AT Scholar Award
Attending the Assistive Technology Association Conference (ATIA) in Florida has been on my radar for several years. Yet with other commitments due to sport, study, and finance, this never quite...
Co-production
I’ve been thinking a lot about what we mean by co-production and co-creation in policy, research and product development. What do I, as an AAC user, need and want from...
Owning your communication as an AAC user
Motivation, attitude, self-confidence and resilience matter when it comes to owning your communication as an AAC user. In my recent research (Moulam, 2026), the top three things professionals said created...
Communication Matters Trustee
This week has been the end of an era for me. I stepped down as a Communication Matters Trustee for the second time! How my journey as a Trustee began...
Techno-ethics, AI and AAC
Every day we read more and more about AI and the impact on everyone’s life and privacy. Much of this gives us food for thought, particularly when it comes to...
What is multimodal communication
I'm often asked about multimodal communication and what this means for the AAC user. To me, multimodal communication involves using every resource at your disposal to get your message across...
AAC, AI, authenticity of authorship and agency
I’ve been following the debates around AAC and artificial intelligence (AI) for several years. During this time I have acknowledged that authenticity of authorship around the words we speak is...
How to live audAACiously
It has been a long time coming, and what a great day to share my news: World Book Day. This means I can very quietly announce my book will be...
Primary School AAC Journey
Recently, I received a question about my primary school AAC journey and how this prepared me for transitioning to secondary school and adult life. This set me off thinking about...