Public Education

The institute is committed to providing the most recent information about facilitated communication to the public:

• Publications: Faculty, graduate students, and staff produce research articles and books that explicate facilitated communication.
• Training manuals and guides: Developed by national trainers, our manuals and guides are designed to be used by both professionals and parents.
• Training videotapes: A series of six training tapes, produced by academy award winning documentary film makers, focus on different age groups and progressive stages of independence.
• Documentaries: film accounts of individuals who learned to communicate with facilitation, including one documentary about the artist, Larry Bissonnette, and another about a student who developed the ability to speak before and as he types.
• Speakers: Members of the Institute regularly hold informational seminars for parents, professional groups, and agencies.
• Web site: http://thefci.syr.edu

The web site contains comprehensive information about the Institute, including a current schedule of upcoming activities, the full text of facilitated communication conference keynote speeches by facilitated communication users, and an interactive page to submit questions or to be put on the Institute's mailing list.