video (FLV) production by examining opportunities for actors' participation and the extent of incorporation of their interests. Design/methodology/approach: A qualitative case study research design was used through focus group discussions and interviews held with 5 key…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Participation, Video Technology, Film Production
An Exploratory Study of Behavioural Specialist Experiences of Involving Service Users in the Development of Their Positive Behavioural Support Plans
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Kruger, Bethany; Northway, Ruth – Journal of Intellectual Disabilities, 2019
There is limited research that explores the experiences of how behavioural specialists actively involve people with a learning disability and challenging behaviour in the development of their positive behavioural support (PBS) plan. Accordingly, this exploratory research study aimed to explore this little understood area of practice. Methods: The…
Descriptors: Positive Behavior Supports, Specialists, Learning Disabilities, Participation
Communication Supports for People with Motor Speech Disorders
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Hanson, Elizabeth K.; Fager, Susan K. – Topics in Language Disorders, 2017
Communication supports for people with motor speech disorders can include strategies and technologies to supplement natural speech efforts, resolve communication breakdowns, and replace natural speech when necessary to enhance participation in all communicative contexts. This article emphasizes communication supports that can enhance…
Descriptors: Communication Problems, Speech Impairments, Intervention, Speech Language Pathology