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EDAC136 Adaptive Communication Supports
10 cp
Communication forms the basis of our social interactions with one another. Communication skills are necessary to interact, express needs and wants, exchange ideas and fulfil social etiquette. Many people with disabilities have communication and language difficulties and thus their social interactions are impoverished and their capacity to engage with others and be self-determining is severally diminished.
This unit aims to assist students to understand the importance of communication and language in our social and personal lives. The unit explores language development and many types of communication impairment.
It asks students to develop sensitivity to the particular communication needs of people with disabilities. Importantly, it assists students to appraise their own communication skills and deficits, in understanding the importance of the ‘communication partner’. Students will learn to make preliminary assessments regarding a person’s communication difficulties and needs.
They will be introduced to the deaf community and deaf culture and learn some introductory Auslan sign language. They will also learn to use a variety of augmented and alternative communication modes to assist people to communicate effectively.
