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blissymbol communication uk links contact us what are blissymbols blissymbols form a system of meaning based symbols which can be used by people with severe difficulties in speaking to communicate without speech the system has a large and flexible vocabulary and contains logical rules for expanding vocabulary and grammar it is particularly useful for people with cerebral palsy and related physical disabilities who may find reading and spelling difficult but who may still require a system of communication that will expand beyond the more concrete levels of most pictorial symbol systems and will allow access to a linguistically flexible means of communication for a more in depth explanation of blissymbols see the bci web site blissymbols in the uk back in the early 1970s when members of the newly formed uk bliss committee started to introduce and teach others about blissymbols and their use life was revolutionized for many people with communication disabilities and for their families and the professional teams working with them it was the very beginning of augmentative and alternative communication today the principles of symbol use and augmentative communication are well established and are practised in schools and therapy settings although still a specialist area various other symbol systems and a range of technological communication aids have been developed for the moment the number of bliss users in the uk is small although the numbers of new child users continue to increase worldwide especially in scandinavia and eastern european countries and in developing countries the role of blissymbol communication uk has been changing gradually it is no longer a revolutionary pioneer but a support organization providing valuable experience and information and potentially input to specific project work not only in the uk but internationally the role of blissymbol communication uk the main aims and functions of the small bc uk organization and committee are to provide a uk presence for bliss to provide a contact point and a base of support for the people who use bliss in the uk to contribute to the development of new symbol vocabulary for use internationally to contribute to technological solutions for the implementation of bliss on computer systems worldwide specific members of the bc committee are actively involved in ground breaking new project work in these areas for example development work on a new bliss font for computer that will allow for more effective bliss communication electronically worldwide and for development of materials also with widgit software to reformat bliss symbols so that they can link in as a bliss library to widgit software such as writing with symbols all members provide input periodically to working parties for example to the international symbol development panel which on an ongoing basis develops new symbol vocabulary to meet the communication needs of users in different cultures in a constantly changing world the bc uk committee as a whole provides support for this work practically by facilitating annual meetings and project subgroup meetings as required and in the background by participating in discussions contributing ideas being a sounding board for new ideas and providing support in a variety of ways all participation in bc uk committee and symbol development work is voluntary for the year 2010 the bc uk committee s key development targets are to move forward the bliss font project first steps circulate the proposal for funding to develop the bliss library for widgit software to conduct a survey and establish a database of bliss users in the uk to develop the bliss uk web site and to develop information materials to put on it ongoing to continue with input to blissymbolics communication international bci and the network of sister affiliate groups around the world and to the work of the international symbol development panel to provide awareness raising and training in bliss if requested to promote awareness of the newly revised fundamental rules of bliss document blissymbol communication uk c o ace centre 92 windmill road oxford ox3 7dr england telephone 44 7811 452 444 e mail info at blissymbols co uk web http www blissymbols co uk return to top of the page 2002 2010 blissymbol communication uk designed and maintained by evertype