I’m very pleased to report that today was the most interesting day I’ve had in a long while. A couple of weeks ago I emailed Kathryn,the lady I used to volunteer with at Charlton Park Academy, to ask whether I could do anything for her. I initially got no reply, so I slightly forgot about it; but a couple of days ago I got an email back from her inviting me to this year’s Communication Works event. I have been to a couple of these before: they are yearly conferences, organised by the school, about Augmentative and Assistive Communication technology. They are always very interesting, so naturally I jumped at the suggestion.

The event seems to be getting bigger and bigger every year. Today it was at The Valley, Charlton Athletic’s football ground. I wasn’t quite sure what to expect as I headed that there this morning, but I was treated to a fascinating day of exhibitions and seminars related to communication technology and education. As a communication aid user, I find things like that extremely interesting. I found it incredible to see how advanced such technology is becoming, and especially how it is being used to help young people with extremely complex needs. My eyes were opened up to a plethora of new devices and apps which I was totally unaware of. The area around artificial intelligence seems to be especially flourishing. It really was a great day, and perhaps even better I have got back in touch with the guys from school, so perhaps I can start going in and helping out there again.