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Sort of Commercial interest For your information the following is a list of the training days being given at the ACE Centre this year. Appologoes for any cross-posting David Training Day Courses in 2006 at the Oxford ACE Centre The ACE Centre offers training to teachers, therapists, parents and enablers to ensure that technology is used appropriately with the people they support. All of our Day Courses are held at the ACE Centre. Those listed below run from 10.00am to 3.30pm and a light buffet lunch is provided. Day courses cost £150 per participant unless stated otherwise. To discuss all your training needs contact Ann Gresswell on 01865 759805 or email her at [log in to unmask] ACE Centre Advisory Trust 92 Windmill Road Headington Oxford OX3 7DR www.ace-centre.org.uk Charity No 1040868 Thurs 11 May AccessMaths: How to develop the use of AccessMaths within the Shape, Space and Measures strand of the maths curriculum through to GCSE level (includes a single user licence copy or reimbursement where appropriate). Thurs 8 June Special Access to Windows (SAWLite) - a user's perspective: A free half day session on how to set up and use the latest version of our free access utility for Windows. Wed 21 June Dynamic display and PC-based voice output communication aids: What's available? How do they differ? Thurs 29 June Hotspots: How Hotspots can be used to give access to the web and other 'point and click' applications (includes a single user licence copy or reimbursement). Wed 5 July Assessing for switch access and developing switching skills Wed 12 July Special Access to Windows (SAW5) - a designers perspective: How to harness the full power of our free new Open Source version of SAW (50% reduction for delegates who have signed up for the SAW Support Package). Thurs 14 Sept Making software inclusive and digital publications accessible: Price to be confirmed. This course will be repeated on 22 March 2007. Thurs 21 Sept Vocabulary selection and implementation: sharing strategies and resources in vocabulary selection and use. Wed 4 Oct Special Access to Windows (SAW5) - a designers perspective: How to harness the full power of our free new Open Source version of SAW (50% reduction for delegates who have signed up for the SAW Support Package). Wed 11 Oct Moving on from PECS: Looking at ways of supporting youngsters who have been using PECS, to move forward with their communication using a variety of forms of Augmentative and Alternative Communication. Thurs 9 Nov Alternative pointer control and keyboard access Thurs 30 Nov Assessment for communication and learning: Looking at assessment of youngsters for control of technology (computers, simple environmental control and speech output devices) to enable communication and learning. David Colven, Technical Advisor The ACE Centre Advisory Trust 92 Windmill Road Headington Oxford OX3 7DR Web site at www.ace-centre.org.uk something new every week Tel +44 (0)1865 759813 Fax +44 (0)1865 759810