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Network Day Tuesday 11th December 2007

9.30-10.00

Registration and Coffee

10.00-10.30

Anna Reeves – ACE Centre North An update on the latest developments at ACE Centre North and within the field of Assistive Technology for communication and learning.

10.30-11.15

John Parrott - Professional Advisor to I CAN, Contributor to the work of the Communication Trust

The Speech, Language and Communication Framework 

What is it? Who is it for? and.... How does it fit within the work of the Communication Trust?

11.15 – 11.30

Coffee

11.30-12.30pm

A.   Alan Standerwick/Andy Banns – ACE Centre North

Internet Access                             

B. Hector Minto – Possum Controls Ltd

Life Skills and Environmental Controls                                                           

12.30-1.30pm

Lunch and What’s New?

1.30-2.15pm

Penny Dickinson SCOPE – The ‘In the Picture’ Project aims to promote the inclusion of children with disabilities in early years’ picture books and ensure that information is shared with young children in an accessible format.

2.30 - 3.00pm

1 Voice – 1 Voice is a registered charity and a network and support for children and families using communication aids.

3.00 – 4.00pm

C.   Simon Judge - Senior Clinical Scientist, Barnsley Assistive Technology Team, Medical Physics, Barnsley District General Hospital                                                 

Mobile Phone Style Text Messaging (Disambiguation)

D. Rolf Black  - School of Computing, University of Dundee

STANDUP System to Augment Non-speaker's Dialogue Using Puns

4.00

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Presentations are PDF format - Please be patient they may take a little time to download.

Welcome and Introduction  - Anna Reeves

The Speech, Language and Communication Framework  - John Parrott

Internet Access  - Alan Standerwick/Andy Banns                           

Mobile Phone Style Text Messaging (Disambiguation)  - Simon Judge

STANDUP System to Augment Non-speaker's Dialogue Using Puns  - Rolf Black

 

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