Isaac council meeting 2014 presentation on communication access symbol
1. ISAAC and A worldwide movement on Communication Access
Barbara Solarsh and Hilary Johnson
Scope’s Communication and Inclusion Resource Centre
9843 2000
crc@scopevic.org.au
www.scopevic.org.au
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3. Scope’s Communication and Inclusion Resource Centre
We build the capacity of communities to include and support people with little or no speech.
4. Communication Access
“Communication Access occurs when people are respectful and responsive to individuals with communication difficulties, and when strategies and resources are used to support successful communication” ( 2013).
5. History of Communication Access
State-wide strategy for the selection of the communication access symbol (Victoria, Australia)
Communication Access Symbol launched in Melbourne, Australia
Symbol approved Internationally as a trademarked symbol
Submission of rules for registration of the Communication Access symbol with the Australian Consumer and Competition Commission
2009
2011
2014
2014
13. Major Communication Access projects
•V/Line contract
•VEC
•Victorian Equal Opportunities and Human Rights Commission
14. Communication Access Research
V/Line
Determining the communication accessibility issues of V/Line train travel for people with disabilities. International Association for the Study of Intellectual and Developmental Disability, Vienna, Austria, July. (Johnson, H, Bigby, C & West, D, 2014)
Australian Communication Exchange
Towards the development of a communication access app and associated website with dual portals
(Kenny, J and West, D. 2014)
16. Communication Access Assessors Critical role
•All use AAC
•Paid employment
•Development and piloting of Checklists
•Identification of minumum standards
•Mystery Customers
•Communication Access Trainers
•Carry out Assessments
•Face to face
•Telephone
•Contribute to feedback letters
17. Future directions
•June 2015- Offer Communication Access License Agreement for the use of resources and strategies developed by Scope
•Australia- Standards registered with the Australian Consumer and Competition Commission would apply
•Internationally- Register the rules through own national commission, that comply with Australian minimum standards
•Offer Communication Access Internships through Scope’s Communication and Inclusion Resource centre
18. Communication Access License Agreement
To include:
•Process
•Templates
•Checklists
•Training packages
•Recruitment process
•Optional Packages and Costing
19. The Big Questions- ISAAC’S Role
So far:
•Endorsed the Australian Communication Access Symbol
•Have included communication access updates in E- newsletter
In the future:
•Will ISAAC take on a leadership role?
•Will chapters engage independently if they wish?
•Will individual organizations internationally engage independently of ISAAC?
20. Scope is ready to work with you
Is there anyone interested in exploring a collaborative partnership?
21. Contact details
Phone 9843 2000
Email crc@scopevic.org.au
Website www.scopevic.org.au/crc Facebook facebook.com/scopevic
Twitter twitter.com/scopevictoria
For more information please contact Scope’s Communication Resource Centre
29. Currently have a Victorian Strategy - in order to display the symbol, businesses and organisations will need to have an assessment conducted by a trained assessor who has a communication difficulty.
Communication Access
