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PHYSICAL Participation by direct action where subject and actor are in the same location. (The participation involves more than communication.)
REMOTE Participation by direct action where subject and actor are in separate locations, and the actions of the actor are transmitted by electronic or mechanical means. (The participation involves more than communication.)
VERBAL Participation by voice communication
DICTATE Participation by pre-recorded voice. Communication is limited to one direction (from the recorder to recipient).
FACE Participation by voice communication where parties speak to each other directly.
PHONE Participation by voice communication where the voices of the communicating parties are transported over an electronic medium
VIDEOCONF Participation by voice and visual communication where the voices and images of the communicating parties are transported over an electronic medium
WRITTEN Participation by human language recorded on a physical material
FAXWRIT Participation by text or diagrams printed on paper that have been transmitted over a fax device
HANDWRIT Participation by text or diagrams printed on paper or other recording medium
MAILWRIT Participation by text or diagrams printed on paper transmitted physically (e.g. by courier service, postal service).
ONLINEWRIT Participation by text or diagrams submitted by computer network, e.g. online survey.
EMAILWRIT Participation by text or diagrams transmitted over an electronic mail system.
TYPEWRIT Participation by text or diagrams printed on paper or other recording medium where the recording was performed using a typewriter, typesetter, computer or similar mechanism.
MSGWRIT Participation by messaging typically from a mobile phone or mobile device through a cellular network or Internet. Includes secured or unsecured messaging transmission and includes online chat. Also includes submission of photos or other images.
SMSWRIT Participation by text or diagrams transmitted by an SMS message.
MMSWRIT Participation by text or diagrams transmitted by an MMS message.
APPWRIT Participation by text or diagrams transmitted over an online app, e.g. Facebook Messenger, WhatsApp, or similar web app.
ELECTRONIC Participation by non-human-languaged based electronic signal

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