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Name:   AbilityNet East
Contact:   Adam Waits
Address:  

Upper Pendrill Court, Papworth Everard, Cambridgeshire, CB23 3UY

Tel:  

Tel: 01480 839091
National freephone helpline: 0800 269091

Web:   www.abilitynet.org.uk
Email:   adam.waits@abilitynet.org.uk
enquiries@abilitynet.org.uk
Info:  

AbilityNet are a national charity helping disabled adults and children use computers and the internet by adapting and adjusting their technology. We offer advice, training and assessment services.

     
Name:   Access Through Technology, Children's Services, Norfolk County Council
Contact:   Anna James
Address:  

The Terrapin, Cecil Road, Norwich NR1 2TJ

Tel:  

07748 623039

Web:   www.schools.norfolk.gov.uk/specialandadditionalneeds/accessthroughtechnology
Email:   anna.james@norfolk.gov.uk
Info:  

The Access Through Technology Team is a small specialist team within Norfolk County Council's Children's Services. We are specialist teachers who work across the county, providing assessment, equipment, advice, support and training for children, schools and parents/carers of children who benefit from using communication technology to communicate and to learn. We also advise on appropriate software to enhance children's learning and communication and are able to demonstrate a wide range of this software.

     
Name:   The Advisory Unit: Computers in Education
Contact:   Sally Paveley
Address:   The Innovation Centre, College Lane, Hatfield, Herts, AL10 9AB
Tel:   01707 281102
Web:   www.advisory-unit.org.uk
Info:  

We aim to help teachers and other professionals make the most of ICT tools designed to assist children and adults who have severe and complex special needs. We run trebly training courses at our centre in Hatfield and also provide on-site training anywhere in the South East.

Training   Training dates - Check the events page for the latest training dates offered
     
Name:   Essex County Specialist Teacher Team
Contact:   Sheena Brown
Address:   Crossman  House, Station Approach, Braintree, CM7 3QA
Tel:   01376 550349
Email:   Sheena.Brown@essexcc.gov.uk
Info:   We offer training to central Essex schools with children on our caseload.
     
Name:   The Specialist IT Consultancy
Contact:   Ann McDevitt
Address:   Fellview House, Mill Road, North End, Near Great Dunmow, Essex. CM6 3PE
Tel:   01371 820139
Email:   ann@mcdevitt.gotadsl.co.uk
Info:   I am experienced and happy to train teachers and teaching assistants,
therapists and therapy assistants (SLT & OT), at your premises or school. I am most willing to adapt the training and materials to the needs of the audience and their particular interests and challenges.
     

These organisation may also cover this area:

Name:   The ACE Centre Advisory Trust
Contact:  

Rachel Moore

Address:  

92 Windmill Road , Headington, Oxford OX3 7DR

Tel:  

01865 759800

Web:   www.ace-centre.org.uk
Email:   moore@ace-centre.org.uk
Info:  

The ACE Centre Advisory Trust provides assessments, training, R & D, information, advice, consultancy and equipment loans to support the use of assistive technology for communication and learning for people with physical and communication disabilities across the South of England, South Wales and the Channel Islands.

     
Name:   Find A Voice
Contact:   Joy Butcher
Address:   49 Beaver Lane, Ashford, Kent TN23 5NU
Tel:   01233 640443
Web:   www.findavoice.org.uk
Email:   joy@findavoice.org.uk
Info:  

We support children and adults with severe communication difficulties. We provide:
- One-to-one   advocacy for people requiring a Communication Aid and living in Kent or Medway
- A loan resource library available to people living or working in Kent or Medway.
- Widgit symbol training is available to people throughout the UK at the Find A Voice office. There is a sliding scale of charges operating (reduced charges for parents and those working in Kent/Medway).'
- We will travel to other sites in Kent.

Training Sept 06 Newsletter
Training   Training dates - Check the events page for the latest training dates offered
     
Name:   HFT (Home Farm Trust)
Contact:   Kate Gascoyne
Address:   Karten CTEC Centre, Milton Heights, Milton, Oxon, OX14 4DR
Tel:   01235 835507
Web:   www.hftcteccentre.org.uk
Info:   Although the Centre is based in Oxford we can deliver
training anywhere in the country not just the south
     
Name:   Inclusive Technology
Contact:   Ian Bean
Address:   Gatehead Business Park, Delph New Rd. Delph, Oldham OL3 5BX
Tel:   01457 819790
Web:   www.inclusive.co.uk/training
Info:   Offers training anywhere in the UK
     
Name:   Janet Larcher Training Ltd
Contact:   Janet Larcher
Address:   3 St Albans Avenue, Weybridge, Surrey, KT13 8EW
Tel:   01932 847303
Email:   janet@larcher.co.uk
Info:  

Experienced and happy to train: Therapists and therapy assistants (SLT & OT),
Teachers and Teaching assistants, parents and carers at your premises
/ home / school.  Will adapt to the needs of the audience and their
particular interests and challenges.

     

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