Author Archive for: defendingcomm
Entries by United for Communication Choice
Grant Blasko, “No Puppet Strings”
In this 11 minute video, 16-year-old Grant Blasko communicates a self-initiated topic by typing on an iPad using the Proloquo4text application with word prediction enabled.
Proponents of Facilitated Communication Defend Midwest Summer Institute
Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier (Iowa) About 200 people attend an annual conference at the University of Northern Iowa aimed at supporting parents, educators and others who communicate with non-speakers using augmentative communication including facilitated communication. Quote: “What motivates us is how we can bring (different techniques) to our community. We all belong in the same world, […]