Latest and Greatest Vocabularies
20 March 2025
via Zoom courtesy of RCSLT
Join us for a day looking at and discussing topic related to AAC vocabularies - both new developments and old favourites!
9.30-9.35 Welcome
9.35-10:00 New documentation giving guidance to support referrals to NHS England Specialised AAC Services - Julie Atkinson, SLT, Access to Communication & Technology
10:00 - 10:30 Supplier Showcase: AssistiveWare, Jabbla, Liberator, Smartbox, TobiiDynavox
10:30- 11:00 Supplier Breakout Rooms: A chance to look more indepth with your chosen suppliers at their vocabularies and ask questions. Please use this time to make sure you have a break from the computer screen with a comfort break, stretch your legs, snack and to get a drink
11:00-11:40 Who Chooses My Words? Jamie Preece, Service User Representative at Barnsley AT Andrea Lee, SLT, Barnsley AT
11:40-12:20 Bliss, Where are We Now? Andrea Lee, SLT, Barnsley AT
12.20-12:35 Language Library Lizzie Sadiku, AAC Consultant, Ace Centre
12.35 - 13:00 Lunch
13:00 -13:30 Global Symbols Charlie Danger, Director of Global Symbols
13:30 - 13:50 Thinking Outside the Box: Creating Paper Based AAC Resources for Adults who Benefit from Symbol Support Katherine Small, Senior AAC Consultant & Tina Voizey, Information & Resources Manager, Ace Centre
13:50 - 14:10 Minspeak users, where are they now? Josh Mars, Assistive Technology Specialist at Barnsley AT Team
14:10 - 14:20 Break
14:20 -15:50 On-going AAC Assessment with Language Sample Collection and Analysis, Gail Van Tatenhove, PA, MS, CCC-SLP
15:50-16:00 End