Last week, I had the pleasure of attending Cathy Basterfield’s 2-day Easy English training workshops. Cathy is the owner of Access Easy English.
If you would like to learn more about Easy English, please visit: accesseasyenglish.com.au
The images used in this post are from Drawn to AAC.
![[Text description: Shadia Hancock. Autism Actually Speech & Communication. https://www.autismactually.com.au/post/celebratingiadw2026. Celebrating International Assistance Dog (Animal) Week 2026. @autismactuallyspeech]
[Image description: In the main picture, Shadia is sitting at a cafe and leaning down towards Arwen, a brown standard poodle, who is sitting and licking Shadia’s face. There is another thumbnail which has a headshot of Shadia, who is wearing a suit, purple tie, and pink shirt. They have purple hair. The Autism Actually logo is positioned to the bottom right and features an illustration of an eye surrounded by two blue and green hands.]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:rwgk3zk633d4wmo2x6mnutu4/bafkreiepa3jty2dvhuar4yop3hvewt5kxnwwchcjfateqb4qjq2tita3ee)
![[Text description: International Assistance Dog Week. 2-8 August 2026. @autismactuallyau]
[Image description: The picture is a close up of Arwen, a brown standard poodle, who is lying down on a mat and is wearing a light blue assistance dog jacket.]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:rwgk3zk633d4wmo2x6mnutu4/bafkreidc7dnqoqai7t6gi456hgid37tce7ac7a6wd63cc56weotffbjvem)
![[Text description: Happy Easter from the Autism Actually team. www.autismactually.com.au]
[Image description: A golden coloured Easter bunny is sitting and holding a blue Easter egg with purple spots. There are three piles of Easter eggs, sorted via colour. To the right, there is a basket of Easter eggs with assorted colours and sizes.]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:rwgk3zk633d4wmo2x6mnutu4/bafkreigol6fk5tqksv3zllwnamlvuqh23yiwjx4dzx5rgkdrwdjmcrwg24)
![[Text description: Does your AAC work? We are looking for current postsecondary students who use AAC devices and strategies to study. Task: sharing your experience in a way that works for you. Rewarsd: up to AUD200 & joy of being valued for who you are. Join Now. jing.hu@monash.edu. Approved by Monash University Human Research Ethics Committee.]
[Image description: A manual Proloquo Board is placed next to an iPad with Proloquo loaded on it]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:rwgk3zk633d4wmo2x6mnutu4/bafkreidho4cwouajcbfplvjpdbxc3o5xgglefalapmipcxccmqrda4wuta)
![[Text description: 17-23 March 2025. Happy Neurodiversity Celebration Week! The world is a better place with divergent minds. From the Autism Actually Team.]
[Image description: A dark blue night sky with stars. The Autism Actually logo, an eye surrounded by blue and green hands, is at the bottom left corner]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:rwgk3zk633d4wmo2x6mnutu4/bafkreib54fjaxdbc64ynlooal4wboepir2snv5dhsfyjowd5zvdpword6e)
![[Image description: A meme with a gold circle frame and multicoloured fireworks. The Autism Actually logo is at the bottom left corner, which consists of a cartoon eye surrounded by two green-blue hands, with 'Autism Actually' written at the bottom.]
[Text description: Happy New Year! From the Autism Actually Team]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:rwgk3zk633d4wmo2x6mnutu4/bafkreidhcwljv5fqw3z32dcq2wlzzjmf4rh4launukh6t6ftj2iewwlvlm)
