One of our newest and youngest members is 5 year old Maddy, and through The Sequel Trust, supplied with a Grid Pad Eye device from Smartbox. As somebody with Cerebral Palsy, she has limited speech and...
Since its conception in 2001, the Kidz to Adultz exhibition has made a name for itself as one of the largest free exhibitions in the UK, totally dedicated to children and young adults with disabilities...
Bethan Turner from Middlesbrough is a hugely talented portrait artist and a long-term member of The Sequal Trust. She is on the autistic spectrum and first joined us back in 2000 when she was just 9 years...
In our blog posts so far, we’ve looked at eye gazes and Lightwriters, so naturally this week we’re going to discuss the third most popular augmentative and assistive device; known as the Grid Pad....
You would be forgiven for thinking that a Lightwriter has something to do with writing words using light absorbing technologies, similar to an eye gaze device that we discussed in last week’s blog post....
Like with any sort of technology, assistive devices often come with a lot of complex terminology. As a communication charity it’s our job to understand what these things mean, but we know most people...