The Oratory was honoured to welcome Vint Cerf, American Internet Pioneer, for a fascinating Oratory Windhover Society talk to the whole school on the 'Challenges of the Internet and AI' in October 2024. Pictured with Dr Julian Murphy, Head of the Oratory School
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We have had the pleasure and honour of knowing and working with Brian over many years. He supported, contributed and added great value to the pioneering work of DEAFAX and its associated charitable and technological enterprises.
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The Oratory is delighted to be hosting a Christmas Fair in The Oratory Sports Centre on Monday 2 December, 6.00pm – 8.30pm.
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Our own Ken Carter appears as a special guest on the Null & Void Sports Podcast to talk about his sporting life and charitable work
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We have had the pleasure and honour of knowing and working with Paul over many years. He supported, contributed and added great value to the pioneering work of DEAFAX and its associated charitable and technological enterprises.
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The Research & Development Unit wants to undertake relevant & essential worldwide research programmes concerning medicine, disability, cybernetics, technology and education
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Ken Carter provides a brief overview of the latest research study based on experiences of students in higher education.
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Ken Carter provides an overview of a book project still to be completed in BATOD Magazine
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Ken Carter shares an obituary tribute to Professor Harold Silver in BATOD Magazine
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The principal beneficiaries of the estate of Pam & Harold Silver namely Vicki & Claire Silver have established a special Memorial Fund to further the outstanding work of their parents.
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His inspiration & innovation were responsible for helping Deafax to be established and subsequently Decibels, AACT, EASiTEC, Deaf Aspirations, Ability2Access, Specialkidz International & GOALS4LIFE.
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Artificial Intelligence has incredible potential to revolutionise almost every aspect of our daily lives, ranging from simple decision making to curing diseases, from making predictions to helping to solve global warming. Perhaps most importantly for METEC, it also presents a huge opportunity to support those with disabilities or special needs.
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Our six month study alongside Deaf Aspirations has been featured in the Henley Standard
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We are determined to make sure that all deaf youngsters have the best possible access to Online Learning from home and at school. Please click through to read more about this important campaign appeal.
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This is the report for our six month project "Mental Health Wellbeing for Deaf Young People through Digital Technologies" which was funded by the Coronavirus Community Support Fund (HM Government & The National Lottery Community Fund).
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Coronavirus Community Support Fund (HM Government & The National Lottery Community Fund) agree to support AACT & Deaf Aspirations with a grant for six months with their project entitled “Mental Health Wellbeing for Deaf Young People through Digital Technologies”
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We are determined to fight on and publicise the excellent work we are achieving with deaf and disabled children, young people and adults, both nationally and internationally.
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GOALS4LIFE, DEAFAX & AACT have become partners with the UNIVERSITY OF READING in a major Leverhulme funded research & development project entitled: Access and Higher Education: Inclusive Online Learning for Deaf Students
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A positive picture for charities, which are making more and better use of social media to raise money and awareness.
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The iMuse programme aims to enable everyone to increase their enjoyment of, learn from and interact with museums, galleries and similar public spaces through the use of technology.
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We have just loaned an iPad to The Piggott School - a mixed comprehensive school which caters for a wide spectrum of ability/disability. This is the fourth school we've loaned iPads to, and it's the first time we've loaned an iPad to a mainstream school. The aim is to try it out particularly in a Library context to help access.
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An outcome from the Video for Communication project, iPads have been loaned to three special schools and another mainstream school with special educational needs pupils.
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Ken, our Founder, and four young adult volunteers worked with two special schools to train pupils and their supporters in the use of computer-aided video communication to help them build confidence in communication.
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AACT was a partner, alongside the Museum of English Rural Life and Reading Voluntary Action, in this small pilot supported by an RSA Fellowship scheme.
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The aim of the AACT SEED Project was to document what ICT is recommended by major charities and related organisations, and to bring this information together all in one place so that it can be easily accessed by parents, carers and those suffering from communications disabilities.
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This represented an opportunity to make presentations on AACT and selective mutism to both a school and to a group of Chinese teachers during their Summer vacation course at Bulmershe Court.
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The aim of this one year project, which ran 2009-2010, was to train a group of schoolchildren, with communications difficulties relating to hearing impairment, in ICT.
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AACT suported Michael Jones of Talk4meaning in this project which aimed to help children with Selective Mutism.
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International Partnership Projects with AACT (Access-Ability Communications Technology) and The Aspire Foundation (Barbados)
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We are extremely grateful to the trusts & foundations and other funders for their support. On this page, see a list of donors whose generosity is helping make a real difference to the lives of many disabled people
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You can donate in any of these ways. And if you are doing a sponsored event, set up a page for AACT and get your friends, colleagues and family involved.
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