Resources for AAC
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Ace Centre 🇬🇧
Ace Centre is a charity providing Assistive Technology and Augmentative and Alternative Communication services for people with complex needs. They believe everyone should be given the opportunity and the tools they need to fulfil their potential. Their website contains lots of information and a variety of resources
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TalkSense - 101 ideas for Literacy & AAC 🆓🇬🇧
A wealth of information about literacy and AAC and ideas to implement in the classroom
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AAC Scotland 🆓🇬🇧
CALL Scotland was commissioned by NHS Education for Scotland (NES) through the A Right to Speak initiative, to develop materials to help raise awareness of AAC and ways of providing communication support, aimed primarily at people who have little or no previous experience of communication disability. This website contains a whole host of training and useful resources
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Symbols for All 🆓🇬🇧
Created and maintained by CALL Scotland, Symbols for All provides teaching resources in an accessible format for learners with additional support needs.
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AssistiveWare - Learn AAC 🆓💰 🇱🇷
Everyone has something to say. Working closely with the Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) community, AssistiveWare build apps and share best practices to help you communicate with the world. This website contains lots of valuable resources and information about AAC including free Proloquo2Go Crescendo quick communication boards.
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Liberator 🆓💰🇬🇧
Liberator provide products and services that promote success for individuals who use AAC, their families and their support teams to enable individuals with speech and language impairments to successfully communicate and interact in their environment.
They also host a collection of FREE downloadable resources
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Smartbox 🆓💰🇬🇧
Smartbox create assistive technology, including communication aids, that helps disabled people to communicate and be independent
They host a collection of FREE to download resources including low tech boards for a variety of vocabularies.
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Tobii Dynavox 🇬🇧 🆓💰
Tobii Dynavox are a global team that works to help people with communication and mobility challenges live richer, more meaningful lives. The website contains some information about AAC and some FREE to download resources including Core First communication books & boards.
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International Association for Spelling as Communication (I-ASC)
A global organisation of individuals from the non-speaking & neurodivergent community seeking to make spelling and the relevant supports available to every person who is unable to use speech as a reliable form of communication.
The 10 Commandments of Teaching Access Skills
Useful guide from Indigo Australia. Lots more resources and guides on their website
Keys to Developing Switching Skills
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Assistive Technology Overview Quick Guide: Switches
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Framework - Stepping Stones to Switch Access
A step-by-step guide created by Linda Burkhart. Includes example activities for each step. N.B. The document 'Keys to Developing Switching Skills' was based on this framework.
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How to make the mouse pointer bigger in Windows 10
Customising Mouse Tools & Pointer using Windows 'legacy' tools.
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An Introduction to Assistive Technology & Alternative Access 2025
IDT ATQG Switch Boxes 1
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Custom made wheelchair mounts
from Rehadapt
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Drivedeck
The Drivedeck is a commercial platform derived from the Smart Wheelchair. Available from Smile Smart Technology in the UK.
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SETT is a framework for considering assistive technology.
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SmartBox Grid 3
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Guided Hands
Guided Hands™ Assistive Devices for Limited Hand Mobility
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Logietch Adptive Gaming Kit
"High performance, durable buttons and triggers for the Xbox Adaptive Controller" Or for anyother Assistive technology”
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Seven Stages of Switch Development
A set of resources - Information sheets (download by clicking image), Assessment Tools and a set of Social Story books created by a UK-based Occupational Therapist. More information and all the downloads are available from here:
Designing and using alphabet charts
The aim of this resource is help you design and use alphabet charts with people who can’t rely on speech, enabling them to communicate to the best of their ability. Through communication we can express ourselves, learn, have fun, and be active members of society
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Simplify the iPad with this amazing new feature in iOS17!
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4 Ps of AAC example - 'Partner'
This is an example of Partner Assisted Scanning.
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Using an E-Tran Frame to Communicate
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Setting up Guided Access on an iPad (iOS 17)
From CALL Scotland
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Using the iPad to Support Learners with Physical Difficulties
from CALL Scotland
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Inclusive Technology - Switches, Joysticks, Mounts, AAC, eye gaze, HelpKidzLearn
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3d printed pencil grips
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Alternative Access Technologies
From Nisbet, P. (2019) Alternative Access Technologies. In Handbook of Electronic Assistive Technology. Cowan, D. & Najafi, L. (eds.). Academic Press, p. 105-148.
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Is the pen mightier than the keyboard?
From CALL Scotland
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Special Effect accessible gaming
Gaming Charity Supporting the Physically Disabled | SpecialEffect
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Keys to Developing Eye Gaze Skills
Step-by-Step guide to teaching Eye Gaze Skills.
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Keys to Developing Touchscreen Skills
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Software Download - Large Pointers
A folder of alternative large pointers. Includes High Contrast and animated options: Open by clicking on the image above
iPad Alternative Access Peripherals
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3D Printing Switch Mounts - an introduction
3D Printed Camera Mounts for AT Switches
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CALL Smart Wheelchair
Links to information and research on the original Smart Wheelchair in early 1990s.
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tobii dynavox
Access Methods - Video Library
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Switch Mounts
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Skriva Active Pencils
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Dad in a shed stylus
Passive stylus for touch screens.
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Pretorian - joysticks, trackballs, interfaces, switches, accessible gaming
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Let’s Chat With Personalised Alphabet Cards
Article by Jane Farrell
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