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Crawford, Michael E. – 1980
The literature on symbolic forms of communication was reviewed, and an experimental program was designed to teach a single set of vocabulary to a group of four institutionalized profoundly retarded blind/mute adults through the use of gestures. Literature about deaf/blind persons suggested the use of coactive movement techniques and facilitation…
Descriptors: Adults, Behavior Change, Behavior Modification, Blindness
