Nothing About Us Without Us
13 November 2025 - 9:30 - 15:00
via Zoom courtesy of RCSLT. Attendees are welcome to dip in and out of the day as needed. Sessions will be recorded and posted in the Members Area of the website shortly after the day.
9:30 Welcome
9:35 CM Highlights presented by AAC SIG Sponsored Attendees
10:10 10 years on - To what extent does policy support the provision of powered AAC in England for children: Beth Moulam Doctor of Health, AAC advocate, MRes Social Policy
11:10 Break
11:20 Embracing Total Communication: Challenging Ableism in AAC and Empowering Communication Choices: Elisabeth Howard, Zoe Clarke, Charlie Moran and Sally Darley Barnsley Assistive Technology Team
12:05 Improving AAC users autonomy using the Quality of Life indicators: Tracey Campbell: PGCE Complex Communication Need. AAC Advocate, Parent and What do my labels mean for me? Leia Campbell: AAC user, advocate, poet
12:50 Lunch
13:20 AAC in AACtion: Dr Laura Hrastelj Clinical Lead SLT, Cardiff and Vale University Health Board and Dr Katherine Broomfield Senior Research Fellow; Bristol Speech and Language Therapy Research Unit/ Cardiff Metropolitan University
14:05 Voices of Change: An AAC User's Journey in Shaping a School Community's Attitudes Toward Communication, Disability, and Inclusion Mateo Moreno: AAC user, advocate and ambassador
14:50 Goodbyes
15:00 End