Inclusive Communication Essex

28/05/2026

We can't wait to join our friends at SEND Fest and Colchester Zoo this Saturday evening.

Enjoy all your favourite zoo activities with exclusive access for children with SEND and their families from 6pm - 9pm

🦁 Animal encounters
🪅 Inclusive activities
🤝 Support on hand

Download your own personal communication board here �https://essexice.co.uk/media/49887/zoo-board.pdf

A space to relax, have fun and enjoy the zoo at your own pace 🌿

26/05/2026

21/05/2026

💥1 BILLION people live with a disability or impairment. If your information isn't accessible, people are locked out.

Accessibility isn't extra...it is access.

This 💙 Global Accessibility Awareness Day 💙

👉let's breakdown the barriers
👉let's improve lives
👉let's communicate in whatever way works.

Find out how we can support you at https://essexice.co.uk/

20/05/2026

💙Tomorrow is Global Accessibility Awareness Day 💙
Every day this week we are sharing ways you can help make information more accessible.

🌟AAC (Augmentative & Alternative Communication) helps people communicate in ways beyond speech—like pictures, boards and speech devices.

Use our Resource Loan Service to borrow a range of communication equipment to support accessible communication. Remember it's FREE!

https://essexice.co.uk/things-you-can-borrow/loan-resources/

20/05/2026

Jason is waiting to answer your questions about how ICE can help you support . He's with our friends Clacton PCN until 1.00pm today at the Baptist Church, Pier Avenue, Clacton on Sea.

19/05/2026

We're proud to be joining our friends Clacton PCN for their Patient Health Education event tomorrow at the Baptist Church in Clacton.

Jason will be there from 10.00 - 1.00 with a range of the our communication resources. Remember you can borrow them for FREE!
Check our full catalogue here 👉 https://online.fliphtml5.com/aadqd/hiwc/

19/05/2026

One small change that can make a big difference:
EasyRead.

EasyRead uses short sentences, clear headings and images to help people understand information and make choices.

All this week, we’re sharing practical ways to make information more accessible.

18/05/2026

This week is Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD) (Thursday 21 May).

At Inclusive Communication Essex, we’re all about making information easier to understand and helping people to communicate — because everyone deserves to be included.

This week we’ll be sharing simple, practical ways to make communication more accessible. 💛

12/05/2026

The summer term is underway. That must mean it's nearly time for the Essex SEND Local Offer Summer Term Roadshows...

We'll be there to demonstrate a range of our resources aimed at improving communication.

Which one will you be attending?

Remember everything is FREE to borrow 🫶https://essexice.co.uk/things-you-can-borrow/loan-resources/

11/05/2026

Join us this week in thinking about how we communicate this week.

When people can:
🗣️express what they need
👂 feel listened to
🤝 be understood

…it can reduce stress, build confidence, and support better mental health.

Everyone has the right to communicate in a way that works for them. For people with communication difficulties, having the right support – visual aids, AAC devices, or EasyRead information – can help them feel included and heard.

👉 Good communication = better wellbeing



Hertfordshire & Mid Essex Talking Therapies Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust