I love Lucy
And, why wouldn’t I love Lucy? Lucy is my voice. She is what I sound like, both to others, and when I hear my voice. Most people don’t think about...
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...
AAC and video conferencing
Back at the start of the pandemic, I published here some information on communicating with AAC and video conferencing. Over time I have added and embellished this guidance based on my...
Reflecting on 2021
A strangely different year of highs, lows, close encounters, and building long-distance relationships for everyone. Definitely, reflecting on 2021 has been a year when I guess we’ve all had times...
Using AAC means being understood
Have you ever opened your mouth to speak only to find you can’t get a word into the conversation? Or managed to say something, just at the point everyone goes...
AAC and identity
We are all different. A big part of my own identity is undoubtedly my physical disability, my communication impairment, and my hearing loss, and all of these contribute to how...
Boccia and AAC
I’ve been thinking about the skills I needed for boccia at Tokyo 2020. Especially, how being a communication aid user helped me to achieve my dream of representing my nation...
Am I good enough?
Every now and then I have a niggle of self-doubt, asking myself “am I good enough?” Growing up in mainstream school I was the only disabled pupil with a power...
To verbalise or not to verbalise - choosing to use AAC
This has been on my mind for several months now. Back in February, I found something wrong with my mouth, I had a lump in my cheek and it was...