The purpose of this paper is to explore the use of key word sign by staff in organisations working with children and adults who have intellectual disabilities.,This commentary provides an overview of both historical and recent research in this area.,After a dearth of research on signing, new studies are emerging, but appear to identify the same issues – and many of the same solutions – as those from 40 years ago.,Sign needs to be seen as a cultural intervention necessitating attitude change and policy development.,Paradigm shifts in the field of intervention and in AAC are needed to address these issues.

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评论“在爱尔兰语境中为智障儿童和成人使用关键词签名”

本文的目的是探讨在为智障儿童和成人工作的组织中工作人员使用关键字标志的情况。,这篇评论概述了该领域的历史和近期研究。,缺乏研究关于手语，新的研究不断涌现，但似乎发现了与 40 年前相同的问题——以及许多相同的解决方案。,手语需要被视为一种文化干预，需要改变态度和制定政策。范式转变需要在干预领域和 AAC 中解决这些问题。