CM’26 Showcase
10 November 2026
via Zoom. Attendees are welcome to dip in and out of the day as needed. Sessions will be recorded (other than where noted) and posted in the Members Area of the website shortly after the day.
We’re still working on the agenda but we’re pleased to announce the following*:
9:30 Welcome
9:40 Measured Activation Forces of Commercially Available Button Switches: Implications for Clinical Practice - Natasha Kay, OT, Ace Centre
10:10 How does early play for AAC users underpin lifelong effective communication? - Tom McDonald, Founder, AAC & Me, and Beth Moulam, Social policy researcher, author and AAC advocate
11:10 Break
11:20 Informal leadership and the commissioning of local AAC services in England - Suzanne Martin, Quality, Compliance & Relationships Manager, Ace Centre
12:05 Talkin’ Tricky Bodies – Amy Neville, Apprentice SLT, Pace Centre
12:50 Lunch
1:15 TBC
2:30 **A Critique of Facilitated Communication from an AAC User’s Perspective- Lance McLemore, The Center for AAC & Autism Ambassador
*Subject to change
**NB: This session will not be recorded