Useful Links

• Scope Victoria
  www.scopevic.org.au
  Scope is a not-for-profit organisation providing disability services throughout Melbourne and Victoria to over 5,000 children and adults with physical and multiple disabilities. Thousands more people intermittently access our information, support and assessment services.
• Center for Developmental Disability Health Victoria
  www.cddh.monash.org
  The Centre for Developmental Disability Health Victoria (CDDHV), is an academic unit established by the Victorian State Government to improve health outcomes for people with developmental disabilities through a range of educational, research and clinical activities.
• Talking Mats
  www.talkingmats.com
  Talking Mats is a low tech communication tool involving sets of symbols. It was originally developed by The AAC (Alternative and Augmentative Communication) Research Unit in Scotland to support people with complex communication needs. It is designed to help people with communication difficulties to think about issues discussed with them, and provide them with a way to effectively express themselves, and therefore has obvious uses within a counselling context.
• ISAAC
  www.isaac-online.org/select_language.html
  International Society for Augmentative and Alternative Communication - devoted to advancing the field of (AAC)
• AGOSCI
  www.agosci.org.au
  Australian Group On Severe Communication Impairment. Founded in 1981 by a group of professionals who saw the need to promote information exchange about severe communication impairment.
• The Estia Centre
  www.estiacentre.org
  The Estia Centre is a UK based training, research and development resource for those who support adults with learning disabilities and additional mental health needs.