Welcome to our Summer 2021 Newsletter.
We hope you manage to read this before you break up for your summer holiday, although I can hardly believe that we have reached this point in the year, somehow all the seasons seem to have rolled into one due to the you-know-what! Big effort not to mention the P-work from me in this edition. I suppose our holiday plans will be very different this year, but they say home is where the heart is and I’m sure you and the people you support will have a lovely time. I hope you enjoy the articles we have included from our Karten Centres. Thank you to all our wonderful contributors!
A quick reminder about the position regarding accessing further financial support from the Ian Karten Charitable Trust. Unfortunately, there will be no further opportunities for Centres to apply for funding for additional equipment for the remainder of 2021. As soon as I can I will provide an update. In the meantime, you are very welcome to make contact with me to discuss your needs and ideas.
The TechAbility website is a great place to look for Assistive Technology support and guidance. The webinar programme is excellent and the webinar recordings are really useful for staff training sessions. TechAbility also provide a range of training courses which are well worth a look. You can access a list of events here. You can find information here about the TechAbility standards, a great tool for self-evaluation of your AT provision and approach. This year’s TechAbility Conference will be held remotely on 10th November 2021, it promises to be an action packed programme. Karten Centres are entitled to free, bespoke consultancy from TechAbility and TechAbility are also rolling out a Champions programme aimed at developing Assistive Technology skills and capacity across the sectors we support. Please contact dawn@karten-network.org.uk for further information.
Stay safe and take care!
Dawn
Karten Network and Development Co-ordinator
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