Scope used to have some very good online resources and info about AAC (see No Voice No Choice campaign etc) However I am very concerned at the rather negative and simplistic information for parents ...
Discussion in Housing and independent living - 13 Nov 2014
Hi, I am graduate student at the MIT Media Lab working on designing new AAC devices that utilize new developments physiological sensing and artificial intelligence. We really want to make better ...
Discussion in Research and opportunities - 22 Feb 2019
I'm not going to name and shame, but just want to flag up an issue that is currently affecting my adult son who has CP and uses AAC (no speech). He has some mental health issues which we have ...
Discussion in Cerebral palsy - 22 Apr 2024
Do you or your child use AAC or communication aids? If you are interested in helping us write information about communication aids we would love to hear from you. The task involves meeting with ...
Discussion in Research and opportunities - 18 Nov 2022
Due to successful grant funding, we still have approximately 30 subsidised places available for AAC Users, their accompanying Personal Assistants, and Parents and Family Members of AAC users to ...
Discussion in Cerebral palsy - 26 Jul 2022
International AAC Awareness Month is celebrated around the world each October. The goal is to raise awareness of augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) and to inform the public about the ...
Discussion in Cerebral palsy - 1 Oct 2020
We are really fortunate to be joined by two specialists in AAC (augmentative and alternative) communication this week, so if you have any questions you'd like to ask about either low or high tech ways ...
Discussion in Housing and independent living - 13 Oct 2015
I'm not going to name and shame, but just want to flag up an issue that is currently affecting my adult son who has CP and uses AAC (no speech). He has some mental health issues which we have ...
Discussion in Mental health and wellbeing - 22 Apr 2024
In collaboration with our supplier members, we are hosting an AAC exhibition on the 24th of March at the University of Leeds Discover what’s new and innovative in AAC! Find out more ... Why not ...
Discussion in Cerebral palsy - 9 Feb 2023
Communication Matters AAC User Focus Group The group acts as a focus group for Communication Matters (CM) and is a vehicle to hear the views of Alternative and Augmented Communication (AAC) users ...
Discussion in Cerebral palsy - 24 Oct 2022
