Allan Wilson

Information Officer, Communication Aids for language and Learning (CALL) Centre, University of Edinburgh

Allan has been Information Officer at the CALL Centre since 1993. Prior to this he worked for five years as an Information Technology Trainer with young school leavers with special educational needs. He also spent some time working as a freelance consultant, with clients such as Sense Scotland, Capability and the Department of Employment!

As Information Officer he is responsible for CALL publications, editing the Augmentative Communication in Practice: An Introduction book published in 1998, and also handles general requests for information. He has played an active part in a number of CALL training courses in recent years, leading courses on speech recognition and the use of the Internet.

From 1998 until 2000 he was Chairman of Scotland Yard Adventure Centre, a local charity providing play opportunities for young people with disabilities.

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