Posts by Katie Lyon
Boardmaker Studio – now even more templates to SAVE YOU TIME!
Posted in Latest News, Techniques & Tips, Tools & Resources
Katie Lyon March 6, 2012
Katie Lyon March 6, 2012
Boardmaker Studio has been around now for a little while now and it really is creating a buzz in schools and services across Australia and the rest of the world. Its no wonder really, when the ready made studio starter templates and gadgets save people oodles of time. Dynavox Mayer-Johnson have invested a lot of their time to …
Clicker 6: My Favourite Things!
Posted in How to learn more!, Latest News, New Technologies, Opinion
Katie Lyon February 21, 2012
Katie Lyon February 21, 2012
Yes – you heard right - Clicker 6 is soon to be released here in Australia! I have been fortunate enough to get my hands on a copy to have a play and I can tell you – it is fabulous! Clicker 6 builds on the acclaimed support features of its predecessor. Basically it’s new features mean more student …
Symbols Symbols Everywhere!
Posted in Permanent Resources, Tools & Resources
Katie Lyon February 15, 2012
Katie Lyon February 15, 2012
You really are spoilt for choice these days with a number of symbol sets available, with more being developed all the time. What are the things you need to consider when selecting a symbol set to use with the people you support or in your community projects? Some symbol sets are small with limited vocabulary, some are huge, …
Everybody’s talking about Talking Mats
Posted in Tools & Resources
Katie Lyon December 7, 2010
Katie Lyon December 7, 2010
Talking Mats are something that I have found really useful with some of the adults with complex communication needs that I have supported and I thought I would share with you what they are, why you would use them and where you can go for more information. Originally developed by Joan Murphy and Lois Cameron from the AAC …
Tips for creating successful social stories!
Posted in Permanent Resources, Techniques & Tips, Tools & Resources
Katie Lyon November 4, 2010
Katie Lyon November 4, 2010
Social Stories are fabulous tools for teaching social skills to ALL children and adults with special needs. ANYONE who is having difficulty in a social situation can benefit from using a Social Story to learn more about that social situation and how to respond appropriately.
October is AAC Awareness Month!
Posted in Events, Tools & Resources, Web links
Katie Lyon October 5, 2010
Katie Lyon October 5, 2010
October is Augmentative and Alternative Communication Awareness Month – sounds like a bit of a mouthful eh?!?! Let me explain….. Augmentative and Alternative Communication is defined as an area of specialised clinical and educational practice that provides communication options and interventions for people with complex communication needs. The term augmentative in this context means supplemental or additional to …
Eye really just don’t know!?!?!
Posted in Permanent Resources, Tools & Resources
Katie Lyon August 13, 2010
Katie Lyon August 13, 2010
Are you supporting someone who you think might benefit from eye gaze technology? Are you totally confused as to the range of options that are available? In the last five years, eye gaze technology has improved dramatically. Many people with significant physical disabilities can use this access method to control computers or speech generating devices to do such …
FAB idea! Frenchay Alphabet Boards
Posted in Tools & Resources
Katie Lyon July 30, 2010
Katie Lyon July 30, 2010
I really love these new low tech alphabet boards called the Frenchay Alphabet Board or FAB for short! What is really unique about them is that they have a non-slip surface and a built in keyguard which is a bonus for people with a tremor or other access problems which makes it difficult to isolate where they are …
FREE Online Training – new sessions for you!
Posted in Events, Permanent Resources, Techniques & Tips, Web links, Workshops
Katie Lyon June 25, 2010
Katie Lyon June 25, 2010
You may be aware of our FREE Online Training Sessions that are available for a number of different software programs including Boardmaker, Communicate: Symwriter, Clicker 5 and Texthelp Read and Write Gold. The sessions go for about an hour and are delivered by either one of our teachers or speech pathologists who have had experience using the software. …
Australian and New Zealand Equipment Trial Scheme – now taking online applications!
Posted in Permanent Resources, Tools & Resources
Katie Lyon May 21, 2010
Katie Lyon May 21, 2010
Just wanted to make sure you knew that our Equipment Trial Scheme is now even easier to access – we have made the application process much quicker with an online application form! We think it is essential to trial any high technology speech generating device before making a decision about whether it is right for you and so …
