Katie is a speech pathologist and AAC consultant who has been working with young children and adults with complex communication needs for the past nine years. She has had worked in various roles including as a coordinator of the Non-electronic Communication Aid Scheme and as a Regional Communication Service in Victoria as part of the state-wide Communication Access Network. She has a keen interest in supporting families, teachers, direct support workers and therapists to access information about alternative and augmentative communication and assistive technology through education and training. She currently works part time with Spectronics and part time with the Communication Resource Centre at Scope.