Sternberg honour for ACE

ACE Centre Speech & Language Therapists Katharine Buckley and Clare Latham travelled to Bath on 2 October to receive the prestigious Sternberg Award for Clinical Innovation from the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists (RCSLT). The award was in recognition of the pioneering work they carried out in developing Look2Talk, a guide for parents and professionals who need to make and use a communication book for children who communicate using their eyes alone.

Senior Life Vice President Sir Sigmund Sternberg established his annual award in 1996 to recognise outstanding clinical innovation. "It's a great honour to receive the award, and we hope that it will raise awareness of this small but important group of young people with communication needs", said Katharine.

Clare and Katharine (pictured above with their awards)have generously donated the £1000 prize towards offsetting the production costs of the Look2Talk materials, making them more affordable for families who have a child who can communicate by eye-pointing.

Last updated: 10/10/08