Paul

<p>An insight into Paul and Julie&#8217;s lives; how they manage the inescapable changes and challenges that are brought on by Motor Neurone Disease</p>

How we supported Paul & Julie

<p>Check out <a href="https://youtu.be/fCgGy8dFIFE">this video</a> to learn about the eBook features</p>
<p>Please note that this resource is not suggesting that low tech is ‘best’, or that low tech is a prerequisite to a more high tech communication aid. It is simply about valuing the role of paper based communication systems, and sharing lots of ideas and strategies to help develop and support them. You may well find that many of the ideas and strategies are useful when it comes to other forms of communication too.</p>


Designing and using alphabet charts

<p>The aim of this resource is help you design and use alphabet charts with people who can’t rely on speech, enabling them to communicate to the best of their ability. Through communication we can express ourselves, learn, have fun, and be active members of society</p>


<p>Speakbook is a simple communication tool that was developed by Patrick Joyce who had Motor Neurone Disease (MND / ALS). Understanding the progression of his condition and the needs of others, Patrick realised that there was a need for a cheap and easy-to-use way of communicating for people who are able to read and spell and can move their eyes, but struggle to point with their finger or hand.</p>
<p>Speakbook is a template for a communication book which you populate with your own messages.  It also provides access to an alphabet chart. While originally developed with MND in mind, Speakbook can be useful for anyone who is literate and requires a communication tool that they can access with their eyes. (<a href="https://acecentre.org.uk/project/speakbook/">For more information &#8211; see here</a>)</p>
<h2>With thanks to:</h2>
<p>English &#8211; With thanks to Suzanne Guerin and her colleagues for finding the mistake with the circles/triangles and cyan/green dots!</p>
<p>Turkish &#8211;  Ersin Sinay</p>
<p>German &#8211; Julius Deutsch, kommhelp e.V., Michael Ritson, Ace Centre, UK.</p>
<p>Afrikaans &#8211; Emma Emmerich, Inclusive Solutions.</p>
<p>Portuguese &#8211; Hélio Lourenço, Ace Centre UK</p>
<p>Maltese &#8211; Martina Zarb, Mariah Amber Busuttil, Jamie Said, Access to Communication and Technology Unit (ACTU), Malta</p>
<p>Bulgarian &#8211; Evgeniya Hristova</p>
<p>French &#8211; Michael Ritson, Ace Centre, UK.</p>
<p>Zulu &#8211; Sipho Sibanda, Inclusive Solutions</p>
<p>Arabic &#8211; Hossein Amin, Iraq.</p>


SpeakBook

German/Deutsch

Afrikkans

Turkish

Portuguese

Maltese

Zulu

English

French/Francais

Spanish/Espanol

Swedish

<p>As provided as an example at <a href="https://acecentre.org.uk/ebooks/designing-and-using-alphabet-charts/index.html#/reader/chapter/59">Designing and Using Alphabet Charts (acecentre.org.uk)</a></p>


High Frequency Words & Phrases with QWERTY alphabet for Pointing

ABC chart you can point to

ABC charts - for Listener Mediated Scanning

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<p>The design of our Ace Centre E-Tran frame has been carefully considered to give the best experience for both user and communication partner.</p>
<p>This ergonomic and lightweight board allows for holding with elbows locked making it more comfortable to use for longer periods than other E-Tran frames. Extensive testing was applied by Ace Centre to find the best font and colours for ease of use and identification of letters.</p>
<p>The text has been printed directly onto the plastic to make it easier to wipe down. It’s manufactured from PET-G, a thermoplastic polyester, which means the Ace Centre E-Tran is longer lasting with improved chemical resistance during decontamination procedures.</p>
<p><b>Features and benefits:</b></p>
<ul>
<li>Ergonomic design for comfort</li>
<li>Lightweight and easy to use</li>
<li>Improved chemical resistance for cleaning</li>
<li>Wide central opening for eye contact</li>
<li>Printed and blank options available</li>
</ul>
<p><b>Specification:</b></p>
<ul>
<li>Weight: 400g</li>
<li>Dimensions: 377mm wide x 334m high. 3mm thick, 9mm thick at handles</li>
<li>Material: PET-G (thermoplastic polyester)</li>
</ul>
<p><b>Costs: </b></p>
<ul>
<li>
<div>Price exclusive of VAT</div>
</li>
<li>Free shipping</li>
</ul>


Ace Centre E-Tran Frame

High contrast (yellow on black) ABC & QWERTY you can point to

ABC and Numbers

Coded ABC chart you can point to

Number encoded ABC you can point to

Colour encoded ABC you can point to

Frequency layout charts - for Listener Mediated Scanning

Combination access ABC

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<p dir="ltr" data-test-bidi="">Find videos and support materials if you or are a family member requires solutions to help communicate due to a progressive condition such as MND/ALS, PSP, MS, Parkinson&#8217;s disease.</p>
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Paper-based resources to support Communication for Adults with Progressive Conditions

<p>This guide provides information about paper-based tools and strategies that can support communication if speech is becoming or has become difficult due to an acquired progressive condition. It is written for people living with such a condition and also for family, carers and relevant professionals.</p>


Chat about TV

<p>A symbol chart to support conversation around watching television. For more information and support on how to use symbol charts click here to view our <a href="https://acecentre.org.uk/resources/all?category=made-by-ace&amp;subcategory=e-books">Getting Started with Paper-Based Symbol Resources.</a></p>


<p><strong>This fully revised and updated illustrated guide describes what’s required to construct and use a communication book with a preliterate individual.  This second edition builds on all that was good about the original, much loved guide, incorporating the wealth of experience of the full Ace Centre team.  The guide offers clarity for parents, carers and professionals in developing communication books that progressively help people to communicate an increasing number of messages.  </strong></p>
<p>The guide sets out:</p>
<ul>
<li>An updated, stable core vocabulary that is available from every topic page to promote its use.  The core vocabulary is developed through five stages and includes a newly simplified Stage One.</li>
<li>Ideas for developing a fringe vocabulary that can meet an individual’s interests, needs and varied environments, with plenty of examples included.</li>
<li>A continued promotion of the communication of rich ideas through symbols rather than the production of grammatically correct sentences for face-to-face communication.</li>
<li>A new approach to organising pages and accessing vocabulary with a suggested menu, tabs and supports for navigating around the book.</li>
<li>The importance of a communication partner who is taught, through the guide, to use and model the symbols during communication and to support and scaffold the learner’s own communication attempts.</li>
</ul>
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<p>The guide itself with its sample pages is presented in an A5 file, but a learner’s communication book can easily be created at A4 size if this is preferred.  Templates for use with most resource making software are available for download along with worksheets to assist in generating page and vocabulary ideas. Download the templates here:</p>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://backend.acecentre.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/woocommerce_uploads/2017/10/Boardmaker-V6-templates-A5.zip">Boardmaker V6 templates A5</a></li>
<li><a href="https://backend.acecentre.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/woocommerce_uploads/2017/10/Boardmaker-V6-templates-A4.zip">Boardmaker V6 templates A4</a></li>
<li><a href="https://acecentre.org.uk/resources/identifying-vocabulary-to-personalise-aac/">Identifying Vocabulary to personalise my book</a></li>
<li><a href="https://backend.acecentre.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/woocommerce_uploads/2017/10/Boardmaker-Studio-templates.zip">Boardmaker Studio templates</a></li>
<li><a href="https://backend.acecentre.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/woocommerce_uploads/2017/10/MindExpress-Templates.zip">MindExpress Templates</a></li>
<li><a href="https://backend.acecentre.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/woocommerce_uploads/2017/10/InPrint-3-files-1.zip">InPrint-3-files</a></li>
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DUCB - Developing and Using a Communication Book

<p><span class="ui-provider uo b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z ab ac ae af ag ah ai aj ak" dir="ltr"><strong>OUT OF STOCK:</strong> We’re sorry but due to a supply chain issue Look2Talk is currently unavailable. We are working hard to source a better and more sustainable solution which we will make available as soon as possible. If you would like us to notify you when it is back in stock, please click on the button <strong>Join Waitlist</strong> button above. </span></p>
<p>The quoted price is for Look2Talk Complete. Look2Talk Reference Materials and the Look2Talk Binder are also available to purchase separately &#8211; details given below.</p>
<p>Look2Talk is the award-winning guide for parents and professionals who need to make and use a communication book for children who communicate using their eyes alone.</p>
<p>When speech can’t be understood, and using hands or fingers to point is difficult, eye-pointing to pictures, symbols or text can be a fast and effective way of communicating a wide range of messages. This guide introduces a step-by-step system that brings in symbols and pictures at a speed that suits both the child and the responder. It emphasises the importance of learning together in fun, relaxed activities where the child can take control.</p>
<p>Accompanied by a DVD that contains tutorials and real-life example clips, the guide covers all of the essential questions that need to be answered, such as:</p>
<ul>
<li>What vocabulary do I put in the book?</li>
<li>How many pictures or symbols do I use on a page?</li>
<li>Where and when do I start to use the book?</li>
<li>How do I develop the book over time?</li>
</ul>
<p>Look2Talk complements Clare Latham&#8217;s popular Developing and Using a Communication Book for children who can finger-point, and both books have similar key concepts:</p>
<ul>
<li>A stable core vocabulary, available on each page of the communication binder, that develops through five stages. This core, ranging from just two symbols in Stage Two to 24 in Stage Five, is based on the development of children’s functional language as opposed to syntactical language.</li>
<li>A fringe vocabulary designed to meet an individual&#8217;s interests, needs and varied environments.</li>
<li>The importance of a communication partner who is shown, throughout the process, how to use and model the symbols during communication and to support and scaffold the learners’ own communication attempts.</li>
</ul>
<p>We know of no other resource that provides such specific and comprehensive guidance to help this small but important group of children who struggle to communicate.</p>
<h2>What&#8217;s in the box?</h2>
<p>Look2Talk Complete contains a 60-page guide book alongside a custom-made communication easel binder (see below) complete with core and example vocabulary dividers. These materials are accompanied by a DVD of video clips and a CD containing templates for the topic pages. The binder and core vocabulary dividers are designed to form the basis for your own communication book.</p>
<h3>Symbol page templates</h3>
<p>There are Boardmaker templates for the core and topic pages, and additional Microsoft Word templates for the topic pages.</p>
<h3>Also available:</h3>
<ul>
<li>Look2Talk Reference Materials &#8211; £75.00 plus p&amp;p (no VAT) &#8211; this contains all the materials in Look2Talk Complete except for the binder</li>
<li>Look2Talk Binder &#8211; £80.00 plus p&amp;p (no VAT) &#8211; just the easel binder itself</li>
</ul>
<h2>The Look2Talk Communication Binder</h2>
<p>This A4 easel binder is a result of collaboration between parents and ourselves to find the best solution to the recurring problem of unsuitable off-the-shelf binders falling over, falling apart and generally hindering the communication process. As one parent said during the testing phase:&#8221;We LOVE the folder&#8230; it&#8217;s a HUGE improvement on all the other binders! Do we have to give the prototype back?&#8221;</p>
<p>Built to a very high specification, it features:</p>
<ul>
<li>Sturdy construction with reinforced corners</li>
<li>Large 50mm rings</li>
<li>Side panels to maintain the shape of the binder, even under heavy page loads</li>
<li>Firm press-stud fastenings to hold the binder open or closed</li>
<li>Spine-mounted carry handle</li>
<li>Clear insert on the cover for personalisation</li>
</ul>
<p>We recognise that not everyone will need the binder, so we also offer Look2Talk without it.</p>
<div class="rounded-img alignnone size-full wp-image-938"><img loading="lazy" src="https://acecentre.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/l2tbinderpic_3_836.jpg" alt="Look2Talk Communication Binder" width="350" height="131" /></div>
<h2>About Look2Talk</h2>
<p>This publication is the result of the two-year <a href="https://acecentre.org.uk/project/look2talk/">Look2Talk Project</a> run by the Ace Centre to support and learn from children who can only use their eyes to communicate. The authors are experienced practitioners who specialise in AAC for children with severe communication and physical difficulties.</p>


Look2Talk

Pragmatic-based Auditory scan book

Dolly

<p>A symbol chart to support communication while playing with dolls. For more information and support on how to use symbol charts click here to view our <a href="https://acecentre.org.uk/resources/all?category=made-by-ace&amp;subcategory=e-books">Getting Started with Paper-Based Symbol Resources.</a></p>


Core 8 with high contrast PCS

Simon Says

<p>A symbol chart to support communication while playing Simon says. For more information and support on how to use symbol charts click here to view our <a href="https://acecentre.org.uk/resources/all?category=made-by-ace&amp;subcategory=e-books">Getting Started with Paper-Based Symbol Resources.</a></p>


Sing Old McDonald 8 Intro to encoding

<p dir="ltr" data-test-bidi="">Check out <a href="https://youtu.be/fCgGy8dFIFE">this video</a> to learn about the eBook features</p>
<p dir="ltr" data-test-bidi="">For a more general all round introduction to low tech symbol based AAC, you could see another resource in this AAC Information Series, Getting Started with AAC: Using low tech symbol based systems with children.</p>


Access to paper-based symbol resources when pointing is difficult

<p>The aim of this resource is explore access to low tech symbol based AAC when accessing standard resources is difficult physically or visually. It is aimed at people who are familiar with low tech AAC, but want to find out more about how to adjust and adapt the resources to meet individual needs.</p>


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