ISAAC and A worldwide movement on Communication Access Barbara Solarsh and Hilary Johnson Scope’s Communication and Inclusion Resource Centre 9843 2000 [email protected] www.scopevic.org.au
Jul 01, 2015
ISAAC and A worldwide movement on
Communication Access
Barbara Solarsh and Hilary Johnson
Scope’s Communication and Inclusion Resource Centre
9843 2000
www.scopevic.org.au
Scope’s Communication and Inclusion
Resource Centre
We build the capacity of communities to include and support
people with little or no speech.
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).
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
The story of Access 1969-2011
43 years
Communication access supports
anyone who faces communication
barriers
Communication Resource Centre
2004
Communication Access progress
2011-1014
Number of sites of assessment involved
with communication access July 2014
Sectors involved in Communication
Access
Major Communication Access
projects
• V/Line contract
• VEC
• Victorian Equal Opportunities and Human
Rights Commission
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)
Collaborative Partnerships
• Nationally- Bendigo Bank
• Internationally- Aphasia United
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
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
Communication Access License
Agreement
To include:
• Process
• Templates
• Checklists
• Training packages
• Recruitment process
• Optional Packages and Costing
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?
Scope is ready to work with you
Is there anyone interested in exploring a collaborative
partnership?
Contact details
Phone 9843 2000
Email [email protected]
Website www.scopevic.org.au/crc
Facebook facebook.com/scopevic
Twitter twitter.com/scopevictoria
For more information please contact Scope’s
Communication Resource Centre
Additional slides of resources produced for different sectors
Communication boards
Communication boards
Communication boards
Maps
Signage
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