Services

Training

We offer workshops and webinars to educators, therapists, parents and caregivers.

We offer customised school training and support. Due to the high number of school learners who require AAC support in order to access their education, we have created school-based workshop training material consisting of various modules suitable for teachers and school-based therapists. Following a needs analysis of the school and based on our findings, Interface KZN Practitioners provide modular training specific to the identified needs. These include creation of resources, implementation of resources and strategies for support.

It is important to provide parents and caregivers with a foundation for early language development within an AAC context in order to ensure that the AAC system is used within the home environment. Training is offered to parents/primary caregivers of children requiring AAC intervention. The aim is to provide parents of children who have recently started an AAC intervention programme, with the foundation principles on facilitating language development and using various AAC strategies and devices.  

Resource Library

With donor support, we have established a well-resourced AAC Library offering a range of products suited to all AAC user needs. While communication technology has advanced significantly, we are mindful of the fact that many of our clients do not have the means to buy state of the art technology, so we work within budgets to enable clients to purchase suitable, beneficial, and cost-effective devices for their AAC systems. Prior to buying, clients may trial devices from our AAC Resource Library. Educators and therapists working with people with functional speech challenges are encouraged to make use of the extensive resources we have developed, some of which are freely available from our website.