Jess joins the Communication Matters Board of Trustees

We are delighted to announce that Smartboxer Jessica MacRae-Pemberton, a passionate advocate for augmentative and alternative communication (AAC), has been invited to join the Board of Trustees for Communication Matters (CM), a leading UK charity that supports people who use AAC.

As part of her role, Jessica will work alongside a diverse team of professionals, AAC users, and families to help further the organisation’s mission of raising awareness and supporting the AAC community across the UK.

Jess brings her wealth of experience from her work at Smartbox, where she has been an integral part of the team that focuses on developing innovative AAC solutions for individuals with communication difficulties. Her appointment to the CM Board reflects her ongoing commitment to improving the lives of AAC users, supporting their families and working with professionals.

As a Trustee, Jessica will contribute to CM’s efforts to raise awareness, share insights, and build knowledge across the sector to ensure that AAC is accessible to everyone who needs it.

“The Board are delighted to have Jessica join Communication Matters as a co-opted Trustee this year, particularly given her extensive experience in roles supporting AAC. Jessica was already assisting our communities working group and so it is great to have her join the Board as a Trustee. We look forward to working with Jessica more over the coming year.”  – Emily Campbell, Charity Manager at Communication Matters

About Communication Matters:

Communication Matters is the UK charity for Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC). They are also the UK chapter of ISAAC (the International Society for AAC).

They support people of all ages who find it hard to communicate because they have little or no clear speech. AAC may be computer-based equipment, apps, communication boards and books using text, symbols, or signing.

Verbal communication can be compromised across all ages and disabilities, for example in cerebral palsy, motor neurone disease or Parkinson’s disease, or in those who have had a brain injury or stroke, or have cognitive impairments, or autism.

Their vision is a world where all individuals have a right to a voice through the provision of communication solutions and ongoing support services.

They exist to support people who use Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) in their basic human right to communicate, be included and heard in an equitable society. For more information, please visit: Communication Matters.