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Communication Bill of Rights (American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, ASHA)

Description:

All people with a disability of any extent or severity have a basic right to affect, through communication, the conditions of their existence. Beyond this general right, a number of specific communication rights should be ensured in all daily interactions and interventions involving persons who have severe disabilities.

Link(s):

Communication Bill of Rights

Tag(s):

All Disabilities Assistive Technology Communication - AT Intellectual Disability Multiple Disabilities