YOU could hear a pin drop at Community Living and Respite Services’ latest event held at the Echuca library.
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But not because of a social gaffe, the disability support organisation hosted a morning tea with a twist – no one was allowed to communicate verbally.
CLRS support co-ordinator Brittany Somerfield said the silent morning tea helped raise awareness of people who cannot use speech as a primary form of communication.
“CLRS is a proud holder of the communication access symbols, as part of that we have a team of communication co-ordinators who can assist our clients with any challenges they may have when they have complex speech needs,” she said.
“And so we try our best to raise awareness on what those needs may be – and that is what this event was all about. It was a great success.”
As part of the activities, there was silent bingo, where attendees had to ask one another if they performed a certain task – such as played basketball – to get bingo.
There was also a penalty of 10 star jumps every time someone communicated verbally – which was only needed once.
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