Blog of Dr Darryl Sellwood

Provocative, disruptive and sometimes subversive — inventor of the Bummunicator!

Category: AAC

  • Twelve days to go and so much to do

    Well, a week to until the Two Way Street AAC lecture and twelve days to go before going to Austria with so to do! Today was busy with a meeting to sort out some business with getting a new PCeye system that enables me to better access my computer by the use of eyes. Thanks…

  • International AAC Awareness Month and My World Speaking Tour

    October is International AAC Awareness Month and this year Darryl is truly doing his part to raise awareness of Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) globally. What started off six months ago as a single guest presentation at a conference for LIFEtool in Linz, Austria, has turned into a series of international guest appearances. In the month of October, Darryl…

  • “Communication for All” Program – Adelaide Zoo

    The Adelaide Zoo has installed AAC devices throughout the Zoo as a part of their ‘Communication for All’ program. It is good now because you can have quite good talks with the animals. This kangaroo was talking about the freedom the devices have given them but they are annoyed at how humans keep putting this…

  • A Make-Over for Dazz

    theDazz.com has had a make-over this week. It was one of those jobs that needed attention, yet, I was feeling guilty “wasting” time on it. Most of it was spent seeking the right theme and plug-ins that would enable me to have the features I wanted, plus, setting them up to my satisfaction. The Link…

  • The 2012 Telstra-TJA Christopher Newell Prize

    The Christopher Newell Prize recognises and commemorates the research and commitment of the late Revd Canon Dr Christopher Newell AM who was a strong advocate of the the needs of people with disabilities and their rights to access telecommunications during the 1990s and up until his passing in 2008. The Telstra sponsored award encourages authors…