| Description |
1 online resource (xiii, 284 pages) : illustrations |
| Series |
Disability series |
| 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 |
| Summary |
"Provides basic health information about different types of communication disorders and their impact on personal, social, and economic well-being, recovery and rehabilitation techniques, tips for caregivers, and rights and benefits of people with communication disabilities. Includes a directory of organizations for additional help and information"-- Provided by publisher |
| Notes |
Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on February 17, 2021) |
| Subject |
Communicative disorders.
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People with communicative disabilities
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Communication Disorders
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Communicative disorders
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Williams, Angela, 1963- editor.
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| LC no. |
2019056815 |
| ISBN |
9780780817913 |
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0780817915 |
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