{"id":714,"date":"2025-11-26T09:01:30","date_gmt":"2025-11-26T09:01:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/isaacaustralia.com\/?page_id=714"},"modified":"2026-01-08T03:10:10","modified_gmt":"2026-01-08T03:10:10","slug":"isaac-australia-awards","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/isaacaustralia.com\/?page_id=714","title":{"rendered":"ISAAC Australia Awards"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>ISAAC Australia has been acknowledging excellence in AAC for over a decade through the ISAAC Australia Awards.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The awards consist of:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>The Foundation Award<\/strong> &#8211; This award is for someone who has shown improvement in the use of AAC in any way at all.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>The School\/Organisation Award<\/strong>: This award is for a school or organization that has shown outstanding recognition and acceptance of AAC for someone who learns, works or participates there.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>The Community Award<\/strong>: This award is for someone who actively uses AAC in the community and who contributes to advancing the use and acceptance of AAC in the community.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>The Information Award<\/strong>: This award is for work that raises awareness of AAC. It includes articles, lectures, public appearances, use of social media, radio interviews or public works of art.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Awards are open to anyone in the community, however the person making the nomination must be a current member of ISAAC Australia. ISAAC Awards are not held every year, but are held at the discretion of the executive committee.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If award nominations aren&#8217;t made in all categories in a year, ISAAC Australia reserves the right to provide two awards in another category, if appropriate nominations have been received.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Each year in which awards are held, the awardees of the Foundation Award, the Community Award and the Information Award, will each receive a certificate, ISAAC Membership and a $50 Visa card. The winner of the School\/Organisation Award will receive a certificate and a book.  Plus, for all awardees, the awards provide recognition of all their hard work in making a difference!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">ISAAC Australia Award History<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The winners of the awards are listed below by year and award, starting with the most recent. You can click on the name of each winner to read further details.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>ISAAC Australia sadly acknowledges that the history below is incomplete, due to a hard drive failure in which we lost some records.  If you are able to provide any missing details we would love to hear from you. Please contact <a href=\"mailto:president@isaacaustralia.com\">president@isaacaustralia.com<\/a> if you can help us out!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2025<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The Commmunity Award: <a href=\"https:\/\/isaacaustralia.com\/?page_id=722\">Brenton Ponza<\/a><br>The School\/Organisation Award: <a href=\"https:\/\/isaacaustralia.com\/?page_id=727\">Hills Christian Community School<\/a><br>The School\/Organisation Award: <a href=\"https:\/\/isaacaustralia.com\/?page_id=741\">Goolwa Secondary College<\/a><br>The Information Award: <a href=\"https:\/\/isaacaustralia.com\/?page_id=753\">Sheridan Forster<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2022<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The Commmunity Award: <a href=\"https:\/\/isaacaustralia.com\/?page_id=756\">Phoebe Zander<\/a><br>The Community Award: <a href=\"https:\/\/isaacaustralia.com\/?page_id=760\">Michaela Banks<\/a><br>The Information Award: <a href=\"https:\/\/isaacaustralia.com\/?page_id=764\">David Niemeijer<\/a><br>The Information Award: <a href=\"https:\/\/isaacaustralia.com\/?page_id=767\">Jennifer (Jen) Jacobs<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2019<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Special Award: <a href=\"https:\/\/isaacaustralia.com\/?page_id=770\">Hunter Lehmann-Smith<\/a><br>The Community Award: <a href=\"https:\/\/isaacaustralia.com\/?page_id=774\u2197\">Callee Petropoulos<\/a><br>The School\/Organisation Award: <a href=\"https:\/\/isaacaustralia.com\/?page_id=778\">The Grove Education Centre<br><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2017<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The Foundation Award: <a href=\"https:\/\/isaacaustralia.com\/?page_id=791\">Caitlyn Osborn<\/a><br>The Foundation Award: <a href=\"https:\/\/isaacaustralia.com\/?page_id=795\">Garry &amp; Chrissa Conner<\/a><br>The Community Award: <a href=\"https:\/\/isaacaustralia.com\/?page_id=798\">Lisa Ho<\/a><br>The School\/Organisation Award: <a href=\"https:\/\/isaacaustralia.com\/?page_id=804\">East Adelaide Primary School<\/a><br>The School\/Organisation Award: <a href=\"https:\/\/isaacaustralia.com\/?page_id=807\">College Row School<\/a><br>The Information Award: <a href=\"https:\/\/isaacaustralia.com\/?page_id=801\">Oliver Mills<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2015<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The Community Award: <a href=\"https:\/\/isaacaustralia.com\/?page_id=814\">Eli Dickenson<\/a><br>The Community Award: <a href=\"https:\/\/isaacaustralia.com\/?page_id=811\">Janelle Sampson<\/a><br>The Community Award: <a href=\"https:\/\/isaacaustralia.com\/?page_id=818\">Sue Steven<\/a><br>The School\/Organisation Award: <a href=\"https:\/\/isaacaustralia.com\/?page_id=823\">Malkara Specialist School<\/a><br>The Information Award: <a href=\"https:\/\/isaacaustralia.com\/?page_id=830\">Jack White<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2011<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The School\/Organisation Award: Trinity Gardens Primary School<br>The Community Award: Ron Morey<br>The Community Award: Thomas Banks<br>The Information Award: John Rynn<br>The Information Award: Hank Wylie<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ISAAC Australia has been acknowledging excellence in AAC for over a decade through the ISAAC Australia Awards. 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