About this resource
Meetings are often hard to follow. This plan records how the participant communicates, preparation such as sending information early, supports such as AAC, interpreters or a trusted person, the environment, pacing and breaks, and how understanding will be checked.
Purpose
To make sure participants can fully take part in meetings about them.
Who it is for
Primary profession: NDIS providers and support coordinators. Also relevant for speech pathologists, disability support workers.
Client or participant group: Providers, support coordinators and participants.
Practice setting: Planning meetings, reviews and appointments.
Suggested uses
- Planning meetings
- Reviews
- Health appointments
- Team meetings
Instructions for practitioners
- Ask the participant what helps.
- Send information in accessible formats beforehand.
- Allow time and breaks.
- Check understanding and decisions with the participant.
Accessibility considerations
Include the participant's AAC and communication supports.
Scope and limitations
A planning template.
Research basis
Easy Read standards and disability rights frameworks support people's right to accessible information; test Easy Read materials with the people who will use them. Training communication partners improves communication for people who use AAC and people with aphasia.
- Inclusion Europe. (2009). Information for all: European standards for making information easy to read and understand. https://www.inclusion-europe.eu/easy-to-read-standards-guidelines/
- Kent-Walsh, J., Murza, K. A., Malani, M. D., & Binger, C. (2015). Effects of Communication Partner Instruction on the Communication of Individuals using AAC: A Meta-Analysis. Augmentative and Alternative Communication, 31(4), 271–284. https://doi.org/10.3109/07434618.2015.1052153
- Simmons-Mackie, N., Raymer, A., & Cherney, L. R. (2016). Communication Partner Training in Aphasia: An Updated Systematic Review. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 97(12), 2202–2221.e8. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apmr.2016.03.023
- United Nations. (2006). Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. https://www.ohchr.org/en/instruments-mechanisms/instruments/convention-rights-persons-disabilities
What is included
A 2-page printable A4 PDF, including a practitioner notes page with the research basis (version 1.0).
Originality
Original Practitioner Plus content: wording, activity structure, layout and icons were created for this resource. No third-party worksheets, illustrations or text were reproduced.
