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A 2024 leap into new ideas and innovations with ATIA and Zero Project participation.

A 2024 leap into new ideas and innovations with ATIA and Zero Project participation.

Collecting innovative AAC and AT ideas from two recent conferences and useful notes from colleagues at the start of the year.

February 29, 2024

Sharing charts from Board Builder, this time in English and Lithuanian for a support team.

Sharing charts from Board Builder, this time in English and Lithuanian for a support team.

Working on charts with English and Lithuanian translation above symbols for the Society of St James and their support staff.

January 15, 2024

ISAAC 2023 connections made with links across the world supporting AAC

ISAAC 2023 connections made with links across the world supporting AAC

"Communication Beyond Borders" as a theme was very apt with examples of interest and research about AAC being hightlighted.

August 23, 2023

Welcoming new ideas for AAC symbol creation in 2023

Welcoming new ideas for AAC symbol creation in 2023

Looking to the year ahead we are hoping we will have more resources to share and time to be creative with open licence innovations involving AAC symbols - think design and artificial intelligence!

January 01, 2023

Ideas from experts supporting Multicultural Symbol Use for AAC

Ideas from experts supporting Multicultural Symbol Use for AAC

Coming to the end of International AAC Awareness Month 2022 we have put together some ideas from experts, for those working with AAC symbol sets in multicultural situations.

October 21, 2022

Open-design and Co-Creation of AAC Pictographic Symbols

Open-design and Co-Creation of AAC Pictographic Symbols

Adding/adapting open licensed symbols requires care and understanding of potential user needs and likely design limitations.

August 31, 2022

Updating the Carer's Training Pack for adults using images and symbols to support communication

Updating the Carer's Training Pack for adults using images and symbols to support communication

A Churchill Fellowship COVID-19 Action Fund enabled us to provide resources to help carers build visual aids with symbols.

July 18, 2022

Zero Project Awardee day!  Sharing more free training!

Zero Project Awardee day! Sharing more free training!

Sharing news about our award and trialling a free mini course about symbol based information sheets for caring situations.

January 25, 2022

Thoughts about developing easy to access printable training materials.

Thoughts about developing easy to access printable training materials.

Building knowledge for the creation of information sheets and AAC charts with different symbol styles for diverse settings.

November 22, 2021

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