Communication of Children with Multiple Disabilities

Venue

Croatia, Belgium, Finland

Date

Start: 27.03.2023

End: 27.03.2024

Partners

Special School in Northern Finland , Special School in Belgium , Mali dom Zagreb

The main objective of this collaborative initiative is to collect preliminary data about communication of children with multiple disabilities and their adult communication partners in different settings. This collaboration will contribute to evidence-based recommendations for teachers and parents aiming to improve the participation of children with multiple disabilities in different environments and different activities and development of scientifically based methods and recommendations for improving communication of children with multiple disabilities.

Alimović Sonja, PhD - University of Zagreb, Faculty of Education and Rehabilitation Sciences, Department of Visual Impairments

Celzić Martina - PhD candidate (doctoral programme Language and cognitive neuroscience), University of Zagreb

Comblain Annick, PhD - University of Liège, Faculty of Psychology, Speech Therapy and Sciences, Department of speech and language therapy, Research Unit for a life-Course perspective on Health & Education

Sirkko Riikka, PhD - University of Oulu, Faculty of Education and Psychology