👨‍👨‍👧Supporters (Scheduled)

Ace Centre anticipate that this stakeholder group will include:

• Family members

• Friends

• Care-givers, both paid and unpaid

In short, Ace Centre consider that anyone who provides support to the end user of AAC or AT (whether electronic or paper based) is a member of this stakeholder group.

Ace Centre recognise the value of lived experience that people who support users of AAC & eAT have, and their important role as expert contributors across a range of activities, including, but not limited to, taking part in meetings & events and contributing experience & expertise to research, evidence-gathering and policy development.

Those that support users of AAC & eAT have a vital contribution to make in terms of identifying issues with existing services and other resources and in developing and testing effective improvements and solutions.

We recognise the importance of engaging supporters in our planned ATUN.

We aim to establish a "Supporters" group that benefits both the participating users themselves and the AT community as a whole.

Ace Centre will:

• Develop a range of opportunities/mechanisms for participation to optimise accessibility and engagement.

• Regularly feedback to the group on how their input has been used.

• Ensure participants are reimbursed for reasonable out-of-pocket expenses.

• Consider a variety of options for a range of paid for participation?

• Provide social opportunities for participants?