9:30 - 10:00 Anna Reeves
- Update on the latest developments at ACE and the world of AAC
10:00 - 10:30 Rachel Eastern - Disability Snowsport UK
- Providing access to snow sports for people with disabilities by enabling them to take part in skiing and snowboarding
10:30 - 11:15 Toby Hewson - Just Different
- JustDifferent raises awareness and creates understanding of disability among children and young people in mainstream schools
11:15 Coffee
11:30 - 12:30 Andrea McGuinness, Lisa Farrand and Kate Laws
- 'Motivation in Mainstream' This project shows how students using AAC participated in a drama group led by a mainstream teacher
11:30 - 12:30 Alli Gaskin - Lancasterian School
- 'The Pupils Press' is a symbolised newsletter developed by the pupils of Lancasterian School. It has evolved and is now embedded in the curriculum to promote communication skills
12:30 - 1:30 Lunch
1:30 - 2:15 Shelagh Crossley - Lister Lane School, Bradford
- Supporting AAC users to talk about bereavment and loss
2:15 - 3:15 Alexis Egerton - PHD Student
- Presentation of the preliminary findings of research into the present funding streams of AAC
2:15 - 3:15 Jackie Barker - The Seashell Trust
- Case study on dual sensory impairment and the wider issues
3:15 - 3:45 Andy Banns - What's New?!
- Latest developments of assistive technology hardware and software
Anna Reeves - Welcome and Introduction
Rachel Eastern - Disability Snowsport
Toby Hewson - JustDifferent
Andrea McGuinness - Motivation in Mainstream
Alli Gaskin - Lancasterian School Pupil's Press
Shelagh Crossley - Bereavment and Loss
Alexis Egerton - AAC funding Handout - Click Here
Jackie Barker - The Seashell Trust