Look What's New on the World Wide Web
http://cardinal.umeais.maine.edu/~cci/ccid.html
The Center for Community Inclusion and Disability Studies is pleased to announce that we have driven onto the Information Highway with our own home page on the World Wide Web, available for access to users of Internet browsers such as Netscape's Navigator and NCAA's Mosaic. Those interested in learning more about who we are and what we do will find plenty of information about our projects, personnel, workshops and seminars on the World Wide Web.
For example, did you know the Center does much more than FC? If you log onto our home page you will learn about:
Feel free to explore our links to other pages we have found interesting, and to e-mail questions and comments to members of the Center for Community Inclusion and Disability Studies staff.
FC INSTITUTE HAS HOME PAGE ON THE WEB
http://suedweb.syr.edu/thefci/
The FC Institute at Syracuse University has a home page on the World Wide Web. Topics include:
The site is currently under construction but already has some
useful information. Under "Bibliographies and abstracts" is a
literature review by Steve Drake that is particularly helpful.
Several articles were reviewed from an "Exchange of Opinion on the
Risks and Benefits of Facilitated Communication," that appeared in
Mental Retardation, 32 (4). The original article by Levine, Shane and
Wharton, which is highly critical of FC, is summarized very fairly
and objectively as are the responses by Ferguson and Horner, Goode,
Halle, and Hitzing. Anyone interested in reading a brief summary of
some of the issues surrounding the FC validity debate from various
perspectives will find this interesting.
The purpose of Facilitated Communication In Maine is to promote the appropriate use of facilitated communication through education, technical assistance, and support to people with disabilities, parents, educators, speech and language pathologists support providers, and other interested individuals. The project provides up-to-date information on current best practices, introductory and advanced workshops on the technique, resources regarding theoretical and practical components of facilitated communication and ongoing support to a network of resource persons who provide local education and support to other facilitators.
In complying with the letter and spirit of applicable laws and in pursuing its own goals of pluralism, the University of Maine shall not discriminate on the grounds of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin or citizen status, age, disability, or veterans status in employment education, and all other areas of the University. The University provides reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities upon request. This publication is available on audiotape and upon request this material will be made available in other alternative formats to accommodate the needs of individuals with disabilities.