2008 Archive
CALL celebrates 25th Birthday
Tuesday, 16th December 2008
We were delighted to celebrate the 25th Anniversary of the work of Communication, Access, Literacy and Learning (CALL) Scotland.
A celebration was held on the 9th December with Guest speakers, Professor Kathleen Marshall (Scotland’s Commissioner for Children and Young People), Martin Littler (Chairman and CEO of Inclusive Technology), and Dr. Mike Gibson (Scottish Government).
It is difficult to believe that it is 25 years since we first opened our doors to people with disabilities and to children with special educational needs who might benefit from specialised technologies to help them to communicate. The years have gone past very quickly – life is certainly never boring in CALL!
A free 25th birthday commemorative booklet (.pdf, 1.73Mb) is available to download.
Scottish Voice now available for purchase
Thursday, 27th November 2008
The Scottish Voice can be used by any pupil, member of staff or support service in Scottish schools free of charge. We have received several requests for the voice from individual adults, adult-related support services, or students in further and higher education, and so we are pleased to announce that we can now sell the voice for use by people who are not in Scottish schools. A single user licence costs £30 (inc VAT) and you can buy it from the CALL online shop
'Practical Solutions to Support Communication' reviewed
Wednesday, 20th August 2008
Reviewed in the April/May 2008 edition of Special Children.
Quote: "The papers are, naturally, of particular interest to those working in the field of AAC, but taken from a wider inclusion perspective they would be useful to parents, staff planning for and supporting pupils placed in mainstream schools who require AAC, and to planning departments who have an influence in wider world situations."
CALL Scotland appears in TES
Saturday, 7th June 2008
On the 30th May, two articles appeared in TES and one of these can be seen online at the TES website.
CPD and Training Opportunities 2008 - 2009
Monday, 2nd June 2008
Augmentative Communication Campaign 2008
Wednesday, 7th May 2008
Do you think communication aids services in Scotland should be improved? Yes? Please support the RCSLT, AAC in Practice: Scotland and Capability Scotland Campaign, ‘Give us our right to communicate’. Find out more...
Latest 'New in CALL' is now available
Friday, 4th April 2008
The Spring edition of the 'New in CALL' newsletter is now available to download.
2007 Adapted Digital Exam Papers now available
Friday, 8th February 2008
You can now download the 2007 Adapted Digital Exam Papers for revision or practice. They can be obtained from the SQA website.
Why not visit Parentzone?
Monday, 4th February 2008
Parents and Families.....why not visit Parentzone, the website which aims to develop partnerships between parents and schools.
CALL Centre Annual Report 2006-2007 now available
Friday, 1st February 2008
This is now available for download in PDF format.
Special Needs Fringe Presentation by CALL's Sandra O'Neill
Tuesday, 22nd January 2008
Keynote Speaker.
Sandra O'Neill - Training Services, CALL Centre
Reading and writing - how to support those that don't, or won't.
Adapted Digital Exams report now available
Monday, 7th January 2008
The 'SQA Adapted Examination Papers in Digital Format' is now available.
