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FOR INTERNAL USE ONLY

Information and Advice

  • To support people looking to getting started with AAC & AT
    • SLTs, teachers, carers, wanting to help a specific person
    • SLTs, teachers or other professionals wanting to learn more for a school or organisation
  • Not for rejected referrals – send to Suz (North) or Karen (South)
  • Not to discuss support for NHS clients – send to Jemma
  • Not an assessments

Share this link: Information Appointments (Tina Voizey) or send to website Services> Advice & Information scroll to bottom 


Self-Funded Assessments 

  • For carers and professionals looking to discuss self funded assessments
  • For AAC: for people who have explored an NHS funded assessment and failed
  • AAC and/or AT such as access to computer or curriculum

Share this link: Ace Centre Assessments (Katy Leckenby) 


Partnerships

  • For professionals from organisation, such as a school or social care setting
  • Looking to change how they support people around use of  AT/AAC
  • Service offers mentoring, coaching, training, and access to a loan bank of Assistive Technology

Share this link: Ace Centre Partnerships (Katy Leckenby)


Training

Available for professionals/carers who: –

  • would like to discuss content of specific training courses available through ACL
  • want to request bespoke training for their organisation – ie: training that is not already available within ACL
  • need information about our accredited training courses

PLEASE NOTE: The ACL Clinic Bookings page is not for: –

  • Pricing queries – this information is available on our website here (Services > Ace Centre Learning)
  • NHS clients – training specifically related to NHS clients should be directed to relevant clinicians

Share this link: Ace Centre Learning (Alli Gaskin)


Local AAC Services

Query must fall in our regions of Wessex and Thames Valley (Karen Bailey) and North West (Suzanne Martin). Ask for post code of client and check NHS Service Finder (Services > NHS Services > NHS Service Finder)  to see if they fall within our regions. If they are not in our region the Service Finder will give information about the service that can help them.

If they fall within Ace Centre regions that we can support:

  • Local AAC Service (LAACES) development questions, looking for info on data gathering, talking to commissioners, care pathways, funding equipment for someone not eligible for NHSE service etc
  • LAACES Loan Library requests
  • Not for anything around technical support for a loan – send to Tech Support Team
  • Enquiries about eligibility :
    • Direct towards information on our website here  (Services > NHS Services > NHS England Assessment)
    • Highlight detailed guidance around referral criteria in link NHSE eligibility criteria in first paragraph
    • If more info is needed direct to clinician on duty or email [email protected]

Share these links for queries about LAACES:

Wessex and Thames Valley region LAACES South (Karen Bailey)

North West region LAACES (Suzanne Martin)


Research & Development

Information about this service can be found here (Services > Research)  We can support:

  • Academic, Companies and private individuals wanting advice, input or feedback into their research, project or product

Share this link: Research & Development (Will Wade)