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Action research for change and Field research for qualitative purposes
This includes barrier identification, intervention, solution, service provision, support and review
A ‘Lip-speaker’ is a hearing person who has been professionally trained to be easy to lipread. Lip-speakers reproduce clearly the shapes of the words and the natural rhythm and stress used by the speaker. A lip speaker lips the source language information word by word to the deaf or hearing-impaired person who wishes to access the information
A lipreader is a hearing person who has been professionally trained to lipread. The lipreader deciphers words based on lip movements and facial expressions and audibly “voices” these words in the same spoken language in which they were mouthed.
A whisper interpreter sits or stands next to a client and whispers a rendition of the message simultaneously into the client’s ear, or microphone of the assistive device.
A ‘gesturer’ is a hearing person who has been professionally trained how to gesture concepts and information to a deaf person or hearing-impaired person. The gesturer will often support these gesturers by producing clear mouth movements to augment lipreading.
A visual sketcher is a person who has been professionally trained to produce source language information in a visual format.
A note-taker is a person who has been professionally trained to reproduce the source language information in a note-taking system readily accessible to the client who needs the service.
A transcriber is someone who transfers information from the spoken word into a readily accessible text format.
A Cued Speech practitioner uses Cued Speech to convey the sounds that make up the words someone is saying so that another person (who understands Cued Speech) can understand word for word what was being said in the same language that it was said in.
Captioning is a very specialized type of transcription. A Captioner provides Captioning (or subtitling), which is a textual, real-time accompaniment to a piece of media.
Providing supporting clients who may encounter difficulties with routine life situations such as filling out of forms, addressing billing inquiries, medical and hospital appointments, housekeeping and basic home maintenance, etc.
Our expertise allows us to develop training material to train and upskill AC Facilitators
Our services offered include the adaptation/simplification of source text information for dissemination that requires adaptation to meet specific client needs. Our focus will be on the following:
HAltComms aims to provide these services not only during working hours but also after hours to see to the successful integration of our clients into mainstream society. Our services may be rendered without being limited to the following settings:
Augmentative and Alternative communication is an umbrella term that encompasses the communication methods aside from traditional speech, used to supplement or replace speech or writing for those with difficulties in the production or comprehension of spoken or written language. This can include using pictures, gestures, sign language (SASL), visualaids, or speech-output devices like computers (White Paper on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (2016:16)
