AACademic New Year
September in England marks the return to school, colleges and higher educational establishments for a new academic year. It might feel daunting to have an AAC user in your sessions. ...
Using AAC at home
Using AAC at home and in the wider community has to be a real goal in my mind. Schools are reactive environments for many children who use AAC, answering questions...
Moving forward with AAC: Life never stands still
I'm moving forward with AAC, life never stands still. Are you like me? Finding that things in life constantly evolve? Following my decision to retire from elite boccia I’ve been...
Cerebral Palsy Awareness Month
I might look disabled to others, but as the saying goes don’t judge a book by its cover. Just because I’m surrounded every time we meet by technology does not...
Marching on
My last blog post was about stepping back from boccia and retiring as an elite athlete. I’ve known for a long time what I wanted to do when I had...
World Book Day and developing literacy
In celebration of world book day, I thought I'd do a developing literacy post. Without the ability to read then the world of written books remains inaccessible. Literacy is a...
Occupational Therapy Week
OOOh, this has apparently been Occupational Therapy week and I am immediately reminded of the lovely Jenny. She was my OT from way back. I think from when I was...
University of York Alumni Voices
It was a pleasure to be interviewed by Thea from the University of York Alumni Voices recently. This was for an online article about my time at the University of...