September 6, 2018 Board of Directors American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) 2200 Research Boulevard Rockville, MD 20850-3289 Re: Ethical Violations in Study Relied Upon by ASHA Committee To the ASHA Board of Directors, United for Communication Choice, a grassroots effort of individuals with disabilities, their families, and allies, writes to reiterate its requests that ASHA withdraw […]
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A diverse coalition of 23 civil and disability rights organizations has called on the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) to withdraw two proposed position statements that recommend against the further use of methodologies known as Rapid Prompting Method (RPM) and Facilitated Communication (FC).
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We write to respectfully urge you to withdraw two proposed position statements that recommend against the further use of methodologies designed to teach individuals with speech-related disabilities how to communicate using letterboards and keyboards.