Communication and Sensory Loss

Global Perspectives

Kathryn Crowe

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Routledge
14 August 2024

Personal & public health; Speech & language disorders & therapy; Coping with disability

Series: Routledge Research in Speech-Language Pathology

This collection explores communication differences in individuals with sensory impairment/loss relevant to health and education students and professionals.

Children and adults with hearing, vision, and dual sensory impairment/ loss may experience differences and/or difficulties with communication. This book goes beyond describing sensory loss to encourage readers to think about sensory loss and communication as part of a biopsychosocial view of health and the intersecting identities of the clients and families that they service. The book takes a strengths-based, evidence-informed approach and utilises the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) of the World Health Organization (WHO). Each chapter focuses on either children or adults with hearing, vision, dual sensory impairment/loss, or sensory loss and complex communication needs. Each chapter introduces the group described in the chapter and issues around appropriate use of terminology, followed by a discussion of the sensory impairment/loss and communication needs considered within each component of the ICF. Chapters conclude with case studies highlighting cultural and linguistic diversity, high-resourced and low- resourced contexts, and intersecting identities in which the framework of the ICF is applied.

This book is a valuable resource for scholars, educators, and clinicians interested in evidence-based practices to support their work with individuals experiencing sensory loss.

Edited by: Kathryn Crowe
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm,
ISBN: 9781032211626
ISBN 10: 1032211628
Series: Routledge Research in Speech-Language Pathology
Pages: 244
Publication Date: 14 August 2024
Audience: College/higher education , Primary
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Forthcoming

Kathryn Crowe is an adjunct at the University of Iceland, Iceland. She is also an affiliate of the National Technical Institute of the Deaf, Rochester Institute of Technology, USA, and an adjunct associate research professor at Charles Sturt University, Australia.