ABOUT US
New developement about unspoken activities
Bringing the
UNSPOKEN
to the stage...
In 2014 we set up the Unspoken Project in order to develop performances, workshops and other creative activities in the world of theatre, with a focus on the experiences and ideas of people who communicate using Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC).
We also plan to work with people with speech impairments who may also use assistive technology to communicate. Ultimately we wish to create innovative, thought-provoking pieces from user’s ideas and personal experiences, whilst striving for artistic excellence.
As a Community Interest Company any profits taken from the projects are fed back into the community, to continue to educate inform and entertain. We chose not to be a charity as we showcase talent in our own right, we are more than just an inspiration.
Now we are thinking of taking on and adapting already existing stories in such a way that they include disabled actors without speech, and address the issues affecting disabled people without speech. The involvement of disabled people at all levels is crucial to our work.
KATE
CARYER
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Founder
Kate Caryer Founding member of the Unspoken Project CIC, she is an AAC user and has a BA Hons in Performing Arts: Community Development and an MA in Disability Studies and Special Education from the University of Leeds. She has tried her hand at continuity announcing for Channel 4, she has been a practitioner at Haringey Shed inclusive children's theatre, she has run work shops about independent living and inclusion using role-play for Empower 2001. She is an active member and supporter of Communication Matters. She has presented many papers at the Communication Matters conference and internationally at International Society of Augmentative and Alternative Communication. At the 2014 Communication Matters she won the Alan Martin award for contribution to the arts, partly for her work for The Unspoken Project. She was writer and actor of "The Speechless Workshop" for Unspoken Project in 2014 and writer, actor in Speechless.
About AAC
Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC)
is the term used to describe various methods of communication that are used by people without biological speech.
There are a wide variety of types of AAC. Types of AAC range from simple systems such as picture or letter boards through to more complex options involving computer software.
Our Friends
Here at Unspoken we also like to support and showcase other disabled artists, especially with speech impairments who may use assistive technology to communicate. These are just few which we love
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Jemima Hughes - a communication aid user who makes beautiful stop frame animations with paper cuts we love her Youtube videos. The fact she calls her Facebook page Pink Wheelchair Girl Films makes her fantastic in our eyes!
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The Shouting Mute - a performance poet, poetry reviewer in residence, as well as music and film producer, Dave Young Arts is an extremely talented artist, branching out into many creative pursuits!
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​Lee Ridley aka Lost Voice Guy - an award winning stand up comedian, and "(probably) the first stand up comedian to use a communication aid". He has been on both TV and radio, performed at Edinburgh Fringe, gives motivational speeches and is Patron of various charities including Communication Matters. He is one of Unspoken's HEROES!
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