PO Box 28423, South Queensferry, EH30 9ZN.

Tel: 0131 331 6381
Fax: 0131 331 7418
National freephone helpline: 0800 269091

enquiries@abilitynet.org.uk

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.

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BRITE (Beattie Resources for Inclusiveness in Technology and Education) is a national resource for Scottish Further Education. We provide information and a range of staff development opportunities, which look at different aspects of inclusive practice. Access to assistive technology is available in our training centre and via an equipment loan bank.

CALL services - the CALL information and advice service is open access.

Anyone is welcome to CALL courses that are publicly advertised, but some training sessions & courses are arranged with specific schools/authorities/network groups and are not open to the public.

Courses can be arranged 'on-site' within Scotland. CALL assessment and support services, equipment loans and technical services are only available within Scotland.

The Fife Assessment Centre for Communication through Technology (FACCT) provides a Fife-wide service to children and adults whose communication ability is limited due a severe oral communication difficulty. This may have resulted from conditions present from birth, such as cerebral palsy or learning difficulties or develop later in life, from conditions such as head injury or stroke.

The aim of the service is to match individuals with alternative communication devices and systems, to enable them to speak for themselves.

The Centre is staffed by an inter-disciplinary team who work in conjunction with parents, carers and any professionals involved in supporting an individual with communication difficulties. Assessment of an individual's communication abilities and follow-up support may be carried out at various locations including home, school, day centre and hospital.

The team also provides advice and training in the wide range of alternative communication devices and systems available and resources to view and borrow.

1C Pennywell Road, Edinburgh, EH4 4PH

TASSCC provides information, support, and assessment for school age children requiring specialist IT equipment for access to the curriculum. TASSCC also provides assessment and support for AAC systems for children and young adults. We have an extensive loan bank of equipment for short-term trial and longer-term use. The service covers those residing in Aberdeen City.