Resources for Parents with Disabilities

I read with interest the op on Makaton and thought that I would provide the low down from the point of view of an educationalist. I teach in a Special School where some children do use Makaton as a means of communication. The Makaton Vocabulary Makaton is a complete language programme which is widely used in this country and is fast being introduced to a number of other countries such as Australia and Hong Kong. The scheme promotes language development and caters for a range of people with learning difficulties. Originally designed to provide communication for the deaf with learning difficulties, Makaton has been revised and now covers the needs ...

Hi I would first like to introduce why I used Makaton. When my 2 sons were younger both had speech delays, which caused problems with communication, they could not ask for things or tell me when they needed something. I was refered to a group called Portage which are really good, they taught me the basics of Makaton, then I went on a course to learn more about it. What is Makaton? Makaton is a way of communicating with children and adults with learning dissabilities though speech, gesture,facial expressions, eye contact and body contact. When we talk how many of use use our hands automatically not realising eg when we say big we hold our ...