ISAAC – International Society for Augmentative and Alternative Communication.
Awarded to:
Mrs Hanne Rohde
Chairwoman/Owner of Askom ApS – holding company for Hearing Products Int Ltd
The purpose of the Award:
Presented to an ISAAC member or group to recognize an outstanding contribution to the field of AAC through clinical work, information/knowledge, distribution, and research.
https://www.isaac-online.org/english/about-isaac/awards/isaac-distinguished-service-award/
The plaque was presented to Mrs Hanne Rohde at the ISAAC Biennial Conference in Toronto, Canada last week, for her outstanding contribution to the field of AAC.
Mrs Rohde has been a professional member of ISAAC since 1995 and works continuously to help improve the lives of young adults and adults who use AAC and promote the best possible communication for people with complex communication difficulties.
Whilst in Toronto Mrs Rohde presented a donation from Hearing Products International Limited to the Silent Auction. The donation was an EchoVoice® EV6™ speech amplifier which is an alternative communication device that will assist with speech amplification to help young or elderly people with voice disorders or acquired communication difficulties that have resulted from: Parkinson’s disease, multiple sclerosis, motor neurone disease, suffering a stroke or other vocal damage from surgery around the vocal cords or voice box.
Please see further information on the EchoVoice® EV6™ Speech Amplifier here: https://www.hear4you.com/product/echo-voice-ev6
Augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) helps millions worldwide who cannot rely on their natural speech to communicate. On this website https://www.isaac-online.org/english/home/ you can find information about ISAAC, including the biennial conference, International AAC Awareness Month, the Leadership Project for People who use AAC, and much more.
