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Hi Melanie There is an access to communication and technology service at the West Midlands Rehabilitation Centre who I am aware of who can do assessments for people who require assitive technology and communication devices. http://www.bhamcommunity.nhs.uk/about-us/services-and-corporate-departments/specialist-services/rehabilitation/west-midlands-rehabilitation-centre/services/act/ There address and contact number are: Access to Communication and Technology Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS trust West MidlandsRehabilitation Centre 91 Oak Tree Lane Selly Oak Birmingham B29 6JA 0121 204 1641 I hope this helps. Hannah Hannah Dalton BEng, MSc, DipIPEM Design Engineer Bath Institute of Medical Engineering (BIME) The Wolfson Centre Royal United Hospital Bath BA1 3NG +441225 821273 www.bime.org.uk Facebook: www.facebook.com/BIME.Bath Twitter: @BIME_Bath BIME is a registered charity (256335) On 03/02/2013 20:40, Melanie Rimmer wrote: > Hello everyone, > > A lady called Kathryn Littlewood contacted me via Facebook. She is an advocate working for Sheffield Centre for Independent Living and she recently ran a course for disabled members for which she invited someone from the charity AIDIS to come and demonstrate assistive tech equipment for computers. She was disappointed with the person who came. In her words "although he brought a lot of different mouses and keyboards he didnt seem to have a real grasp on the either the latest technologies or more concerningly disabilites in general." > > She is looking for someone who can do a home assessment for about four people with complex needs, to help them decide what equipment will be most suitable for them before they purchase anything. > > As I am unable to help her directly, she gave me permission to forward this information to this mailing list in the hope that someone here can advise her how to proceed. > > Melanie Rimmer > School of Health and Related Research (ScHARR) > University of Sheffield