2023-11-03: Stephen Hawking's AAC setup in closeup At MOSI in Manchester today, I saw Stephen Hawking’s Chair and other neat things from his …
2023-10-26: Correlating Sounds for a sound switch Last week, I visited a client for work to test out a sound switch device. For one reason and …
2023-09-02: 🚀 Calling All AAC Testers for a new release of our Google Cloud/Azure TTS and Translation tool We’ve given our little Translate and Speak app for Windows a complete makeover. Our app not …
2023-08-30: The rare blue supermoon. From beside lake Windermere.
2023-08-22: Immersive Reader which is these days embedded in everything that Microsoft does it seems is a quiet …
2023-07-30: Am I the stupid one? So you rename one of the most popular apps out there. A vast majority of its …
2023-07-15: The new voice creation tool in iOS and live speech (in-built tts app from any screen) in iOS. My …
2023-07-15: Need an AAC/AT textbook but nowhere near a library or have money? This is awesome from Internet …
2023-07-11: Just released a new build of our RelayKeys stack. RelayKeys allow us to turn any Windows AAC device …
2023-07-07: I was lucky to see the latest iteration of the Colibri (“Hummingbird”) from Colibri …
2023-07-06: Nice trip to Wales (Brecon to be exact) the other weekend. Although the mosquito bites here were …
2023-07-04: Knocked this up quickly. Type in one language. Translate within your AAC app, speak it out loud in …
2023-07-03: Feedbin. Where have you been all my life? The answer to the demise of Google reader, twitter and now …
2023-07-03: Accessibility helps everyone. Why do 50% of Americans watch the TV with subtitles?. Whatever the …
2023-06-28: Midiblocks is a super neat idea. A block editor to program your gestures . Under the hood it’s …
2023-06-28: Project Gameface was announced with fanfare - but the actual experience is something that …
2023-06-23: Just for fun really - dasher in visionOS. I think this totally needs rethinking for this platform - …
2023-06-21: From our fab OT student today So are you telling me my phone can autocorrect but that’s not …
2023-06-21: I am reviewing the “traffic light” system for AAC by Karen Erickson for our ATU this …
2023-06-20: What duck are you today? On the rubber duck scale I think I’m feeling a bit of a 4.. (if not …
2023-06-20: A fascinating couple of papers that Simon Judge notes in his blog about the design and abandonment …
2023-06-19: Having a great chat with our team of OTs about how we measure outcomes and sharing our old …
2023-06-14: Looking forward to delivering day 9 today of our Assistive Technology Unit (with the University of …
2023-06-14: SLT’s having fun with their laminators.. ho ho.. (Credit actually Roz Thompson aka Trash sells …
2023-06-13: “While deep contemplation is useful for problem-solving, overthinking can impair these abilities, …
2023-06-09: Detecting hand writing - and outputting as speech - with BCI Frank Willets won the young researcher award for his work on BCI speech (cBCI). Their approach is …
2023-06-08: I met some OTs at #bci2023 ! Whoop! Check out the work from Canada looking at paediatric (CP, Rett …
2023-06-08: Adoption threshold is inversely related to functional novelty, i.e. “If you are replacing a …
2023-06-07: Really neat talks today, including David Moses and Christian Herff at #BCI2023. A lot of chat about …
2023-06-07: Just watched Edward Changs talk about their BRAVO project at #bci2023. It’s next level. They are not …
2023-06-06: Submitted 8 feedbacks for iOS 17. Under the terms of the beta testing, you can’t share much …
2023-06-05: Silent Speech and Sub-Vocal Communication. The next big technology breakthrough for AAC? Silent Speech & Sub-Vocal research is picking up. EMG can detect speech since the 70s but …
2023-06-05: So Apple thoughts today from WWDC. The big news is still the AT announcements for iOS 17. But the …
2023-06-05: Thank Lord Brexit hasn’t affected long queues entering our neighbours 🤬 (sarcasm. if you …
2023-06-01: I’m reading about some of the most recent work in BCI. Much of it is academic, but this is an easy …
2023-05-25: Fun fact. Brussels sprouts have tasted better since the 90s because breeders started …
2023-05-25: Sebastian Pape has been doing a ton of work on the original Dasher code base for his research on …
2023-05-25: Over the next few weeks I’m fortunate to be representing Ace Centre at two international …
2023-05-21: Last week we released TextAloud on the AppStore. You can read our blog for the entire details as to …
2023-05-19: The good and bad of Apples personal voice system There’s a lot of chat about the newly announced personal voice stuff from Apple. A lot are screaming …
2023-05-16: Apple create their own voice banking solution on device What the .. (from the Apple PR on accessibility) “For users at risk of losing their ability …
2023-05-16: Did you know.. that children start forgetting early childhood around the age of 7 ? (rubbish …
2023-05-16: This looks super neat. We’ve been looking into detect sub vocal communication for a while. If this …
2023-05-16: Yesterday I won the bake off at work! You too can win with this rhubarb & custard cake recipe! …
2023-05-16: So Project Gameface has been released from Google. I truly hope it lasts more than 5 minutes a lot …
2023-05-11: Toby Churchill is a legend. If you are new to the world of AAC - this is a classic clip from …
2023-05-02: Getting closer to this BCI malarky “Brain scans can translate a person’s thoughts into …
2023-04-25: Numbers of neurons in the brain : 86 billion. How do we know? Step 1. “Pestle & Mortar” a brain. …
2023-04-15: Saw this on a visit. Colleagues said I had to take a pic of it as so close to surely my perfect …
2023-04-14: i think im gonna like it..heeeeerrrrreee! (annie)
2023-01-14: DIY Rollerball GitHub - Skycode22/HIDs: HID projectsNeed to make your own rollerball / trackpad? These are neat. …
2023-01-14: Calcutext This is neat. There’s a few commercial things like this but if you are AT user wanting to do some …
2023-01-14: Why Brussels taste better now From Culinary Dud To Stud: How Dutch Plant Breeders Built Our Brussels Sprouts Boom Did you hate …
2023-01-14: A number plate for all those working in VI & AAC
2022-12-08: 1 or 2 switch scanning? If you ever wondered if one switch automatic scanning is really that hard to learn - or should I …
2022-12-02: Apple. Accessibility. What we need in 2023 This is a great little video from Apple today - but it reminds me of some really bizarre design …
2022-11-25: Do you really need a MDM For us at Ace Centre, the MDM we use (incidentally Meraki) is a lifesaver. We have an endless amount …
2014-08-03: A group of flamingoes is called a flamboyance ref: http://birding.about.com/od/Bird-Trivia/a/20-Fun-Facts-About-Flamingos.htm
2014-08-03: Functioning labels are useless F O R the autistic person. We don’t wake up every morning and think: …
2014-08-03: “Life is like a camera. Focus on what’s important, Capture the good times. Develop from the …
2014-08-03: “A sign seen in Luxembourg for a car parking space, translates as “If you take my place then …
2014-08-03: Dr John Dingley - A AT hacker Great things here Check out some of Johns instructables too : m.instructables.com/member/Xe… …
2014-08-03: Just got back from ISAAC in Lisbon. The next one is in Toronto. Time to learn some sign language
2014-08-03: Not sure how this passed me by. Check out more on Martin Finn and the whole “Autisms got Talent …
2014-08-03: Martin Finn - You’re Beautiful (Live @ Autism’s Got Talent 2012) - YouTube
2014-05-30: “TOO MANY STEPS!”
2014-04-12: Go Baby Go! Fab. More info on the Go Baby Go project here with a nice manual on how-to here.
2013-06-17: The ramblings of a mad person. So I figure I can do something as a weekend bit of fun and do a Open …
2013-06-14: theotsiproject: Terrific visual of handwriting grips. #OT #Handwriting #Grips
2013-06-14: Real classy inclusion Mr Photographer
2013-06-10: “If you want to take my parking, take my disability” Sign in Saudi.
2013-06-10: I keep getting picked up on my pronunciation of town names up in Manchester and I think of this.
2013-06-07: For individuals who struggle to re-position a mouse it can be useful to build a frame so when they …
2013-05-31: Been following these ideas for a while since the early trials in Sweden/Denmark. Nice to see its …
2013-05-31: Fab video - chuffed to bits for everyone who got involved with this. The outcome is great.
2013-05-31: If you look at the research on vocabulary acquisition, you’ll find a surprising result: weirdly …
2013-05-24: Hellen Keller and her communication system. “It is not blindness or deafness that bring me my …
2013-05-12: This is a pretty amazing little film. Interesting for anyone interested in Occupational Therapy, …
2013-05-11: Wonderful little film. The backstory is just as interesting. Shelter: a look at Manchester's …
2013-04-02: CiteUSync (python)
2013-03-17: Updated the Music Switcher recently. Amongst other things: Support for more switch boxes by using …
2013-03-17: Happy St Patricks Day/Weekend(!)
2013-03-12: Loving Andy Councils work. (The babel tower of language) This was for a feature on learning …
2013-03-10: Rubber bands rule (If you have a spare hour watch the much longer chat here)
2013-02-10: A little montage from my walk round town
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2012-12-16: Mark & Sam. Two fab people who use AAC & AT highlighted by the Guardian Christmas Appeal for …
2012-12-16: (via ACE Centre Christmas charity appeal – video)
2012-12-06: Dogs driving cars. Awesome. Now cats - follow that!
2012-12-05: <h1>How to get a Exchange 2003 Public Shared Calendar on an iPhone (using Outlook 2007) (and maybe Dropbox)</h1> I really hate exchange. Like really. As time goes by it looks like Exchange and the days of Outlook …
2012-11-25: Please vote for Hilary’s Straws on Vimeo - a great video contender for the Focus Forward Films. …
2012-11-25: Some brief highlights from my recent trip to Arches National Park, Moab, Utah. A big thanks to Doug …
2012-11-25: Grid 2 Scientific Calculator The Grid 2 provides a number of workspaces to do neat things; control a …
2012-10-28: ' .Google HQ . ; ' .LA - where are the trees? . ; ' .View from inside Charlies cafe looking out. . …
2012-10-19: I had to visit didn’t I. (It’s Apple’s HQ in Cupertino, California if you were wondering)
2012-10-19: Many Congrats to Richard & Elaine last weekend. Was much fun :-) (you can spot them - look for …
2012-10-07: A typical high school graduate has a vocabulary of 60,000 words. That equates to [learning] one word …
2012-10-07: Your brain can sometimes do funny things to letters. OpenDyslexic tries to help prevent some of …
2012-10-06: ' .The Apple Event Abstract . ; ' .Crowds Arriving.. . ; Last night I did a little presentation on …
2012-10-05: Tim Kelsey, the NHS Commissioning Board’s first national director of patients and information, is to …
2012-10-05: Film 4. It’s a bit like TK Max. Mostly crap bit you occasionally find something half decent — …
2012-10-01: Eeeeeek! (Thanks To @SteveALee for spotting this… I think Thanks!)
2012-07-09: Wheelchair users in South Africa really must have their brakes checked. …
2012-06-23: “What do we want?! Evidence-based change! When do we want it?! After peer review!” (from here)
2012-06-06: Hmmm. Interesting positioning equipment to use whilst lying down that.
2012-06-05: Eventually a common theme became apparent: Apple’s applications — Calendar, Messages, Mail, iPhoto, …
2012-06-01: This past fall, Obert took a class on assistive technologies. Coincidentally, in the first week the …
2012-06-01: It’s roughly equivalent to giving someone a car in which the steering wheel has been replaced by a …
2012-05-31: The Canadians know how to advertise their own Paralympic team.
2012-05-29: In computer terms, I have a baud rate of about three that responds to the information in about 20 …
2012-05-27: Wheelchair rams (Happy Birthday Sue!)