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Celebrating the Achievements of the TalkLink Trust whānau

Posted by: Ann Smaill

18 December 2020

As 2020 draws to a close, what better way to finish this crazy year than on a high, celebrating some of the achievements of people who access AAC tools and strategies. TalkLink was delighted to be referenced in the TV One report about the awesome students at Kōwhai Special School who turned their talker group into Movie Stars.  It was a great way to see AAC being integrat......

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KiwiChat goes Virtual

Posted by: Ann Smaill

07 May 2020

Extraordinary times can result in innovative and new ways of working. This is certainly what has happened for the TalkLink team. Throughout Alert Levels 3 & 4 of the Covid19 response, the TalkLink team has been busy supporting our clients in new ways....

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Advocating for AAC

Posted by: Jessamy Bell

08 August 2019

Advocating for AAC Nathan Thompson is a 20-year-old young man who has high aspirations to support others just like him. To communicate, Nathan uses an eye gaze device with text to speech to type. He uses this to write emails, complete NCEA school work and like any other young adult, he is often scrolling through Facebook and Instagram. He first got this communication device fo......

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