Martin Pistorius – a high profile member of the AAC community in South Africa and the UK will be featured on 60 Minutes Australia this Sunday evening. Martin, who is a survivor of locked-in syndrome, is the author of Ghost Boy (with Megan Lloyd Davies). 60 Minutes airs on 8:00pm…
ISAAC Australia awards 2015
Do you know someone who has improved in their use of Augmentative Communication? What about someone who has helped build the profile of AAC in the community? Have you come across a school or organisation that supports people to communicate using a range of different methods? Have you seen somebody…
2015 ISAAC Australia membership form
Don’t forget to renew your ISAAC Australia membership for 2015 or join us for the first time now. 2015 membership form
Lisa reflects on the ISAAC 2014 conference in Lisbon Portugal
Thanks in part to receiving a scholarship from ISAAC Australia to attend ISAAC2014 in Lisbon, Portugal, and saving for two years (we ate a lot of rice and pasta). I was fortunate once again to expand networks around the world after attending the biennial conference in Pittsburg in 2012; I…
ISAAC 2014 conference in Lisbon, Portugal
38 Australian delegates attended the ISAAC international conference in Lisbon this year along with a handful of Aussie parents and support workers. It was a wonderful opportunity to learn and share what is new in the field of AAC. Highlights included the presentation of the Lifetime Achievement Award to Professor…
Melinda Smith shares her thoughts on the 2014 ISAAC conference in Portugal
Mel Smith was one of the scholarship recipients supported by ISAAC Australia to attend this year’s conference in Lisbon. Here are her impressions of the conference. ISAAC 2014 – Lisbon Portugal. Thanks ISAAC Australia for the scholarship, I was able to attend the conference in Lisbon, Portugal. I always love…
ISAAC International Lisbon- updates
Hi everyone, The 2014 international conference is fast approaching! Check out the website for updates and information https://www.isaac-online.org/english/conference-2014/ Some important points to note from Franklin at the international office here is transportation provided for all Conference 2014 registrants between the “ISAAC’s Picks” hotels and the Lisboa Conference Centre. We are also…
Guest post- Scope Victoria celebrates AAC Awareness month
Scope celebrates ISAAC’s International AAC Awareness month by encouraging people to get together during October to share a Silent Morning Tea. The concept for a Silent Morning Tea was developed by staff at Scope’s Communication Resource Centre in 2007 and held annually at Scope’s Central Office. In 2012, the event…