Overview
In this session we will explore how a range of open licensed, free and low cost resources can be integrated to create an AAC "delivery" chain that is sustainable, affordable and customizable to local needs. Drawing upon the experience of addressing needs in the UK, Middle East and Europe including Croatia, Serbia and Montenegro and approaches for Pakistan, Turkey, Bulgaria and Kenya we will explore how to build a sustainable system that can assist in addressing barriers in well established as well as emerging markets and communities.
Learning Objectives
- Identify at least six links in the delivery chain for successful AAC implementation.
- Identify a free, open or low-cost resource that can be integrated into current practice to build and extend current capacity.
- Describe one or more of the values of open approaches in building capacity that is responsive to language and culture.
Primary Strand
Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC)
Secondary Strand
Leadership
Target Audience
- Accessibility Professional
- AT Specialists
- Communication Specialist
- Consumers/Individuals with Disabilities
- Disability Services
- Government/Non-Profit Agencies
- Occupational Therapists
- Speech-Language Pathologists
- Special Education Educators
Experience Level
Intermediate
Primary Life Cycle Addressed
All
Session Delivery Format
In-person presentation with live-stream
Course Schedule
This course was given at the ATIA 2022 Conference on Thursday, Jan 27: 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM (EST)
Continuing Education Credits
For Satisfactory Completion and Continuing Education information, please visit: ATIA Learning Center CEUs
This course is offered for the following CE Provider Credits:
ACVREP; AOTA; IACET
For: 0.10 CEU Units or 1.0 CEU Hours.
As this course was included in the ATIA 2022 Virtual Event series, please refer to the ATIA Learning Center CEUs page for further information on how to submit your CRC CEUs for this course to CRCC.
Speaker/s:
David Banes, B.Ed M.Ed Adv Dip Spec ed
David Banes Access and Inclusion Services, Director
Biography
David Banes is Director of David Banes Access and Inclusion Services and co-founder of Global symbols, and a board member at DATEurope, having previously led assistive technology services in Europe and the Middle East He now works across the globe including projects in Africa and South Asia to support access infrastructure from policy to practice, based upon a detailed model of the AT ecosystem that supports implementation.
Recent projects include the development of a response to disruptive innovation in the access industry, and the design of AT services during the pandemic supporting entrepreneurs to bring products and services to market. He has a special interest in emerging technologies and the impact upon the daily lives of people with a disability. This has included the use of AI to augment communication and automation, emerging technologies and mobility and the use of innovation to extend breadth and depth of reach.
David has extensive experience in the area of accessible design for a broad range of individual needs and writes regularly on the tools and techniques that might facilitate more accessible products including websites and apps in companies, public bodies and NGO's. He works with a number of startups and research to support the transference of research and development into products and services. Recent publications include emerging technologies and the impact on universal design for learning, economic return on investment in AT, and the potential impact of frugal innovation on provision of assistive products. He maintains a regular written column on Medium to explore trends related to access and inclusion through technology.
Relevant Financial Relationship: Yes
I receive consultancy fees from UN agencies and research organizations for my input to projects. I am currently working on projects for UNICEF, UNESCO, and AAATE my fees are short term and related to specific pieces of work around innovation and access to technology.
Relevant Non-Financial Relationship: Yes
I have worked in the field for 35 years. I have extensive relationships with companies, agencies and not for profit organizations. I have recently accepted an unpaid role as a director of DATEurope.
Charlie Danger, OT/R, ATP
Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Clinical Specialist
Biography
Charlie is the director of Better Living Through Technology, an assistive technology and augmentative communication consultancy firm founded in 2005. Through this organization he has been involved in a number of projects in the UK and beyond, all focusing on the bringing the benefits of assistive tech and AAC to the lives of people with disabilities. Charlie also works as an advanced practitioner for the UK's leading brain injury charity, The Children's Trust.
Relevant Financial Relationship: Yes
I receive salary from The Children's Trust in the UK. I receive income from my business Better Living Through Technology which supports a number of organizations in the UK and beyond.
Relevant Non-Financial Relationship: Yes
I am a member of the WHO Expert Review Group for the AT Impact Assessment; the Communication Therapy International committee and the London Clinical Excellence Network for AAC.