{"id":13,"date":"2023-10-26T14:40:39","date_gmt":"2023-10-26T14:40:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/satellite.mmu.ac.uk\/iasc\/?page_id=13"},"modified":"2025-02-13T11:00:03","modified_gmt":"2025-02-13T11:00:03","slug":"home-page","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/satellite.mmu.ac.uk\/iasc\/","title":{"rendered":"Home page"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-f6f8c0cc wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignfull has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile is-image-fill-element has-palette-color-1-background-color has-background has-x-large-font-size\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;grid-template-columns:auto 51%\"><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading alignfull has-x-large-font-size\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);margin-right:0;margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);margin-left:0\">I-ASC:<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-right:0;margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);margin-left:0\">Identifying Appropriate Symbol Communication<\/p>\n<\/div><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/satellite.mmu.ac.uk\/iasc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/321\/sites\/346\/2023\/10\/iasc_header.jpg\" alt=\"Brooks building - Outside\" class=\"wp-image-15 size-full\" style=\"object-position:50% 50%\" srcset=\"https:\/\/satellite.mmu.ac.uk\/iasc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/321\/sites\/346\/2023\/10\/iasc_header.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/satellite.mmu.ac.uk\/iasc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/321\/sites\/346\/2023\/10\/iasc_header-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/satellite.mmu.ac.uk\/iasc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/321\/sites\/346\/2023\/10\/iasc_header-1024x512.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/satellite.mmu.ac.uk\/iasc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/321\/sites\/346\/2023\/10\/iasc_header-768x384.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Welcome to the I-ASC website. This website is an evidence-based resource to support decision making for families and professionals involved in AAC assessment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"268\" src=\"https:\/\/satellite.mmu.ac.uk\/iasc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/321\/sites\/346\/2023\/10\/stu1-300x268-1.png\" alt=\"Co-researcher Stuart Meredith\" class=\"wp-image-28\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2018Identifying Appropriate Symbol Communication Aids for Children who are non-speaking: enhancing clinical decision making\u2019 (I-ASC) was a 3 and a half year research study conducted from 2016-2019 by Manchester Metropolitan University with the University of Leeds and Barnsley Assistive Technology Service. 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If you are new to I-ASC you may want to visit the section &#8216;About the research&#8217; which describes the project, the funders and contributors to the research.<br><br>If you want to read about the findings and explore resources to support decision making, you might want to visit the sections &#8216;I-ASC Explanatory Model&#8217; or &#8216;Resources&#8217;.<br>Within the explanatory model section you can also directly access specific research findings, tools and resources or additional learning by selecting the icons below when they appear on the page.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I-ASC: Identifying Appropriate Symbol Communication Welcome to the I-ASC website. 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