Non-AGOSCI AAC Events
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‘What makes it stick? A pilot project to explore the factors that enable adults living with severe intellectual disability and communication impairments to communicate multifunctionally.’
Invitation for project participants and their proxies in the study
Research staff from the University of Wollongong and The Disability Trust involved in the study: A/Prof Shoshana Dreyfus, Dr Shawn Burns, Keely Honner, Tarryn Bracken
Please contact Shoshana Dreyfus for more information and to submit an expression of interest at shooshi@uow.edu.au
Variety WA
Variety WA helps kids reach their full potential regardless of ability or background. Primarily we provide equipment and experiences for kids who are sick, disadvantaged or living with disability.
In 2024, we granted $1.4 million worth of assistance to 26,225 WA kids. Many Allied Health Professionals apply for equipment for their clients through us. We can provide items which may not be covered by the NDIS or other organisations. Often, we are able to fill some of the gaps to address otherwise unmet need.
Apply for an Assistive Technology Grant
We can provide assistive technology items such as mobility equipment, sensory equipment, specialised beds and medical equipment, tablets, laptops, C-Pens, GPS watches and prescription glasses. We also provide grants to groups and organisations for sensory rooms, therapy equipment and accessible play equipment.
Visit our grants page to fill in an expression of interest form or email our friendly team with any questions: grants@varietywa.org.au or call 9355 3655 to find out how we can help.
Learn Easy English 2 day writing course
Presented by Access Easy English
Participants will develop an understanding of Easy English, review current resources and research, and begin to develop their own Easy English document with the support of Access Easy English staff. This training focuses on all elements of implementing Easy English, including language and use of images. It is an interactive workshop with numerous opportunities for participants to practise their new skills in activities and in their own document. Website and internet access is explored. Participants also consider the organisational implementation of Easy English.
This course is suitable for anyone who writes information for the public: communications staff; support workers, planners, therapists, disability
advocates, teachers, community educators, survey developers, researchers, report writers, website writers, lawyers, work safety staff, NDIS staff & providers, My Aged Care staff & providers, administrative staff, project workers, Health Promotions staff...
Workshop 1
Where: Online via zoom
When: Monday 10 February and Wednesday 12 February 2025
Time: 9.00am - 4.30pm Melbourne Time (AEDT)
Cost: $1,200 + GST
Workshop 2
Where: Online via zoom
When: Tuesday 29 April and Thursday 1 May 2025
Time: 9.00am - 5.00pm Melbourne Time (AEST)
Cost: $1,200 + GST
Workshop 3
Join us in Adelaide for our highly interactive award winning 2 day Easy English course.
You develop an understanding of Easy English, review current resources and research, and begin to develop your own Easy English document with the support of Access Easy English staff. This course focuses on all elements of implementing Easy English, including how to plan what to include, specific language choices and use of images. It is an interactive course with numerous opportunities for participants to practise their new skills in activities and in their own document. Website and internet access is explored. Participants also consider the organisational implementation of Easy English.
This course is suitable for anyone who writes information for the public, eg: communications and marketing staff, support workers, planners, therapists, disability advocates, teachers, ethics teams, researchers, local council staff, government department staff, NDIS staff, report writers, My Aged Care staff, access and inclusion team members, Health Promotions staff…and anyone who writes for their own staff - work tasks, safety information, leave, job descriptions, entitlements, policy & procedures, work reports.
Where: Purple Orange, 104 Greenhill Road, Unley, South Australia
When: Monday 17 March and Tuesday 18 March 2025
Time: 9:00 am – 5:00 pm Adelaide time (ACDT)
Cost: $1,400 + GST. Includes lunch, morning and afternoon tea.
Curtin University - Graduate Certificate opportunities
Curtin University are offering two Graduate Certificates. The courses are grounded in human right/autonomy and quality of life.
Graduate Certificate in Positive Behaviour Support
Graduate Certificate in Complex Communication Needs
My Voice Library
A repository of audio and visual datasets to enable personalised real-time communication.
If you are aged 8-18 years and have cerebral palsy and dysarthria, we would love invite you to record your voice to contribute to a library of voices that will be used to develop novel technological solutions for real-time communication devices for children with cerebral palsy.
What is involved?
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In bite-size lessons, to feel more like a game, you will be asked to repeat 150-200 sounds, words, phrases, and sentences
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As a player, for each level, you will make and earn noise points
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You will collect points, like in a game, as you complete the activities
We are a multi-stakeholder research team, including people with lived experience of cerebral palsy, clinicians, engineers and researchers conducting a research study to create a database that will be used by engineers to develop technology to improve communication for children with cerebral palsy with dysarthria. If you are interested in participating, or would like to learn more please email myvoicelibrary@cerebralpalsy.org.au.
Research Project: We Want To Know What AAC-Users Think About Mental Health?
Researcher and speech pathologist: Jacinta Pennacchia
Do you use gesture, eye-gaze, PODD, head nodding/shaking, or any other type of AAC?
Are you 10-24 years old, living in Australia?
You will do an interview with a speech pathologist and researcher named Jacinta.
You can do the interview on Zoom, email, text. If you live close to Melbourne, we can do it in-person.
We can take however long you need.
At the interview, you can choose to have someone there to help you, for example:
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your support person
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our researcher who uses AAC
For more information or to be involved:
Call or text: 0405 784 520
Jacinta.Pennacchia@mcri.edu.au
Diversity and inclusion in Australian Autism research
What is the research about? We want to hear peoples perspectives and experiences of autism research. This will help us to better understand how diverse and inclusive Australian autism research is.
Who is doing the research? Autistic people and researchers from the University of Technology Sydney.
Who can participate? Autistic people, Autism researchers (Autistic and non-Autistic), 18 years of age or older, Living in Australia
How can I be involved? Video call (Zoom), Phone, Chat, Online form, Video or audio recording, Email, Postal form.
You can choose to be interviewed by an Autistic or non-Autistic researcher.
You will receive a $50 gift card.
We want to talk to people from diverse backgrounds and life experiences.
How can I register my interest? Click this link: https://tinyurl.com/yckm2pam Or use the QR code
If you have any questions, you can email Dr Rachel Grove and Hayley Clapham: autismresearch@uts.edu.au
