Research on communication support needs and access to services

Aphasia in Scotland 2007 (Centre for Integrated Healthcare Research for NHS Quality Improvement Scotland) www.nhshealthquality.org/nhsqis/3800.html

Back to a Life After Stroke 2008  (RCSLT, CHSS, The Stroke Association and Speakability)

http://www.stroke.org.uk

Effectiveness of Talking Mats with People with Dementia 2007 (Murphy J, Gray C and Cox S) - Communication and dementia: How Talking Mats can help people with dementia to express themselves www.aacscotland.com/projects

Communication Support Needs: A Review of the Literature 2007 (Centre for Integrated Healthcare Research) www.scotland.gov.uk/publications

Polls Apart 5: Disabled voters’ experiences in the 2007 Scottish election (Capability Scotland) www.capability-scotland.org.uk.

Report of the Disability Working Group and Scottish Executive Response (November 2006) www.scotland.gov.uk/publications

  Scottish Parliament Communication Access Audit Report, November 2007, RCSLT (Adobe PDF)

Senses Plan Involve Nurture: Research into Joint Involvement of People with Sensory Loss and from the Deaf Community (Fife Sensory Impairment Centre) www.fsbinsight.co.uk

The Cost to the Nation of Children's Poor Communication: Scotland Edition www.ican.org.uk/resources.aspx#research

Translating, Interpreting and Communication Support: A Review of Provision in Public Service in Scotland, 2006, Perez et al, Scottish Executive Social Research www.scotland.gov.uk/publications.

There are a range of journals which include detailed research on participation and the efficacy of information.  These include:

Aphasiology

Clinical Rehabilitation

Topics in Stroke Rehabilitation

International Journal of Therapy and Rehabilitation

Disability and Society

Augmentative and Alternative Communication