Research

The Institute, committed to quality research, explores several aspects of facilitated communication and consults with other researchers on method and design. Current projects include:

• Strategies for enabling individuals to become independent in their typing.
• Methods for confirming authorship of typed communication.
• Parent/family experiences with the method.
• The relationship between facilitated communication and speech development.
• Autobiographies by people with disabilities who use facilitation to communicate.
• Public policy issues related to facilitation and communication.
• Self determination and participation.
• Inclusive schooling and community living.