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<p>Yum! Yum! Christmas for some is all about the food! We all need a way of saying when we want more Turkey or we want to play a game.  Find here a communication placemat which you can use to chat whilst eating your Christmas Dinner. Print it out at A3 or A4 for your perfect dinner plate size. We recommend laminating to avoid Gravy problems.</p>
<p>Made with the excellent open source <a href="http://arasaac.org">ARASAAC</a> symbols and with some special help from Elf Ben.</p>


Christmas Place Mat

<p>Find above a Symbol Chart to help support you with the fabulous <a href="https://www.elfontheshelf.com">Elf on the Shelf</a>. Its a worldwide classic and now, thanks to <a href="http://tobiidynavox.com">Tobii Dynavox </a>we have the correct symbol to support it! A massive thanks to<a href="http://tobiidynavox.com"> Tobii Dynavox </a>who have helped create the symbols for this resource. How should we use it? <a href="http://aacbooks.net/books/UsingLowTechSymbolSystemsChildren/#_section_6_reading_and_telling_stories">Have a read here with some general ideas here</a>.</p>


Elf on the Shelf

Boardmaker (BPF)

<p>Check out <a href="https://youtu.be/fCgGy8dFIFE">this video</a> to learn about the eBook features</p>
<p>Please note that this resource is not suggesting that low tech is ‘best’, or that low tech is a prerequisite to a more high tech communication aid. It is simply about valuing the role of paper based communication systems, and sharing lots of ideas and strategies to help develop and support them. You may well find that many of the ideas and strategies are useful when it comes to other forms of communication too.</p>


Designing and using alphabet charts

<p>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</p>


High contrast ABC flip book - for Listener Mediated Scanning

PDF Black text on yellow background

Word Template Black text on yellow background

PDF Yellow text on red background

Word Template Yellow text on red background

Alphabet flip chart

Word Document

abc and core vocabulary

Abbreviation expansions - blank template

Abbreviation expansions

Frequency layout (fitaly) you can point to

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A4 Whole word and QWERTY book you can point to

Pragmatic-based Auditory Scan chart

<p dir="ltr" data-test-bidi="">Check out <a href="https://youtu.be/fCgGy8dFIFE">this video</a> to learn about the eBook features</p>
<p dir="ltr" data-test-bidi="">For a more general all round introduction to low tech symbol based AAC, you could see another resource in this AAC Information Series, Getting Started with AAC: Using low tech symbol based systems with children.</p>


Access to paper-based symbol resources when pointing is difficult

<p>The aim of this resource is explore access to low tech symbol based AAC when accessing standard resources is difficult physically or visually. It is aimed at people who are familiar with low tech AAC, but want to find out more about how to adjust and adapt the resources to meet individual needs.</p>


<p>This pack includes:</p>
<ul>
<li>Using a Clues Book help sheet (PDF)</li>
<li>Clues Book with Widgit symbol support (PDF)</li>
<li>Clues Book with text (PDF)</li>
<li>InPrint3 templates for creating a symbol supported or text based Clues Book</li>
<li>MS Word template for creating a text based Clues Book</li>
</ul>


Clues Book

<p>Designed to support speech when there is difficulty being understood by providing a means for giving clues to a communication partner so they can make guesses to get conversation back-on-track.</p>


Pragmatic-based Auditory scan book

Sing Old McDonald 8 Intro to encoding

SymbolStix

Widgit

Train play 20 coded access - chart to give code

A4 Category Based Listener Mediated Scan Book

Instructions and Template

Example (PDF)

<p>Please note. This document is now regarded as a little outdated but maybe still useful to some individuals. We are working on a new resource which hopes to update this.</p>


Switch Assessment and Planning Framework

<p>Switch Assessment and Planning Framework for Individuals with Physical Disabilities</p>


<p>Talk Together will work within a range of communication software including Tobii Communicator, Mind Express and The Grid 2 and Grid 3 software. There are minor differences in layout and appearance between the different versions, and the symbols used will depend upon the software it is used within.</p>
<p>The vocabulary complements our bestselling <a href="https://acecentre.org.uk/resources/developing-using-communication-book/">Guide to Developing and Using a Communication Book</a>, and the Sternberg award-winning <a href="https://acecentre.org.uk/resources/look2talk/">Look2Talk</a> guide to making a communication book for eye-pointing communicators.</p>
<p>Just like with the communication book resources, Talk Together promotes the use of a consistently located core vocabulary that grows over a number of stages, from just two items at the Introductory Stage through to a wealth of vocabulary at Stages 4/5.</p>
<h2>How to get hold of Talk Together</h2>
<p>Talk Together is free, provided you own one of the communication software options below.  It is available from the suppliers of the software:</p>
<ul>
<li>Talk Together for Grid 3 can be downloaded from <a href="https://grids.thinksmartbox.com/en">Online Grids.</a>  If you’re using The Grid 2, contact <a href="https://thinksmartbox.com/">Smartbox</a></li>
<li>If you’re using Mind Express software, Talk Together can be downloaded from <a href="http://www.mindexpress.be/index.php">Techess.</a> Or you can contact them directly on 01476 512881</li>
<li>For Tobii Communicator software, contact <a href="http://www.tobiidynavox.com">Tobii Dynavox </a></li>
</ul>
<h2>The benefits</h2>
<ul>
<li>Gives easy access to a stable core vocabulary from every topic page.</li>
<li>Provides a structured approach to organising personalised vocabulary.</li>
<li>A page-by-page guide is integrated into the vocabulary to help with the big issues like how to introduce it, how to help young people to learn it, and how to support their developing skills.</li>
<li>The role of the communication partner and their skills is discussed throughout.</li>
<li>Emphasises the importance of play and having fun, particularly in the early stages.</li>
<li>Switch, eye gaze and keyguard-friendly page design.</li>
<li>Early literacy skills are encouraged and supported with phonic alphabets, storytelling and story reading pages.</li>
</ul>
<h2>Who is it for?</h2>
<ul>
<li>Talk Together is ideal for children and young people who need to use symbols to communicate.</li>
<li>Supports the vocabulary development of children and young people who have just begun to use a communication aid, through to more complex symbol use.</li>
<li>Children and young people using a wide range of access methods, from touchscreens to eye gaze to switches.</li>
</ul>
<p>Licensed via <a href="https://choosealicense.com/licenses/gpl-3.0/">GPL v3</a></p>
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Talk Together

<p>Talk Together is a unique new way for a young person and their communication partners to communicate together. From the very beginning, this innovative vocabulary package encourages involvement in modelling and supporting a developing vocabulary – all within a highly intuitive set of pages that enables young people say what they want. A wealth of on-screen support and ideas are available at the touch of a button on every page, so there’s no need to feel lost or to constantly refer to the manu</p>


<p>Over 80 additional pointers and cursors for those with visual or perceptual difficulties. Icon styles include animated, coloured, large, I-beams and circles.</p>
<p>The pointers have been designed here at the Ace Centre, so if you have a need or a suggestion for a particular pointer style, please let us know. (Note &#8211; some people are understandably concerned what this installer contains. You can see the entire source code &#8211; and <a href="https://github.com/AceCentre/AceCursors">build your own installer here</a>).</p>
<p>Instructions on how to download, install and change your cursor can be found in this video:</p>
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<h2>Other downloadable cursors</h2>
<p>There&#8217;s more large cursors available for free download at <a href="http://athena.uoa.gr/eng/categories/view/5">Athena: Free Assistive Technology Software Inventory </a>  or <a href="http://rbx.de/big-cursors/">Rabe&#8217;s big cursors</a></p>


Large Pointers

Encoded chart with ABC and numbers you can point to

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Paper-based resources to support Communication for Adults with Progressive Conditions

<p>This guide provides information about paper-based tools and strategies that can support communication if speech is becoming or has become difficult due to an acquired progressive condition. It is written for people living with such a condition and also for family, carers and relevant professionals.</p>


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