.... Services commonly reported providing AAC training to speech and language therapists, teaching assistants and teachers. Training around “use of specific AAC products, systems and technology” and “introducing/awareness raising of AAC products” were rated as high priority for future training and were two...

... one time, up to 20 per cent of the population – adults and children – have a speech disorder arising from a difficulty in producing perceptually acceptable speech sounds. Therapy is very time and resource intensive and the consultative role that speech and language therapists are now assuming means...

...Chris Abbott During a conference keynote address in Australia, delegates (teachers, therapists and parents) were asked to indicate their experiences of the use of assistive technologies. Their responses showed that the most often mentioned experiences related to independence, giving a voice...