Jasmine is a young adult with a number of complex conditions, including selective mutism, autism, and dyspraxia and dyslexia. This means that she is unable to communicate - her mother is her "voice". Outside the family home she is vulnerable as she unable to tell anyone if she is hurt or in pain.

The grant was used to fund the Prologuo2go communications software for her iPad.

Her mother says "this will open up her world to help her communicate with her teachers and family members. We are sure it will give Jasmine the confidence to communicate in a way she feels comfortable".

Kyle is 11 years old. He has language impairment, multi sensory disorder, autistic traits and learning difficulties. These conditions make his life difficult and hinder both his educational and social growth.

The grant was used to fund an iPad so that Kyle can use a number of assistive applications to help him communicate and learn.

His mother tells us "You have made such a positive impact on Kyle's life and future development ...before Kyle struggled doing his work as he can barely write, spell or draw, but that has changed with the amazing apps on the iPad, he actually looks forward to learning now".

Harry is 13 years old. He has various conditions, including autism, global developmental delay and epilepsy. This means he struggles with communication as he is non-verbal, with the mental capability of a small child.

The grant was used to fund an iPad so that he can watch DVDs and communicate with his family using the Prologuo2go communications software.

His mother thanked us saying "you have made a young man VERY happy indeed".

In our previous newsletters, we told you about Jessica who was born with a rare neurological disorder called Angelman Syndrome.  Jessica cannot speak and relies on her mum to understand her facial expressions and body language to in order to communicate.

We observed first hand, how assistive technology could  help Jessica and we launched a campaign with this video. The campaign received a tremendous response and we raised over £4,000 towards the cost of an EyeGaze system. 

Since then, having reassessed Jessica's needs and capabilities, her mother decided that a solution using 2 iPads and a variety of assistive communications software would go a long way to help open up Jessica's world.

So we awarded her a grant of £2,000 to fund this solution which included applications such as  Prologuo2go, Go Talk Now, Pictello and Scene Speak.

Now we plan to continue to run Jessica's campaign and all the monies raised will go towards helping people like her who have Angelman Syndrome and who may need high technology solutions such as EyeGaze. So please make a donation if you wish to support this campaign.