Why Message-Passing Tests Are Unethical

• By: Jared Hansen Parent of a Speller
• July 9th, 2026
• AAC, assisted communication, assisted typing, authorship testing, communication access, ethics, message-passing, non-speakers, RPM, S2C, spellers, spelling, spelling to communicate, Summer 2026 Issue, validation testing
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Note: The generic term “Spelling” is used here for all methodologies of assisted communication access with spelled or typed output. The term “Spellers” is a generic label accepted by non-speakers who communicate via these methods. “Non-speaker” (preferred over “non-verbal”) includes...