Abstract
In order to live in the world of the non-disabled, many disabled people have to ‘extend’ their body, that is, to use an extraneous object to compensate for the missing element of their body, such as guide dogs for the blind and wheelchairs for people whose legs do not function. In recent years computer technology has opened a whole range of possibilities for disabled people. One area in which computers have made a significant impact on the life of some disabled people is communications technology. People who are able to hear and understand but are unable to produce speech can now express themselves verbally by means of an artificially produced voice. They can be heard, and hopefully understood, by others. The psychological effects of such communication have yet to be investigated. However, for psychotherapy, for which verbal communication is the main tool, communications technology is of particular interest as it has opened new possibilities in work with speech-impaired individuals.
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Wilson, S. (2003). Communication and Autonomy. In: Disability, Counselling and Psychotherapy. Basic Texts in Counselling and Psychotherapy. Palgrave, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-230-21450-7_5
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