Class Details

October 27, 2025
Title: Visual Gestural Communication
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Trainers: Michelle Ames and Jennifer McCann
Date/Time: October 27, 2025, 9:00am to 12:00pm
Hours: 3
Details:

Intended Audience: Developmental Services direct support professionals, program managers, family members and case managers.

Course Description: Visual-Gestural Communication (VGC) is useful to many people who need an alternative technique for expressing and understanding the wants and needs of other people in their environment. VGC is not a language like English, American Sign Language, or French. It is a communication mode that uses gestures, facial expressions, and body language. Often individuals, who cannot communicate effectively using either a spoken language like English or a formal signed language like ASL, will be able to communicate more effectively using natural gestures. In our classes, we help you to think visually and conceptually, and to use Visual-Gestural Communication to communicate more effectively with people who have limited formal language.

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City: South Portland
Location: In-Person Training at DHHS, 151 Jetport Boulevard, South Portland, ME Conf. Room 139A & 139B
Class ID: 261005 (Reference id: 13243534)
Maximum attendance: 16

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