| Edition |
First edition. |
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[Enhanced Credo edition] |
| Description |
1 online resource (42 entries) : 7 images ; digital files. |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Series |
Disability series
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Disability series.
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| Contents |
What is voice? What is speech? What is language? -- Speech and language developmental milestones -- Communication variations -- What is communication disorder? -- Hearing disorder -- Deaf and hard of hearing -- Language disorder -- Apraxia of speech -- Speech disorder -- Autism spectrum disorder -- Statistics about people with voice, speech, and language disorders -- Communication disorders in children -- How does a communication disability affect a person's life? -- The impact of a communication disorder on family and interpersonal relationships -- Cultural attitudes toward communication disabilities and stigma -- Media portrayal of communication disabilities -- Should you disclose your communication disability to your employer? -- Employment options for people with a communication disorder -- Recovery models -- Speech-language pathologists -- Peer support and recovery -- Guiding principles of recovery -- Healthy lifestyle to support recovery -- Supported employment for people with a communication disorder -- Rehabilitation medicine -- Health and well-being -- Caregiving : tips for caring for a person with a communication disorder -- Technology and the future of treatment for a communication disorder -- Americans with Disabilities Act -- Rights of students with a disability -- Accommodations for employees with a disability -- Impact in the workplace -- Legal requirements to qualify for social security disability benefits -- Disability rights movement -- Neurodiversity movement -- Organizations that provide services for people with communication disorders. |
| Access |
Access restricted to authorized users and institutions. |
| Summary |
Communication Disabilities Sourcebook, First Edition explains what voice, speech, and language are, and how communication problems may develop in a person. Various types of communication disabilities and their impact on the personal, social, and economic well-being of a person are discussed. It offers information about recovery models and rehabilitation techniques along with the rights and benefits of people with communication disabilities. |
| System Details |
Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
| Local Note |
Credo Reference General Reference |
| Subject |
Communicative disorders.
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Communicative disorders. |
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People with communicative disabilities.
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Communication Disorders. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Williams, Angela, 1963- editor.
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Credo Reference (Firm), distributor.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: 0780817907 9780780817906 (DLC) 2019056815 xiii, 284 pages : illustrations |
| ISBN |
9781787857483 electronic version |
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9780780817913 electronic book |
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0780817915 electronic book |
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9780780817906 hardcover |
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0780817907 hardcover |
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