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On not being noticed: intellectual disabilities and the non-vocal register
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posted on 2010-01-15, 16:08 authored by W.M.L. Finlay, Charles Antaki, Chris WaltonGestures unaccompanied by sound risk not being registered by their intended
recipient. We chart examples of this in a video recording of a meeting between people
with intellectual disabilities and support staff in a group home. The recordings reveal
that even individuals with very limited spoken language can, and do, design non-vocal
gestures to make intelligible contributions to the conversation as it is unfolding. But
they are often unseen. Were such contributions to be noticed and taken up, we argue,
they would reveal a variety of substantive contributions to the interaction, notably
residents' concerns to display their understanding of the current topic and its
interactional requirements, for themselves and others. We consider whether, and how,
such unratified contributions may arise out of a dilemma faced by staff, and manifest
a diminished identity that staff members (and researchers) unwittingly impose on
residents.
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The research reported was facilitated by grant number Res-148-25-0002 from the United Kingdom ESRC.
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FINLAY, W.M.L., ANTAKI, C., WALTON, C., 2007. On not being noticed: intellectual disabilities and the non-vocal register. Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, 45 (4), pp. 227-245.Publisher
© American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (AAIDD)Version
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2007Notes
This is the authors' final version of an article published in the journal, Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities. Copyright 2007 by the American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities. Posted electronically with permission. The definitive version of this article is available from: http://aaidd.allenpress.com/aamronline/?request=get-current-issueISSN
1934-9556Language
- en
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Intellectual disabilityLearning disabilityMental retardationDevelopmental disabilitiesGesturesIdentityEmpowermentChoiceControlDisempowermentResidential servicesStaffCommunicationInteractionMeetingsNon-verbalSignsLanguage, Communication and Culture not elsewhere classifiedStudies in Human Society not elsewhere classified
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