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This web-site is meant as a possibility to correspond about the FC-method in Denmark.
FC means Facilitated Communication and is a way of giving physical and psychological support to a person, who usually can`t speak or has a limited expressive language.
The FC-method is suitable for people without verbal language, where the person has difficulties with pointing, pressing and choosing caused by neuromotor or mental disabilities.
The method consists of facilitating the persons hand or arm, to make it possible for him to point, type or write.
The aim is to decrease the facilitation gradually according to the person`s developing ability to do the movement and choices by himself.
The purpose with this web-site is to draw attention to essential literature and other information about the method. The web-site is meant for parents as well as professionals and others.
Why FC:
The FC-method makes it possible for people without speech to communicate, it makes it possible for people without speech to TALK in a different way.
The FC-method is not limited to a single disability. People with autism, Down’s syndrome, Rett’s syndrome, cerebral palcy and other complex communication disabilities have benefited a lot from FC.
The FC-method is for people, who for reasons, we don`t yet know, are unable to:
- Make their bodies obey.
- Tell the thought they have.
- React to what they hear.
- Control their own behaviour.
Facilitated Communication is a method, that makes it possible for people without speech to communicate efficiently with written language. The method is also used as support to choose between different things, pictures, letters, words and sentences.
Resources:
Ressources for facilitated written communication can be letterboards, choiceboards, Dymo labelmaster, electric typewriter. Laptops or ordinary computers, Lightwriter with speechdevice, Paceblade, RollTalk or other electronic devises. The most important is that the device has an easily accessed keyboard.
FC 2000 DK correspond with FC professionals around the world and we are interested in new contacts both abroad as well as in our own country.
We are supported by
Professor Douglas Biklen,
Doctor Tony Attwood, PhD,
Director Rosemary Crossley, PhD and
Director Jane Remington-Gurney, Speech pathologist,
who all have been involved in promoting Facilitated Communication.
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