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NEW ASSIGNMENTS

In the continuing process of dividing
"old" Douglas College, some assignments
have been made of Instructional Re-
source Centre Management and Staff.
Though several assignments have yet to
be made, the following have been con-
firmed:
Graydon Roberts - Manager, IRC Kwantlen
Lorea Pleshka - Graphics Assistant
Kwantlen
Ron Unger - Library AV Technician
Douglas

On behalf of those of us at Douglas
College, I formally welcome Ron to
our staff. We wish Graydon and Lorea
success and satisfaction with Kwantlen
College.

A special thanks to Graydon Roberts
for his dedicated service to Douglas
College since 1974.

 

SITE TOUR

I would like to thank Wes Graydon, his
assistants and "volunteer" Tour Guides
for what I felt was a very well organ-
ized tour. The guide was most infom-
ative and I came away from the site

very impressed.
Anne Fenton

 

WOMEN'S CENTRE
Please note that I will be on vacation
for the period April 8th - 16th, 1982.

I will be back in the Centre on April
19th, 1982.

Marian Exmann

Women's Centre Ccordinator

 

 

 

NON-VERBAL COMMUNICATION FORMS

Have you ever wondered how you would feel
if you were unable to talk or if only a
few people could understand what you were
trying to say?

Many children and adults in B.C. are
faced with this situation. Same have
never talked due to conditions like cer-
ebral palsy or mental retardation. Others
have lost their speech as a result of an
accident or stroke.

The non-speaking person may use a combina-
tion of conmmication systems to supple-
ment the limited speech ability. Some
systems use basic gestures, sign language,
or formalized gestures such as the Ameri-
can Indian Gesture Code. Other options
include some form of visual display such
as picture boards, work boards, typewrit-
ers, mini keyboards like the Cannon Cone
mmicator, or synthetic speech like
Blissymbols.

The communication system chosen generally
makes maximum use of the individual's
abilities and meets the person's communi-
cation needs. The method of commmica-

tion must also be acceptable to the family

and the conmunity at large. ‘Two of the
most common non-verbal communication forms
in B.C. are sign language and Blissym-
bolics. Most children without speech
will learn one or both of these conmuni-
cation systems in their special education
class.

For further information on Blissymbolics,
contact the EBlissymbolics Resource Centre
of B.C., 3644 Slocan Street, Vancouver,
B.C. V5M 3E8; 438-3521.

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