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Total communication (TC) is an approach to communicating that aims to make use of a number of modes of communication such assigned,oral, auditory, written and visual aids, depending on the particular needs and abilities of the person.
The term "Total Communication" and its specific philosophy were first used by Roy Holcomb as part of a group of educators in southern California.[1][2] It was adopted by the Maryland school as the official name for their educational philosophy.[when?] TC was supposed to find a middle ground in age-old disputes betweenoralism andmanualism, and as an alternative tosimultaneous communication.[citation needed] In practice, however, most total communication programs use some form of simultaneous communication.[citation needed]
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^Nagengast, Larry. (1973) Deafness no handicap to newcomer.The Morning News (September 4, 1973), p. 11.
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Schlesinger, H. (1986). "Total communication in perspective". In D. M. Luterman (Ed.),Deafness in Perspective (pp. 87–116). College-Hill Press: San Diego, CA.
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