Home Run Hitters International, Inc. (HRH) believes:

Everyone has value.
Everyone needs relationships.
Relationships are built on and strengthened by interactions.
Everyone regardless of his abilities has potential/means to interact.
Increased opportunities for stress-free, fun interactions build skills.
(We understand that the state of health affects the interaction, relational process)

Home Run Hitters International, Inc. (HRH) adopts:

Communication Bill of Rights
All people with a disability of any extent or severity have a basic right to affect, through communication, the conditions of their existence. All people have the following specific communication rights in their daily interactions.

EACH PERSON HAS THE RIGHT TO

• request desired objects, actions, events, and people
• refuse undesired objects, actions, or events
• express personal preferences and feelings
• be offered choices and alternatives
• reject offered choices
• request and receive another person’s attention and interaction
• ask for and receive information about changes in routine and environment
• receive intervention to improve communication skills
• receive a response to any communication, whether or not the responder can fulfill the request
• have access to AAC (augmentative and alternative communication) and other
• AT (assistive technology) services and devices at all times
• have AAC and other AT devices that function properly at all times
• be in environments that promote one’s communication as a full partner with other people, including peers
• be spoken to with respect and courtesy
• be spoken to directly and not be spoken for or talked about in the third person while present
• have clear, meaningful, and culturally and linguistically appropriate communications

For more information, go to the NJC website at www.asha.org/njc