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Evaluation of a Manual Approach to Programming for Deaf Retarded.

Sylvia M. Hall, +1 more
- 01 Nov 1970 - 
- Vol. 75, Iss: 3, pp 378-380
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This article is published in American journal of mental deficiency.The article was published on 1970-11-01 and is currently open access. It has received 17 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Manual communication & Sign language.

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Augmentative and alternative communication: An historic perspective

Carole Zangari, +2 more
- 01 Jan 1994 - 
TL;DR: In this article, the field of augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) has emerged as a major development for the benefit of individuals with little or no functional speech. This...
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Spontaneous Verbal Language for Autistic Children through Signed Speech

Benson Schaeffer, +3 more
- 01 Jan 1977 - 
TL;DR: In this article, three originally nonverbal autistic boys were instructed to use spontaneous sign language, to spontaneous signed speech, and spontaneous verbal language, and the children progressed from spontaneous sign languages to spontaneous verbal languages in a creative and generative fashion.
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Alternatives to speech: a review of research on manual and other forms of communication with the mentally handicapped and other non-communicating populations

Kiernan Chris
- 01 Jan 1977 - 
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors present a review of research on manual and other forms of communication with the MENTALLY HANDICAPPED and other non-communizing populations.
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Signs of the Week: A functional approach to manual sign training

Dianne Spragale, +1 more
- 01 Jan 1990 - 
TL;DR: Signs of the Week as discussed by the authors is an environmental approach to manual sign training for direct care staff, which focuses on these staff acquiring and consistently using manual signs with each other and the clients they serve.
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A rapid training procedure for teaching manual sign language skills to multidisciplinary institutional staff.

Jeffrey R. Fitzgerald, +5 more
- 01 Jan 1984 - 
TL;DR: The generality of the program's effectiveness was investigated and the need to insure that handicapped individuals have a manual signing community with which to use their signing skills and to important components of effective staff training programs are discussed.