REDDI Printables Terms and Conditions
Rapid Evaluation and Documentation of Detection and Imitation (REDDI) Conditions of Use
The Rapid Evaluation and Documentation of Detection and Imitation (REDDI) has been designed to assist documenting and evaluating the results of access to speech sound assessments such as the Ling Sound Test or versions thereof1. The REDDI was developed to be used by parents and professionals with any child to monitor functional access to the sounds of speech over time, to guide and inform decisions regarding intervention, management and needs. It has been developed based on professional experience with children with hearing loss and the development of their listening and spoken language.
Conditions of Use for the REDDI
The Shepherd Centre2 (hereby referred to as us) has developed the REDDI; referred to after this as ‘the tool’) to assist health professionals and families (referred to after this as ‘you’), who want to administer and document a child’s responses to speech sounds. The intellectual property (copyright) contained in the visualisation and application of this tool is owned by The Shepherd Centre.
- You accept that any use is at your own risk, without any warranty being provided by us or any liability accepted by us, as further described below.
- You accept that the intellectual property in the visualisation and application of this tool is owned by us and that your use of these tools does not provide you with any ownership or rights to these tools or to any derivatives of them.
- The tool is used as described.
- The tool is not to be reproduced commercially unless you have our explicit permission in writing.
- If you make public data that is generated through the use of the tool you will appropriately acknowledge the REDDI on all materials, publications or presentations including that data.
No variation to these conditions is allowed without written permission. Any questions you have on the conditions for use of these tools should be sent to [email protected]
This tool has been developed based on professional experience with children with hearing loss and the development of their listening skills.
REDDI is not a medical, nor diagnostic tool. It is not overseen by a health care regulator, nor assessed or approved by one. It does not provide health care advice.
We do not provide any warranty as to the suitability of this tool for any individual child nor the value of their use. Although it can provide information it cannot be used as a diagnostic for hearing loss or language development delays or disorders.
This tool will be modified as further research and experience develops in its use but we do not commit to continue to providing this tool or updates in its current form. Any use of this tool or incorporation into the clinical management of children is solely at your discretion. If you decide to use this tool you accept that this is done at your own risk and that we are not responsible for any consequences of that use, to the full extent allowed by law.
1 Ling, D. (1989). Foundations of spoken language for hearing-impaired children, Alexander Graham Bell Association for the Deaf Washington, DC
2 The Shepherd Centre (ABN 61000699927), of 146 Burren St, Newtown NSW 20142, Australia
