Let’s Chat with Personalised Alphabet Cards

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Last October, Sally Clendon and I ran a literacy course at Currumbin Community Special School. The school were fabulous hosts – and while we were there, we were able to see many of the great resources they use. One which particularly impressed us was their personalised alphabet cards. They credited me with this idea –

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ASSERT Communication and Literacy Conference 2017

In May I was lucky enough to attend the ASSERT Communication and Literacy Conference in Coventry in the UK.  The conference ran for three days – and I promised I would share my presentations on my website.  To those who attended – my sincere apologies that it has taken me so long to get this

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AAC and my Mum

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My mother has Alzheimers. She has had it for several years but this year she has deteriorated rapidly. She has developed complex communication needs as this has happened. She struggles to find words and often can’t finish a sentence as she forgets where her sentence is going.  She can no longer tell all the funny

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Let’s Communicate: Plenary presentation at #QASELcon16

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This morning I was honoured and delighted to give a plenary presentation at the Queensland Association of Special Education Leaders (QASEL) 2016 conference.  The presentation was on Augmentative and Alternative Communication – aimed at dispelling some myths and discussing good practice.  I was lucky enough to have students and teachers from Claremont Special School and

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Do’s and Don’ts of AAC: Pulling It All Together

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In May this year we (David Niemeijer and Jane Farrall) teamed up for a presentation at the AGOSCI 2015 Conference on the Do’s and Don’ts of Implementing Real Communication Through AAC.  We strongly believe that every single one of us has a right to communicate. Overall, we recognize that communication: occurs all day, every day,

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