At Jan Dunbar’s Traralgon home the hands do more than the usual. Thirty years ago the mother of two started learning Makaton, a program that uses hand signs and symbols to help people communicate.

Social service agency MINDS has launched a series of books that teaches Key Word Sign - a method where one gestures the key words in a sentence while speaking at the same time. The method allows for ...

SINGAPORE – It is like a guessing game trying to understand her 13-year-old daughter, who has Down syndrome, said Ms Angeline Oer. Her daughter, Lenette, struggles to express her thoughts and usually ...