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Freedom of Information – Response – 4904 
 
 
Request: 
Freedom of Information request - AAC Devices 
I am an academic researcher, attempting to assess the provision of 
augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) devices in Education in the 
UK (devices used to aid communication, typically for people with difficulty 
speaking). Could you please send me a list of augmentative and alternative 
communication devices purchased by or within your authority between 31st 
March 2006 and 1st April 2012? (So we are including both for children and 
adults, and both educational and social reasons) 
We would like the information broken down by both product name (So for 
example Dynavox Xpress, iPod touch with TapToTalk, BigMack) and by year. 
Ideally you would include the price paid, but we can deduce that from the 
products if necessary. 

-  Date Purchased, Supplier, Model, Number, Unit Cost, Total Cost 
 

 
 
Response: 
We are unable to provide this information as our records are not held in a way 
allowing us to determine this (this spend will have been through a persons 
personal budget or individual budgets).  If you have not already done so you may 
wish to contact the NHS (details below). 
http://www.suffolk.nhs.uk/Home/Contactus/FreedomofInformation.aspx