Visual Communication Workshop

Voice Thru Your Hands Charitable Trust has created workshops for families, early childhood centres, school and healthcare professionals. 

These workshops are designed to provide practical tools to be able to communicate with individuals that have communication difficulties. e.g. Down syndrome, Verbal dyspraxia, Autism etc.

The following groups benefit from our workshops: families of children with  special needs; teachers and teacher aides; home/school organisations; nannies; early childhood and healthcare professionals.

These workshops are interactive, colourful and you receive hand-outs to take away with you.

Cost: Free

Please email us at info@voicethruyourhands.org.nz request a registration form for your area

 Up and coming Workshops: Palmerston North 5th October & 12th October 6-8pm

                 Assisting Communication & Enabling Services (ACES)

A Whole School Approach to Removing Communication Barriers

ACES uses Visual Communication (VC) and the vocab of New Zealand Sign Language (NZSL) as tools to suppoert chidren who have difficulty with verbal language to engage meaningfully in their learning/communities.  

 However it is being used more and more as a bridge to verbal language and supports the New Zealand Curriculum through using visual language features. 

 “This service has made a huge difference to the confidence level of the teachers, and the children as a whole have taken a huge interest. Communication with the child who signs has opened right out, and has been just wonderful!  What a difference!”    Marion Sheed Supervisor Cornerstone Christian Preschool Palmerston North

  Services Available: 

Transition package  $1200 + GST