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Helen Paterson

@helenpaac.bsky.social
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SLT & PhD student, passionate about AAC and Assistive Technology. Working in an AAC hub in London.

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Lois Cameron @loiscameron.bsky.social · 19/08/2025
Sure we will have some really interesting conversations & shared learning around using @talkingmats in a #capacity context - plus participants will have an excellent bespoke TM capacity resource to help in practice #supporteddecisions #socialwork
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Helen Robinson @workingwithaac.bsky.social · 04/07/2025
After three years of hard work, I’m pleased to announce that my book is available for pre-order from www.routledge.com/Working-with... Thanks to all who have contributed, I value your experiences so greatly.
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Talking Mats @talkingmats.bsky.social · 02/05/2025
Fantastic blog by @sarahhayward.bsky.social describing her use of Talking Mats as a creative research tool, a rich way of structuring thoughts & gathering views www.talkingmats.com/thank-you-to... If you use TM in your research join our international research group to share ideas & methodology
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Thank you to researcher Sarah Hayward for this blog.  She describes using Talking Mats in an innovative way to explore how collaborative partnerships may work in AAC, from the perspective of caregiver...
Talking Mats is a social enterprise whose vision is to improve the lives of people with communication difficulties. How Talking Mats can improve communication and lives.
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Dementia Community @dementiacommunity.bsky.social · 18/03/2025
We're one week from our 'Support for People Facing Eating, Swallowing & Communication Challenges' webinar, in collaboration with @RCSLT. There are still tickets available and they're free! Get yours here: buff.ly/zXBWeaK #dementia
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Talking Mats @talkingmats.bsky.social · 11/03/2025
Places are filling up fast on the first ever advanced course on using Talking Mats in the context of Capacity and Supported Decision Making . Book now, each participant will receive the new Capacity resource and access to the virtual seminar on April 24th www.talkingmats.com/capacity-ena...
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Capacity: enabling supported decision-making.  - Improving Communication, Improving Lives
Talking Mats is a social enterprise whose vision is to improve the lives of people with communication difficulties. How Talking Mats can improve communication and lives.
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mentalcapacitycen.bsky.social @mentalcapacitycen.bsky.social · 15/02/2025
Check back soon for any updates!!
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Richard Cave @speedoftrust27.bsky.social · 04/01/2025
Attending ATIA 2025? I'm discussing the strengths and limitations of AI-driven speech recognition to support communication. Case studies/video from my PhD & emerging AI-driven AAC There will be lots of time for discussion and any questions you have! Jan 30 4:30-5:30 PM EST Where: Boston room
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Liz Herrieven @drlizherrieven.bsky.social · 20/12/2024
Really hoping that @rcem.bsky.social new Learning Disability Toolkit can help departments to better care for patients with differences in communication and understanding rcem.ac.uk/reports/
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Reports & Toolkits
The Royal College of Emergency Medicine's Safety Reports, Toolkits, Processes and Resources section of the website .
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Mark Jayes PhD, FRCSLT @markjayes.bsky.social · 13/12/2024
Calling all #UK #SLTs! The brilliant @healthlibraryholly.bsky.social needs participants for her important #research on #accessible #information #easyread - what a great opportunity to help improve info access for ppl with #communication #disabilities @carohaw.bsky.social @abracabadger.bsky.social
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Julia Hirschwald @juliahirschwald.bsky.social · 11/12/2024
I'm delighted to share our study on what people with #Parkinson's disease & family members consider important to measure in #dysphagia interventions. Key message: penetration/aspiration is really important, but fear of choking may be overlooked in current research studies. ➳ rdcu.be/d2Nmn
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‘Without the Data You’re Not Going to Know If It’s Important or Not’: A Mixed Methods Study on What Dysphagia Intervention Outcomes are Important to People with Parkinson’s Disease and Family Members
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Talking Mats @talkingmats.bsky.social · 12/12/2024
Hearing the voice of the person is often the missing piece of the jigsaw in PBS - glad that talking mats has a role to play in helping the individual’s views be heard
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Nikita Hayden @nikitahayden.bsky.social · 09/12/2024
Our Talking Mats paper, published earlier this year, is currently free to access. Download it here – @talkingmats.bsky.social @sallyboa.bsky.social @sarahhayward.bsky.social @loiscameron.bsky.social journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.3233/...
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Talking Mats @talkingmats.bsky.social · 25/11/2024
Enabling people to think about an issue , weigh up their views & say what they feel, is what Talking Mats is all about. It’s an evidence based visual communication tool Find out more here www.talkingmats.com/about/what-i... Please give us a follow if you are interested in communication & inclusion.
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What is a Talking Mat? - Improving Communication, Improving Lives
Talking Mats is a social enterprise whose vision is to improve the lives of people with communication difficulties. Improving communication and improving lives.
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