There is a need to be civil and provide context. Personal point scoring serves no good purpose.
So: let's consider this: "By 2001, Mark P. Mostert of Regent University School of Education in Virginia Beach, Virginia reported in the second of his high quality comprehensive reviews of peer-reviewed literature investigating FC, that "Facilitated Communication (FC) had largely been empirically discredited as an effective intervention for previously uncommunicative persons with disabilities, especially those with autism and related disorders. Key empirical findings consistently showed that the facilitator and not the client initiated communication."
It is an emotive area because it raises serious questions in relation to power-relations and abuse versus issues of self-determination
Bob Williams-Findlay, MA
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On Thu, 8/10/15, Peter Gregory <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
Subject: Re: Supporting Anna Shuttleworth
To: [log in to unmask]
Date: Thursday, 8 October, 2015, 12:26
Mark, I guess you're closed to any
examples where FC is actually used by individuals as their
primary and preferred mode of communication then. Love
the academic rigor and unbiased approach you've taken.
I wish the rest of the world was as black and
white.
Regards....
Peter Gregory
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From: Mark Mostert <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Thursday, October 8, 2015 9:19 am
Subject: Re: Supporting Anna Shuttleworth
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Whatever the merits of the
Stubblefield case, she has the right to defend herself in
court and has the right to be innocent until proven
guilty. However, that fact that she
is basing her entire defense on the absolute
incontrovertible lie of Facilitated
Communication is nothing short of astounding, and, IMO, will
not serve her well. Please spare me the slings
and arrows about how FC works and is in any way defensible
except as a bizarre fairytale. When used, it is without
question a form of abuse of the client and those who,
unfortunately, trust their abusers. Mark P. Mostert, PhD
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Oct 7, 2015, at 5:40 PM, Devva Kasnitz < [log in to unmask]> wrote:
Dear Community,
Most of you have probably heard about
the Stubblefield trial in New Jersey. It is very complicated
and touches on so many disability issues. There have been
lengthy discussions on the Society for Disability Studies
members’ list and on Facebook. I’ll be happy to fill you
in or answer questions off list.
For those of you who know Anna
Stubblefield and/or are significantly moved by her
disability studies work, we are at the point where there is
a simple step individuals can take to assist her. If you are
so moved, let me know and I’ll send you the
particulars. Please excuse me if you receive multiple
copies.
Best, Devva Devva Kasnitz,
PhD City University of New York—School
of Professional Studies—Disability Studies Telecommunications
Access for the Deaf and Disabled Administrative Committee,
CA 1614 D
Street Eureka, CA 95501-2345
Text and Voicemail: (510) 206-5767
Skype: devva.kasnitz
Email: [log in to unmask]
If you don’t know me, I prefer
email, Skype with IM, or text as I do have a significant
speech impairment. Occupying
Disability: Critical Approaches to Community, Justice, and
Decolonizing Disability
Editors: Block, P., Kasnitz, D.,
Nishida, A., Pollard, N.
http://www.springer.com/us/book/9789401799836
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