Stories

How Megan and Rafael use Key Word Sign

Charie’s Story – Lessons learnt from integrating KWS into educational settings and the broader community

Charie discovered Key Word Sign when she was working at a special school and talked with us about how invaluable she found KWS to be in facilitating communication for students who were non-verbal.

Tanya and Kobe’s Story

Kobe was diagnosed with a condition that meant he would have a significant communication disability. His mum Tanya learned KWS and found it so useful she went on to become a KWS Presenter.

Kristie and Jye’s story – Key Word Sign and a Young Boy with Autism

Kristie became a foster mum to Jye, a young boy with no speech and a diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder. Kristie was told about KWS, did a workshop, and went on to become a KWS Presenter. She talks about the benefit of KWS to her and Jye.

Carol’s Story: Key Word Sign to help with Sudden Loss of Speech

A story from one of our KWS Presenters, from her personal perspective of losing speech and finding that Key Word Sign helped her get her message across.

Ella’s Story – From Teacher to Key Word Sign Advocate

Ella is a teacher (now retired), who came to Key Word Sign (KWS) when she was working with children with communication difficulties. She did some training in KWS (then called Makaton), went on to become the backbone of the KWS Victoria committee, and was involved in creating a range of KWS resources.

Nicki’s Story – Key Word Sign can be a Bridge between Languages

Nicki is a speech pathologist who has integrated Key Word Sign (KWS) into her clinical practice. Nicki shares her story and presents a new perspective into opportunities of KWS as a cross-linguistic tool, as well as supporting communication and language development.