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Workshop: Using iPads with people who have difficulty communicating | Dundee AAC Group
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Workshop: Using iPads with people who have difficulty communicating. This free hands on workshop is run by the Tayside Right to Speak Project and SCTCI (Scottish Centre for Technology for the Communication Impaired) who specialise in providing people who have communication impairments with the support they need. Time: 1.30 -4.00pm. Registration now open, limited spaces, please download the flyer for more information on the Workshop. Stories at the Dentist on PrAACtical AAC. Prof Annalu Waller PhD.
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People | Dundee AAC Group
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Chair of Human Communication Technologies. Head of Dundee AAC Research Group. Contact: a.waller@dundee.ac.uk. Website: http:/ aac.dundee.ac.uk/people/awaller/. Contact: r.black@dundee.ac.uk. Outer Space Inner Space. Stories at the Dentist. How was School today…? Website: staff.computing.dundee.ac.uk/rolfblack/. Contact: k.y.cummins@dundee.ac.uk. Contact: c.s.norrie@dundee.ac.uk. Senior Dental Officer, NHS Tayside. Stories at the Dentist. Professor of Dental Public Health Research. Stories at the Dentist.
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Teaching | Dundee AAC Group
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As part of Computing degrees and other interdisciplinary degrees we teach the Assistive Technology and AAC course as part of the Research Frontiers module. Students also get the opportunity from Semester 1 to work with our User Centre participants who include older people and people with a variety of physical and cognitive disabilities such as Aphasia and Cerebral palsy. MSc in Augmentative and Alternative Communication. More information at the Schools’ websites:. Here a selection of possible projects:.
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Consultancy | Dundee AAC Group
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Through our research activities we are able to offer a number of services to our partners and customers. Prof Annalu’s Waller. Is a registered Chartered Scientist. At IPEM ( Institute of Physics and Engineering in Medicine. HC3 Human Centred Computing. A brief history …. DMAG started out by providing a web site accessibility auditing service and, while the Web has remained its core focus throughout the past fourteen years, over the years the group has diversified to work with software applications, smart...
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DAAC Research Group at the UK Council of Clinical Communication Conference | Dundee AAC Group
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DAAC Research Group at the UK Council of Clinical Communication Conference. Staff and volunteers from the School of Computing and the School of Medicine delivered a successful workshop at the fourth UK Council of Clinical Communication Conference. Held in Manchester on 11 March 2015. And Mrs Kathleen Cummins from Computing. Alan McGregor, who uses AAC, ran a shortened version of a 2 hour workshop which has been delivered to all 2. Year medical students. Conference delegates rotated between three stat...
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Aphasia iPad Group | Dundee AAC Group
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The Aphasia iPad Group is part of the School of Computing’s User Centre, helping adults with aphasia in using an iPad to support their communication. The group was established by members of the local Speakeasy group, a self-help group affiliated to Speakability. The national charity for people with aphasia, together with the Speech and Language Therapy adult service of the NHS Tayside. The group currently receives funding from Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations ( SCVO. Tap and Talk, Glasgow.
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Stories at the Dentist on PrAACtical AAC | Dundee AAC Group
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Stories at the Dentist on PrAACtical AAC. The Stories at the Dentist. Project looked at the difficulties of people with a variety of disabilities when visiting their dentist. Especially if you have no speech a checkup appointment can become a daunting experience. Dr Rachel Menzies. One of the researchers of the team, has written a guest blog on our dentist project on the well know PrAACtical AAC website. Workshop: Using iPads with people who have difficulty communicating. Party in London: Prof Waller OBE.
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Dissemination – The ACE-LP Project
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Black R, S McKenna, J Zhang, PO Kristensson, C Norrie, S Bano, Z Rashid, A Waller (2016). ACE-LP: Augmenting Communication using Environmental Data to drive Language Prediction. Leeds, UK, Book of Abstracts at CM 2016. Black R, S McKenna, J Zhang, PO Kristensson, C Norrie, S Bano, Z Rashid, A Waller (2016). ACE-LP: Augmenting Communication using Environmental Data to drive Language Prediction. McGregor A (2016). No Further On After 30 Years, Still Can’t Speak Fast Enough. STV Six O’Clock News. 2 Sep 2016...
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News | Dundee AAC Group
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Announcing a Forthcoming Seminar from Dr Kate Woodcock. We are excited to welcome Dr Kate Woodcock to the QMB this August 24th for her seminar entitled “Helping children with neurodevelopmental disorders to show fewer temper outbursts: developing parent training and video games using human centred design”. Sounds fascinating! Successful Seminar from Fiona Menger. Party in London: Prof Waller OBE. Congratulations again from the whole team here in Dundee. Prof Annalu Waller OBE. OBE for Annalu Waller.
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