She has 11 years' experience of working in the field of Augmentative and Alternative Communication, spending her first 7 years working in a Special School. She has an Honours degree (BSc) in Speech and Language Pathology from Queen Margaret University and her particular area of interest is enabling peer interaction and group opportunities for people who use AAC.
Posted by Joanna Courtney on the 22nd June, 2026
Category Digital Exams The Scottish Voice
We are delighted to share that the recently retired Director of CALL Scotland, who started CALL back in 1983, has been made a Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (CBE).
Posted by Joanna Courtney on the 9th March, 2026
Category Communication Support Needs AAC
We are happy to share that for the first time ever, CALL Scotland's symbolised shared reading resources for the 'Bookbug at Home' bag are available as printed boards inside the bags, thanks to our renewed funding from Scottish Government.1000 of these bags have been gifted to Scottish families.
Posted by Joanna Courtney on the 23rd October, 2025
Category AAC Communication Aids
Run by specialist staff (CALL Scotland, FAACT, AAC Lothian, SCTCI and others) and funded by the AAC Scotland Network, this was a chance for families of children with additional support needs (age 3-16yrs) to try out and learn about communication and assistive technology in a range of fun activities.
Posted by Joanna Courtney on the 17th September, 2025
Category AAC Books for All
CALL Scotland's accessible versions of Scottish Book Trust's Bookbug P1 Family bag books are available to download NOW! The 3 books will be part of the P1 Family Bag and will be gifted to every P1 child in Scotland in time for Book Week Scotland, which runs from the 17th to 23rd of November, 2025.
Posted by Joanna Courtney on the 17th September, 2025
Category AAC Symbols
CALL Scotland's symbol resources to accompany Scottish Book Trust's P1 Family bag 2025 books are now available to download. The 3 books will be gifted to every P1 child in Scotland as part of the Primary 1 Family Bag in time for Book Week Scotland, which runs from the 17th to 23rd of November, 2025.
Posted by Joanna Courtney on the 18th June, 2025
Category AAC Assistive Technology
Run by specialist staff (CALL Scotland, FAACT, AAC Lothian, SCTCI and others) and funded by the AAC Scotland Network, this is a chance for families of children with additional support needs (age 3-16yrs) to try out and learn about communication supports and assistive technology in fun activities.
Posted by Joanna Courtney on the 30th September, 2024
Category AAC Communication Support Needs
Alongside the Bookbug symbol resources that have shared with you, we have also created two Clicker sets for each of the books. The Clicker Sets can each be opened with Clicker 8 software for Windows devices and Clicker Writer app for iOS.
Posted by Joanna Courtney on the 9th September, 2024
Category Communication Aids AAC
CALL Scotland's award-winning accessible versions of Scottish Book Trust's P1 Family bag books are available to download NOW! The 4 books will be gifted to every P1 child in Scotland in time for Book Week Scotland, which runs from the 18th to 24th of November, 2024.
Posted by Joanna Courtney on the 3rd September, 2024
Category AAC Symbols
CALL Scotland's award-winning symbol resources to accompany Scottish Book Trust's P1 Family bag books are now available to download. The 4 books will be gifted to every P1 child in Scotland, in time for Book Week Scotland, which runs from the 18h to 24th of November 2024.
Posted by Joanna Courtney on the 13th March, 2024
Category AAC Books for All
Bookbug Explorer bags are gifted by Scottish Book Trust to every 3 year-old child in Scotland through their nursery. Our latest pack of symbol resources to accompany this year's Bookbug Explorer Bag 2024/25 is ready to download now!
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