Communication guide support for Western Australians with deafblindness: a pilot project
This study investigated the impact upon ten individuals with deafblindness who received six months support from a ‘communication guide’ who has undertaken specialised competency based training in deafblind issues, sighted guide and deafblind communication. Mixed methods were employed for data colle...
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Curtin University
2014
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| description | This study investigated the impact upon ten individuals with deafblindness who received six months support from a ‘communication guide’ who has undertaken specialised competency based training in deafblind issues, sighted guide and deafblind communication. Mixed methods were employed for data collection, with participants completing pre-post quantitative measures and a semi-structured interview at the conclusion of the intervention. The qualitative and quantitative data indicated an overall increase in the quality of life of participants following the intervention. |
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| spelling | curtin-20.500.11937-18962017-02-20T06:39:40Z Communication guide support for Western Australians with deafblindness: a pilot project Wittorff, Matthew George This study investigated the impact upon ten individuals with deafblindness who received six months support from a ‘communication guide’ who has undertaken specialised competency based training in deafblind issues, sighted guide and deafblind communication. Mixed methods were employed for data collection, with participants completing pre-post quantitative measures and a semi-structured interview at the conclusion of the intervention. The qualitative and quantitative data indicated an overall increase in the quality of life of participants following the intervention. 2014 Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/1896 en Curtin University fulltext |
| spellingShingle | Wittorff, Matthew George Communication guide support for Western Australians with deafblindness: a pilot project |
| title | Communication guide support for Western Australians with deafblindness: a pilot project |
| title_full | Communication guide support for Western Australians with deafblindness: a pilot project |
| title_fullStr | Communication guide support for Western Australians with deafblindness: a pilot project |
| title_full_unstemmed | Communication guide support for Western Australians with deafblindness: a pilot project |
| title_short | Communication guide support for Western Australians with deafblindness: a pilot project |
| title_sort | communication guide support for western australians with deafblindness: a pilot project |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/1896 |