Abstract:
PURPOSE:The goal of this study was to evaluate a key word signing (KWS) program in which adults with mild to severe intellectual disability (ID) were taught manual signs through their support staff. Our hypothesis was that spontaneous manual sign production of participants would increase significantly after 12 months of implementation of the KWS program. METHOD:A KWS immersion program was implemented in a facility for adults with ID. First, 8 support workers received 8 hr of training. These KWS ambassadors then taught 2 manual signs per week to their colleagues, who modeled the use of the signs throughout the day in natural interactions with their clients. KWS use in 15 adults with ID and 15 of their support staff was evaluated before the start of the program and at a 12-month follow-up using a narrative task and during spontaneous conversation. RESULTS:Manual sign production of support workers and adults with ID had increased significantly 12 months after the start of the program. The adults with ID were able to express significantly more communicative functions in their narrative language after the intervention and when using KWS. CONCLUSION:The KWS program was successful and can be applied in similar clinical settings.
journal_name
Am J Speech Lang Patholjournal_title
American journal of speech-language pathologyauthors
Meuris K,Maes B,Zink Idoi
10.1044/2015_AJSLP-14-0062subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2015-08-01 00:00:00pages
545-60issue
3eissn
1058-0360issn
1558-9110pii
2300091journal_volume
24pub_type
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