Success Stories

Read a selection of AAC success stories.

Success Stories are submitted to Liberator by a person using a Liberator device or their parent or caregiver. The stories offer information about their journey through life with alternative and augmentative communication (AAC) and their communication success. If you would like to provide a Success Story please contact Mick at mick@liberator.co.uk.

Meet Jill

Jill

Jill uses headpointing to access her communication device and has been using a Liberator communication device since P1. She has written a blog about her AAC Communication Journey which she would like to share. 

Read about Jill >>

Meet Tom

Tom - Literacy through Unity

We love this story, Meet Tom. Tom has been using his AAC device 'Bob' for 5 years but had a massive breakthrough using Literacy Through Unity and showed his potential to embark on a more specific journey. This offered Tom a highly personalised and clear path in developing literacy skills. 

Read about Tom >>

Meet Toby

Toby Hewson AAC

 

AAC changes lives. Meet Toby Hewson, CEO of Just Different. Toby uses an Accent communication aid for his voice. The NHS have put together a video on Augmentative and Alternative Communication featuring Toby.

Watch it here! 

Meet Adrian

Adrian C

Adrian has been using a Liberator Communication Aid since 1991 when he was seventeen. He was awarded a place at Portland College to learn how to use it and started a three year course there in September 1991. During his three years at Portland College Adrian learnt to use the MAP – LLL (Language Learning and Living) and has been using it ever since.

Read about Adrian >>

Meet David

David

David was born with Athetoid Cerebral Palsy and attends a specialist school and college. He has been using a high tech communication aid since he was 8 years old and has been interested in AAC and technology ever since! When David first started out with AAC, he used a head switch to access his AAC device running a page based system, this took lots of navigation and required a lot of effort combined with switching.

Read about David >>

Meet Lucy

Lucy

Communication has always been a tricky subject for Lucy; her parents were always concerned that Lucy wasn’t understood enough and this led to frustration. She has used a communication book but this was found to ‘slow her communication down’ as it took too long to look through the pages. The assessment team who had been involved with Lucy thought LAMP would be an approach to explore.

Read about Lucy >>

Meet Archie

Archie

Archie’s first love is Surfing. He would surf everyday if he didn’t have to go to school. Archie also has Autism and is non-verbal. Archie’s SLT heard about LAMP and organised a session for him to give it a try. Archie used the Vantage Lite with Unity 60 sequenced. Within 12 minutes, he was making choices of what and which colour food he wanted to eat!

Read about Archie >>

Meet James

James

Mum has this to say about James. “James is a lively, happy 9 year old. He is a constant joy to us and a delight to anyone who meets him. However James has posed a challenge to everyone to find the ‘hook’ that would inspire him and help him interact with the world.

Read about James >>

Meet John

John

John is able to independently use his talker when he is out in the community, chatting to people he knows in the local area and to total strangers, who take an interest in how he communicates.

Read about John >>

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