AAC
Institute
a not-for-profit charitable organization dedicated to
the most effective communication for people who rely
on AAC.
Ace
Centre (Oxford)
Provides a focus for the use of technology with the
communication and educational needs of young people
with
physical and communication difficulties.
AGOSCI
Australian Group On Severe Communication Impairment.
Founded in 1981 by a group of professionals who saw
the need to promote information exchange about severe
communication impairment.
Augmentative
Communication in Practice:Scotland
Augmentative Communication in Practice is an open group
composed of people in Scotland who have an active interest
in AAC– users of AAC, families, carers and professionals
from a variety of different disciplines.
bodysense.org.uk
Aims to develop and make available innovative teaching
resources that respond to sex education needs of young
people of all abilities and disabilities
CAAC
The Centre for Augmentative & Alternative Communication
is committed to making a difference in the communication
and life-skills of people with severe disabilities.
Call
Centre
Provides specialist expertise in technology for children
who have speech, communication and/or writing difficulties,
in schools across Scotland.
Capability
Scotland
Capability Scotland is Scotland's leading disability
organisation. We provide a range of flexible services
which support disabled people of all ages in their everyday
lives.
Communication
Matters
UK national voluntary organisation of members concerned
with the Augmentative and Alternative Communication
(AAC) needs of people with severe communication difficulties.
It is also the UK Chapter of the International Society
for Augmentative and Alternative Communication (ISAAC)
and is a core member of the Communications Forum.
Connect
Connect is a national charity which promotes effective
services, new opportunities and a better quality of
life for people living with stroke and aphasia
DART
The Centre for AAC and computer access in west Sweden
for children, young people and adults with disabilities.
Department
of Applied Computing, University of Dundee
Contains one of the largest and most influential academic
groups in the world researching into communication systems
for disabled people.
Enable
Scotland
ENABLE Scotland believes that children and adults with
learning disabilities have the same rights as anyone
else to lead full and active lives in their local communities.
Foundation
for Assistive Technology (UK)
The FAST database comprises a comprehensive index of
assistive technology (AT) research and development,
equipment manufacturers, researchers, charities, funders
and other organsations.
Foundation
Stones
The Newsletter for the Foundation for People with Learning
Disabilities.
Insight
Provides training on protecting children and vulnerable
adults.
Intandem
A specialist speech and language therapy and counselling
partnership.
ISAAC
International Society for Augmentative and Alternative
Communication - devoted to advancing the field of (AAC)
and hosting its 5th international conference in Denmark
2002.
Mayer-Johnson,
Inc
A mail order company focusing on augmentative communication
products
MND/ALS
Symposium
The International Symposium on ALS/MND is a unique annual
event which brings together leading international researchers
and health and social care professionals to present
and debate key innovations in their respective fields.
Quality
Action
A group of adults in Stirling who have a learning disability.
We meet and work in partnership with organisations,
currently including Stirling Council Community Services,
Key Housing Association, and Forth Valley Health Board
and also with other members of the local community.
Royal
College of Speech and Language Therapists
The UK professional body for speech and language therapists.
Information service and links to establishments offering
speech and language therapy courses.
Scottish
Downs Syndrome Association
Working to improve the lives of everyone with Downs
Syndrome in Scotland.
Scottish
MND Association
Offers care and support to anyone diagnosed with MND
in Scotland; provides information on all aspects of
MND and promotes and funds research that will lead to
improved care and quality of life for those living with
MND.
SCOPE
A disability organisation in England and Wales whose
focus is people with cerebral palsy.
Speakability
A national charity that supports people living with
aphasia and their carers
Speech and Language Therapy in Practice Quarterly,independent
magazine containing articles that have a practical focus
Speech
And Language Therapy In Practice
Quarterly,independent magazine containing articles that
have a practical focus.
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