Communication Matters had an exhibition stand at two of the Voice for Life events organised by Afasic in association with The Communication Trust. Katie Holmes, our Research Manager, also gave a presentation about […]
Afasic England, in association with The Communication Trust, is running three Voice for Life training events in March. These free events are aimed at parents and carers, professionals and school groups. Communication Matters […]
We are anticipating that 2012 will be a busy and exciting year for the AAC Evidence Base project! The research team at the University of Sheffield and Barnsley Hospital are using […]
The Communication Matters Research Involvement Networkaims to support and encourage research into AAC in the UK by building a list of people who are interested in taking part in research. […]
The Communication Matters CM2011 Conference in September provided a valuable opportunity for the research team to make useful contacts and to get feedback and comments on our work to date. […]
The members of the research team will be at the Communication Matters CM2011 National Conference in September. We are looking forward to sharing the work we have done so far and getting […]
The Research Manager submitted the end of year report, along with a revised budget, to the Big Lottery Fund in July. The project was given NHS ethics approval in June. Manchester Metropolitan University held […]
The project has been running for one year and is on target to achieve its milestone dates. The Research Manager is preparing the end of year report to the Big […]
Manchester Metropolitan University held a focus group for commercial AAC suppliers this month. Further groups with practitioners, families and AAC users will follow later in the year. The focus groups will look […]
The University of Sheffield and Barnsley Hospital held an AAC focus group in London on 7 April. It was a highly productive day and the discussion will inform the next stage of the […]
The first milestone agreed with the Big Lottery Fund has been achieved as the University of Sheffield has completed the first part of its research work: the systematic literature review. The review […]
The University of Sheffield has finished its systematic review of peer-reviewed papers on evidence of need for AAC and service provision. The review’s findings will inform the next stage of […]
