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Presentations

This page contains publicly available documents from presentations we have given at various conferences and seminars.

ISAAC July 2010

Experiences of Eye-gaze

Jackie Ayre, Rachel Moore, Will Wade and Mick Donegan share their knowledge on their weird and wonderful experiences in the practical application of eye gaze. Note: large download!
Download ISAAC Eye Gaze (pdf 14Mb)

Network Day March 2009

Eye Control - An Update

Mick Donegan and Sara Cotmore's brief update. Note that this document provides a snapshot of the situation at the time of presenting and shouldn't be a guide for the future!

Download Eyegaze Update (Powerpoint 4Mb)

Communication Matters 2008

Look2Talk - An Update

Katharine Buckley and Clare Latham's Powerpoint presentation from their talk at the 2008 conference.

Download Look2Talk Presentation (Powerpoint 2.4Mb)

No Speech but Lots to Say

Kristina Atkins, Steve Carroll and Sue O'Brien provide and update presentation on how their project to include disability opinions is progressing.

Download No Speech Presentation (Powerpoint 5Mb)

Toys2Talk

Ann Gresswell and Emilie Leeks present an in-depth discussion of communication in the swimming pool.

Download Toys2Talk Presentation (Powerpoint 600Kb)

Communication Matters 2006

Environmental Control and Assessment

Katharine Buckley and Jackie Ayre's Powerpoint presentation from their talk at this year's conference.

Download Environmental Control Presentation (Powerpoint 2.2Mb)

Eye Control and Acquired Brain Injury

Mick Donegan and Lisa Oosthuizen's presentation on how the latest eye control technology is being trialled (through the COGAIN project) with users who have acquired brain injury. Includes video footage, hence the large download size.

Download Eye Control Presentation (zipped Powerpoint 25Mb)

Making Waves: Communication and Swimming

Ann Gresswell and Emilie Leeks present an in-depth discussion of communication in the swimming pool.

Download Making Waves Presentation (Powerpoint 2.5Mb)

ISAAC 2006

Moving on from PECS

Ann Gresswell and Rachel Moore illustrate how some youngsters with autism/autistic features, who have been using the Picture Exchange Communication System (PECS), benefit from expanding their communication using a variety of forms of AAC. They show how to support youngsters extending their communication with both high and low tech methods and how carefully structured use of the computer can help to facilitate the process.

Download ISAAC PECS Presentation (Powerpoint)

Danish Centres Seminar, Copenhagen

Presentations from the Danish centres Seminar on 05/12/05.

ACE Centre Assessment (Powerpoint)

Communication Book (Powerpoint)

WWAAC (Powerpoint)

Other presentations

Wordbanks and Predictors

What are the differences? A useful look at the relative merits of Clicker, WordAid, Penfriend and CoWriter. Produced in 2003 by Andrew Lysley, but the issues it contains are still very relevant.

Download Wordbanks and Predictors Presentation (Powerpoint)

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