Sign Language Input to Community Residents with Mental Retardation.

Bryen, Diane Nelson; McGinley, Vicki

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ERIC Number: EJ431346

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1991

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Sign Language Input to Community Residents with Mental Retardation.

Bryen, Diane Nelson; McGinley, Vicki

Education and Training in Mental Retardation, v26 n2 p207-13 Jun 1991

This study evaluated the sign language skills of 17 adults with mental retardation living in community settings and their habilitation instructors. Results showed staff's sign language competence was only slightly better than that of the residents and was used minimally in interactions with the residents. (Author/DB)

Descriptors: Adults, Communication Skills, Competence, Group Homes, Interaction, Interpersonal Communication, Mental Retardation, Sign Language, Staff Development, Trainers

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Audience: Practitioners

Language: English

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