AAC and Digital Image Literacy: Advancing Inclusive Education through Multimodal Communication - Current Developmental Disorders Reports

Purpose of Review The aim of this narrative review is to examine how augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) can be incorporated into digital image literacy for learners with complex communic...

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We need to be honest about Iran – and how our rampant greed for oil is causing mayhem | George Monbiot

Oil has empowered capitalism, and some of the world’s most exploitative regimes. Move away from it and we can solve some of the key issues we face, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot

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‘Exploit every vulnerability’: rogue AI agents published passwords and overrode anti-virus software

Exclusive: Lab tests discover ‘new form of insider risk’ with artificial intelligence agents engaging in autonomous, even ‘aggressive’ behaviours

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A new diagnosis of ‘profound autism’ is under consideration. Here’s what parents need to know

Category describes people who have little or no language, an IQ of less than 50 and require 24-hour supervision When it comes to autism, few questions spark as much debate as how best to support autistic people with the greatest needs. This prompted the Lancet medical journal to commission a group of international experts to propose a new category of “profound autism”. How many children met the criteria for profound autism? Were there behavioural features that set this group apart? Continue reading...

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I fear that Labour’s special needs revolution will instead be a catastrophic letdown | John Harris

A familiar story is unfolding: of lofty aims undermined by meagre budgets, constant anonymous briefing – and a drive to remove families’ basic rights, says Guardian columnist John Harris

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The UK government didn't want you to see this report on ecosystem collapse. I'm not surprised | George Monbiot

It took an FOI request to bring this national security assessment to light. For ‘doomsayers’ like us, it is the ultimate vindication, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot

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AI companies will fail. We can salvage something from the wreckage | Cory Doctorow

AI is asbestos in the walls of our tech society, stuffed there by monopolists run amok. A serious fight against it must strike at its roots

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At the root of all our problems stands one travesty: politicians’ surrender to the super-rich | George Monbiot

There are many excuses for failing to tax the ultra-wealthy. The truth is that governments don’t tackle the problem because they don’t want to, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot

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I wish we could ignore Bill Gates on the climate crisis. But he’s a billionaire, so we can’t | George Monbiot

Money talks – and his essay denouncing ‘near-term emissions goals’ at Cop30 mostly argues the case for letting the ultra-rich off the hook

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Tech bros need the world to believe their hype. Here’s an idea – let’s just ignore them | Pip Finkemeyer

Social media didn’t live up to its promises. So why do we think artificial intelligence will be any better?

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Why I gave the world wide web away for free | Tim Berners-Lee

My vision was based on sharing, not exploitation – and here’s why it’s still worth fighting for

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Petition: Create a National Strategy for Childhood Apraxia Of Speech (CAS)

We want the Government to create and fund a National Strategy for CAS, which should include: - Increase education of CAS. - Set up and fund a working group of experts and families to advise Government...

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Statement on AI Risk | CAIS

A statement jointly signed by a historic coalition of experts: “Mitigating the risk of extinction from AI should be a global priority alongside other societal-scale risks such as pandemics and nuclear...

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Again and again, we are shocked by the treatment of learning-disabled people. Yet we never learn from the past | John Harris

A landmark book exposes the history of loathing that underpins scandals like Winterbourne View. It has received next to no attention, says Guardian columnist John Harris

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Human-level AI is not inevitable. We have the power to change course | Garrison Lovely

Technology happens because people make it happen. We can choose otherwise

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Now is the time for scientists to stand up against Trump’s repressive agenda | Daniel Malinsky

The administration is attacking research, health and the environment. We might seem unlikely activists – but we have a duty to dissent

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Better at everything: how AI could make human beings irrelevant

The end of civilisation might look less like a war, and more like a love story. Can we avoid being willing participants in our own downfall?

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We now leave navigation to our phones. The result: more of us are getting hopelessly lost | John Harris

The blue dot of GPS has cut us off from a basic human skill. It’s no wonder mountain rescuers are being called out so often, asks Guardian columnist John Harris

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Older people who use smartphones ‘have lower rates of cognitive decline’

Analysis of over-50s who engage with phones, tablets and other devices challenges fears of ‘digital dementia’

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Climate crisis on track to destroy capitalism, warns top insurer

Action urgently needed to save the conditions under which markets – and civilisation itself – can operate, says senior Allianz figure The climate crisis is on track to destroy capitalism, a top insurer has warned, with the vast cost of extreme weather impacts leaving the financial sector unable to operate. The world is fast approaching temperature levels where insurers will no longer be able to offer cover for many climate risks, said Günther Thallinger, on the board of Allianz SE, one of the world’s biggest insurance companies. He said that without insurance, which is already being pulled in some places, many other financial services become unviable, from mortgages to investments. Continue reading...

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Trump’s tariffs will be paid by the poor – while his tax cuts help the rich | Robert Reich

The math doesn’t work in the president’s economic promises, which will create a giant upward transfer of wealth

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Self-Created Film as a Resource in a Multimodal Conversational Narrative

When access to natural speech is limited or challenging, as is the case for people with complex communication needs, self-created digital film can be practical to use as one of the resources within a ...

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In the global clash between democracy and oligarchy, the US is switching sides | Robert Reich

As Trump empowers Russia and the far right, he is laying the foundation for undermining democracies around the world

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Elon Musk put a chip in this paralysed man’s brain. Now he can move things with his mind. Should we be amazed - or terrified?

An accident left Noland Arbaugh paralysed, but Musk’s Neuralink brain implant allows him to control computers with his thoughts. Is it a life-changing innovation that could help millions – or the start of a dystopia where a billionaire can access our…

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