About AGOSCI

For more information about AGOSCI and membership please visit www.agosci.org.au

AGOSCI is a group representing people with complex communication needs, as well as those who live, know or work with people with complex communication needs.

Established in 1981, AGOSCI aims to lobby for the rights of people with complex communication needs, increase public awareness of complex communication needs, and to provide relevant educational and professional development events across Australia.

Our membership includes individuals experiencing complex communication needs, family and community members, teachers, speech pathologists and other professionals.

Key Areas of Interest for AGOSCI are:

• Augmentative and Alternative Communication
• Sign and gesture systems
• Mealtime assistance/dysphagia
• Saliva control
• Voice output communication aids
• Consumer's stories
• Research
• Problem-solving in severe communication impairment

Members of AGOSCI are from a range of backgrounds, including:

• Communication Aid Users
• Advocates
• Parents / Carers
• Therapists
• Teachers
• Rehabilitation Engineers