Australian advocate for facilitated communication (1945–2023)
Rosemary Crossley
AM
Born
(1945-05-06)6 May 1945
Horsham, Victoria, Australia
Died
10 May 2023(2023-05-10) (aged 78)
Nationality
Australian
Known for
Facilitated communication
Notable work
Annie's Coming Out
Rosemary CrossleyAM (6 May 1945 – 10 May 2023) was an Australian author and advocate for disability rights. She was one of the first major advocates for facilitated communication (FC), a scientifically discredited technique which purports to help non-verbal people communicate.[1] Crossley was the director of the Anne McDonald Centre near Melbourne, Victoria, which provides assessment and augmentative communication services in Victoria, Australia.[1][2] The award-winning 1984 film Annie's Coming Out, known as Test of Love in the USA, was made about her work and life with a woman named Anne McDonald, whom she met at St Nicholas's Hospital in Melbourne in the 1970s and later brought to live with her.[3] Crossley dedicated her life to helping those with little or no functional speech. She died after a short battle with cancer on 10 May 2023, at the age of 78.[4]
^ abCite error: The named reference Science2.0 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^"Our Director – Rosemary Crossley". Anne McDonald Centre. Retrieved 12 November 2015.
^"Annie's Coming Out". NFSA Online Shop. Retrieved 12 May 2023.
^Morris, Linda (11 May 2023). "Rosemary Crossley Obituary, Member Of Anne McDonald Centre Has Died". today obits. Retrieved 12 May 2023.
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