

Communicate and Connect
Taking a Total Community Approach Chloe Communication plays a vital role in how we learn, work, maintain relationships and participate within society. Around 90% of individuals with learning disability also experience communication difficulties. Some individuals have profound and multiple learning disabilities that may pose an extreme limitation to communication, spanning from language, facial expressions to eye contact and dexterity. Due to such variation in learning disabil


Communicate and Connect -supporting staff with communication and self-advocates with speaking out. Some reflections on a placement and the importance of rights and communication.
Hello, my name is Archer Morgan and I am a speech and language therapy student from the University of Manchester on placement with Total Communication Services CIC working with adults with learning disabilities. I had Alison Matthews and Helen Newman as my placement leads, both of which are Speech and Language Therapists (SLTs). SLTs have a vital role to play in supporting advocacy, providing guidance and support on the most appropriate method or style of communication and sh





















