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AAC for MND Best Practice Guidelines for Professionals
http://www.mndassociation.org/for-professionals/AAC+for+MNDA MNDA guide to available resources and clinical issues that professionals have experienced.
Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) Connecting Young Kids (YAACK)
http://aac.unl.edu/yaack/toc.htmlA website covering issues related to AAC and young children. It provides information and guidance to families, teachers, speech/language pathologists and anyone else who is involved with a child with special communication needs.
Concept Training
http://www.concepttraining.co.uk/Concept Training specialises in practical, "hands on" training for the Special Needs Sector.
Daring to Dream: Turning Dreams into Future Realities
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Daring-Dream-Turning-Realities-ebook/dp/B008O5BKHU/ref=sr_1_1?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1347301048&sr=1-1An eBook on Dream driven goals and planning, by Professor Diane Bryen.
Interview Skills Training from St. Catherine's
http://www.stasspublications.co.uk/product_info.php?products_id=172A manual and a CD of resources to run interview skills group therapy sessions for young people with speech, language and communication needs.
Parlerai
https://www.parlerai.com/Parlerai creates a secure network of family, friends and caregivers surrounding a child with special needs using innovative and highly personalized tools to enhance collaboration and provide a safe means of communicating via the Internet.
Towergate Insurance Limited
http://www.ellisbatescare.com/Insurers who offer AAC device cover with online application under personal belongings (£75 per annum gives up to £7500 cover).
Widgit.com
https://www.widgit.com/Widgit Software, suppliers of educational and literacy software for pre-school, primary, special needs students and adults with learning difficulties
iPad/iPod Touch Resources
AppsForAAC
http://appsforaac.net/applistThe AppsForAAC website provides a searchable full list of all AAC applications available on the iPhone, iPod and iPad.
KeyboardExplorer
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/keyboard-explorer/id564902755?mt=8Miss Sue's Keyboard Fun app begins the process of teaching the letters on the keyboard.
Miss Sue's Keyboard Fun
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/keyboard-fun/id572392664?ls=1&mt=8Miss Sue's Keyboard Fun app is designed to help children identify where keys are on the keyboard.
Type-A-Word
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/type-a-word/id572392301?ls=1&mt=8Miss Sue's Type-A-Word app begins the process of teaching the letters on the keyboard in order to spell words.
Volume Purchase Programme
http://www.apple.com/uk/education/volume-purchase-program/faq.htmlThe programme allows educational institutions and businesses to purchase iOS apps in volume.
Support Groups
Autism NI
http://www.autismni.org/Group of parents and professionals concerned by the lack of Autism services in Northern Ireland, Autism NI seeks to ensure that people with Autistic Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and their carers have access to appropriate services, enabling people with Autism to become valued members of the community.
Autism West Midlands
http://www.autismwestmidlands.org.uk/West Midlands, aims to improve the quality of life for people with autistic spectrum disorders and their families. We are the principal provider of autism-specific services for children and adults in the West Midlands region.
Communication Matters
http://www.communicationmatters.org.uk/Communication Matters, a UK charitable organisation for augmentative and alternative communication (AAC).
Peach
http://www.peach.org.uk/Parents for the Early Intervention of Autism in Children (PEACH) promotes early intensive behavioural intervention and helps parents of children with autism.
Funding Support
Family Fund
https://www.familyfund.org.uk/The Family Fund helps families with severely disabled children and young people aged 17 and under to have choices and the opportunity to enjoy ordinary life.
Newlife Foundation
http://newlifecharity.co.uk/Newlife Foundation provides action to help disabled and terminally ill children in the UK. We provide equipment to help individual children.
Sequal Trust
https://www.thesequaltrust.org.uk/The Sequal Trust aims to bridge the communication gap by supplying specialist communication equipment for disabled people of all ages across the UK.
Free Sources of Symbols
Picto-Selector
http://www.pecsforall.com/pictoselector/index_en.htmlPicto selector is a Windows application written for easy selection and printing of Pictos. The Pictos have a Dutch, English, French and Spanish translation.
Straight Street
http://straight-street.comMulberry Symbol Set from Straight Street
Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired
http://www.tsbvi.edu/tactile-symbolsTactile Symbols Directory to Standard Tactile Symbol List