May 2008 Edition - agosci

contentsFrom the Editors .....................................................................................2What is AGOSCI? ...................................................................................2National / State Executive Members ........................................................3Editorial CommitteeEditorsEmily ArmstrongPhone: 0431 025 175emilyarmstrong.ea@gmail.comSheridan ForsterPhone: 0405 190 509sheridanf@yahoo.comCommittee Wendy WebsterSue OwenFiona StillNaomi CommonsRod MackintoshLayout & Printing Summerland PrintersFront coverMy name is Katrina Zampech. I am 28 yearsold. I was born in Toowoomba and now I live inOxley which is in Brisbane. I like to paint flowerson tables and butterflies. Clare Llewellyn hasbeen a great art teacher for me.I can’t hear speech and I communicate withsigning. If the people I meet don’t know signlanguage I write words down for them and theywrite back to me.Mum is my very best communication partnerbut my stepfather, step sister and my brotherare pretty good too. I like art, working on thecomputer, reading, cooking and going on trips. Ifyou ask me what makes a good communicationpartner I would say “patience”.Executive & State Reports ......................................................................4ISAAC Australia President’s Report .........................................................9Being a Good Communication Partner ...................................................10A Communication Partner Reflects on Success ....................................11Seeing the Feeling for Young Adults with High Needs .............................14Listening Skills ......................................................................................15Improving Communication Partner Skills ..............................................16Technology Survival Skills Project ..........................................................17Considerations when Engaging Speakers who use AAC ........................18Communicating Respectfully ...................................................................20Supporting Parents to Become Effective Communication Partners ..............24Reflections of a Medical Student ...........................................................28Saliva Control and the Medical Solution .................................................316th AAC, ECE Conference Report ..........................................................332020 Summit Submission .....................................................................34A Speech Pathologist at the 2020 Summit .............................................35Mountains and Molehills: The SA CCN Project .......................................36Rosebud and the Elves ..........................................................................38Poetry - Melinda Smith ..........................................................................39Go the Broncos! ....................................................................................40Movie Reviews ......................................................................................41Book Review .........................................................................................43Katrina ZampechDisclaimerAcceptance of advertising does not imply endorsementof the product. Approval of material for publication in theAGOSCI In Focus does not necessarily reflect the opinionof the editorial committee nor does it reflect the policy ofthe AGOSCI Inc. (formerly Australian Group on SevereCommunication Impairment) unless stated.Writing an Article for AGOSCI ................................................................44AGOSCI In Focus is the National Magazine of the AGOSCI Inc. (formerly Australian Groupon Severe Communication Impairment). AGOSCI In Focus is a bi-annual magazine and isavailable to members of AGOSCI. It contains information from and about national seminars,research, new communication technology, resources in the AAC field and newsfrom overseas.AGOSCI In Focus is an ISAAC affiliated publication.ISSN: 1443-91071