Communication Matters

Information

for

people

with

communication

difficulties

Communication Matters is committed to supporting people who find communication difficult because they have little or no clear speech.

You will find here information on methods of communication which can be used to supplement the more usual methods of speech and writing. These methods are called Augmentative and Alternative Communication, or AAC for short.

Communication Matters is a UK wide organisation and helps people of all ages and ability who need to use AAC.

Communication Matters is leading a groundbreaking research project to gather evidence about the need and provision of AAC, and is also involved in developing and publishing National Standards for AAC services.

Planning is well underway for the CM2012 National Conference in Leicester on 23-25 September. Please consider contributing a presentation - see Call for Papers for how to submit an abstract (closing date 18 March 2012). 

Do have a look in our eLibrary for introductory leaflets about AAC, past issues of the Communication Matters Journal, abstracts from past conferences and other publications.