Do you have a communication impairment? Are you interest in making films and video installations? Would you like to make art that challenges stereotypes around disabled communication? Please get in touch to find out more about the Stories Beyond Words Creative research project!

I’m a little bit late to this party but better late than never right?

Is it ‘a total communication approach’ or ‘The Total Communication Approach’ Anyone on here know the history/ origin of this term? #aac #totalcommunication

Look what arrived today!Congratulations Conor Foran on the 2nd edition of Dysfluent - exploring the complex relationship between pride, shame, acceptance, rejection, celebration & prejudice through personal narrative & the creative arts. An exquisite tribute to #stammeringpride

I’m reposting this now on a week day. I’m really curious to get to know the origins of the term/ approach that is ‘total communication’

Love this book @m_nind Iva Strnadova Ben Simmons @SheridanForster instagram.com/reel/C0ysUVWMG…

A new post for a new year… a call to rebalance our conversations around #aac mummyvsaac.blog/2024-a-call-to…

On this International Day of Education I redouble my commitment to campaign for all children to be taught to read and write regardless of their educational label or disability. @teach_us_too UNESCO 🏛️ #Education #Sciences #Culture 🇺🇳

Check out 'Appraising an AAC Resource in a Language You Do Not Speak'—a free downloadable based on our team's experience. It's a compilation of crucial questions/considerations for evaluating #AAC resources in a language you do not speak Download here: acecentre.org.uk/resources/appr…

I made a video about one of my biggest annoyances… people calling symbols ‘PECS symbols’. Here it is. #aac #pecs #symbols instagram.com/reel/C2hcH0pMX…

Excited for the start of #ATIA2024 today! Thanks to The British Assistive Technology Scholarship for this opportunity. I’ve already made a start with two sessions from Amazon about their accessibility features. Looking forward to more learning as the conference continues! #ATScholar

Being a speech and language therapist is all about being flexible! Today it was me, the child and their communication book on a big trampoline, jumping and singing 5 little monkeys 🙊 🙈😂

I was chatting with a student when one of her classmates was being funny and silly. We couldn't find 'silly' on our devices so it was the perfect opportunity to show different ways to search for a word. We searched, spelled and explored some new words. #AugComm #AAC #TDSnap

You know the fantasy dinner party ice breaker/getting to know you question? If it was a dinner party focused on people with profound disabilities who would be your ideal invites?

Back by popular demand, our AAC Assessment Tools is a great place to begin your understanding of the AAC world! “How highly informative it was, as well as well-run and presented” Book your place here: acecent.re/48Nt4lp #AAC #AT #AugComm #SpeechTherapy #SLTpeeps

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I was just chatting to a really good minspeak user the other day about how when I first saw it (20 years +) ago I really didn’t get it. Now I’ve understood the principles a bit more and seem people use it so well I can see how effective it is as a language system

Are you a professional supporting families, do you wonder what it’s like to step from one side of the ‘fence’ to the other? In this week’s episode Rachel and Lucy are joined by Jo Holmes (Mummy vs. AAC 📱💻🇬🇧🦋🧬 💬🗣), who have been on this journey and the lessons they’ve learned on the way.

Thanks to BornattheRighttime for the opportunity to record this podcast which has nothing to do with AAC and everything to do with identity and power. instagram.com/reel/C7QoCFCPS…