Thanks to Emma and Toni Green for this report: Emma: thank you ISAAC Australia for the grant that helped with conference costs. The thing I loved most was seeing my friends who use AAC, speech therapists and other people I know. I’m crazy excited that ISAAC will be in Australia…
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While we are celebrating AAC awareness month and working on our video masterpieces we thought you might enjoy this inspiring example of AAC inclusion in the classroom. Thanks to ISAAC Australia member BJ Price for drawing our attention to this, and congratulations to BJ’s son Max and his school mates…
Entries are now open in the ISAAC Australia 2016 film competition. Please see the attached information and submit your entry by 31st October. If you have any questions, please contact Andrea on isaacaustralia@gmail.com. isaac_filmcompetitionentryformisaac_videocompetitioninstructions
Did you know….. We’re having a National AAC Awareness Picnic! October is ISAAC’s AAC Awareness Month – and we’re celebrating and joining in across Australia very soon! AAC Voice and Agosci are organising picnic’s in NSW, Queensland and Western Australia…. This year’s theme is Access All Areas – help…
October is AAC awareness month. Have you thought about what you would like to do to celebrate? Here are some ideas: Host a silent morning tea. You can find all the information you need here: http://www.scopeaust.org.au/silent-morning-tea/ . Raise funds for ISSAC Australia with “I have something to say” wristbands –…
Researchers at Deakin University need your help! We want to know how parents of children with a disability search for information about AAC (Augmentative and Alternative Communication) online. AAC is any type of communication that replaces or supports spoken language. It can include sign language, picture cards, symbol or alphabet…
AAC users traveling in Victoria will be glad to know that regional and metropolitan train services are now communication accessible. Find out more at www.vline.com.au/Fares-general-info/Additional-pages/Communications-Access. You can also download communication tools here. There is a lovely video with lots of AAC use at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iP1kQPFV3GM.
ISAAC Australia is excited to announce that the ISAAC international conference is coming down under for the first time ever. The conference will be held on the Gold Coast in 2018. This news was announced at the 2016 ISAAC conference in Toronto on 10th August. Watch this space for more…