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 […]| United for Communication Choice
Please click here for a compilation of individual letters to ASHA.| United for Communication Choice
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.| United for Communication Choice
A documentary based on the best-selling book of the same name by Andrew Solomon, which shares intimate stories of families with children who have disabilities. The documentary features a group of children who type and use letterboards to communicate. See the preview here and the documentary’s release schedule here.| United for Communication Choice
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.| United for Communication Choice
Abundant evidence supports the use of RPM, FC, and similar methodologies that teach individuals with complex communication needs to communicate effectively by typing or pointing to letters on a letterboard.| United for Communication Choice