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Stand Up And Speak Out for the Ace Centre – the North West community pulls together to give children a voice!
Top North West comedians are coming together for two special gigs to give children and young people with complex communication needs a voice. These events, which are being headlined by some of the region’s hottest rising talent, are raising funds and awareness after a local charity was targeted by callous thieves leaving children without the…
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Ace Centre break-in
If you have any information regarding the recent break-in at Ace Centre, please contact police on 101, or call Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111. If you would like to speak to a member of the team about supporting Ace Centre, please ring or leave us a message on our Free Advice Line: 0800 080 3115…
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AAC Awareness Month – 31 Tips for 31 Days
Lets start with definitions! AAC is “Augmentative & Alternative Communication” and It is all about providing strategies and communication aids that support or replace someone’s speech when they can’t rely upon it to communicate.Communication aids that ‘talk’ are sometimes called Voice Output Communication Aids (VOCAs) or Speech Output Devices. So Tip 1 of 31: It’s…
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In tribute to Professor Stephen Hawking
This is a section of a speech that was given to Ace Centre by Professor Stephen Hawking as his contribution to the National Year of Speech, Language and Communication – 2011. Communication disabilities take many forms: hearing disorders, speech impediments, cognitive disorders and physical disabilities. Some people are born with a communication disability; others are…
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Welcome to our new KTP Associate
We have teamed up with Manchester Metropolitan University (MMU) to welcome our Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP) Associate to the team! Jack Tallant has been settling into our Oldham office and will be taking on the role of Business Systems Analyst to meet a core strategic need and to identify innovative solutions to help grow our…
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Communication Matters Roadshow Oldham Thurs 7th June 2018
We are delighted to be hosting another Communication Matters Roadshow in our Hollinwood premises. This day is an excellent opportunity to learn about the latest AAC solutions from a wide range of suppliers. Please click here for further information about this event and how to book a place.
