Tag: AAC
Working backwards
Finding the right assistive solutions for those with CP should start with what they want to achieve, write Helen Cronshaw and Hannah Golding
Funding crisis in disabled children’s services
More than half of local authorities have cut spending on short breaks for families with disabled children since 2011/12, says new research published by...
AAC provision is not meeting need
More than 20,000 people in the UK may be living without access to a powered communication aid that would enable them to communicate more...
Bringing AAC expertise together
A new website seeks to empower the augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) community to improve services and support for people with speech difficulties.
Targeted at...
New model for AAC provision
A new model for delivering augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) equipment to those who have difficulty speaking is being championed by AAC specialists Communication Matters.
Welcoming...
Ace Centre saved
The ACE Centre in Oxford has been rescued from imminent closure following the announcement of its merger with the ACE Centre North. The two...
ACE Centre Oxford faces closure
The ACE Centre in Oxford, a centre of excellence for augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) provision, is set to close permanently on 30 June...
Starting out with alternatives to speech
Trish Davidson & Imogen Howarth of CENMAC present an introduction to the world of communication aids
Book Reviews
Neurodiversity and Education
The authors of this publication combine extensive experience in the fields of education, neurodiversity, teacher training, tutoring and consultancy. Paul Ellis broadcasts regularly on...
