I Just want to record something minor but awesome. I was in school today, helping out. It was a pretty cool lesson: two or three of the kids use communication aids, and there’s one little boy who, possibly for the first time in his life, is learning how to interact properly; he’s at the stage where he has learned how to call teacher names, and takes great pleasure in doing so. After being denied the ability to communicate for so long, I reckon the name-calling stage is something every VOCA user goes through – if memory serves, I did. Watching his little face light up made me feel warm inwardly, and reminded me that I really do need to get back on touch with Onevoice.

I also found out something else. Two weeks ago, at the communication event, the kids had released balloons with messages told by a member of staff today that someone on France had emailed school saying one of the balloons had landed in their garden. How cool is that?