Communication Works 2026
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CENMAC, Charlton Park Academy and Ace Centre are pleased to announce that our annual event – Communication Works – a celebration of assistive technology in education, is back for 2026.
Communication Works South – Charlton, Greater London
Date: Wednesday 24th June 2026
Time: 9.15am to 4.00pm
Venue: Charlton Athletic Football Club, North Stand, The Valley, Floyd Road, London SE7 8BL
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Communication Works North – Oldham, Greater Manchester
Date: Friday 22nd May 2026
Time: 9.30am to 4.00pm
Location: Oldham Event Centre, Hilbre Ave, Oldham OL2 5BL
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About Communication Works
Communication Works is an opportunity for the SEND community to come together and see first-hand how our children and young people use assistive technology (AT) and augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) to access the curriculum and/or communicate. It provides a platform to celebrate their achievements and for them to get seen and be heard.
Showcasing Assistive and Accessible Technology
Communication Works gives visitors the chance to see a range of assistive and accessible technology, communication tools, digital strategies and person-centred approaches.
Seminar Programme
The Communication Works South seminar programme runs throughout the day and features special guest speakers, CENMAC’s team of Advisory Teachers, Speech and Language Therapists and Occupational Therapists alongside product experts from a wide range of assistive technology companies. Some of our children and young people participate in the seminars and demonstrate the technology showing visitors how the technology works in practice. The full seminar programme will be released in May.
Communication Works 2026
Celebrating Assistive Technology in Education
Watch highlights from Communication Works 2025
Head of CENMAC Kathryn Stowell and Keynote Speaker Abdi Omar on stage at Communication Works 2025
Exhibition Space
The exhibition space provides our visitors with a great opportunity to see the latest innovations in assistive technology.
We invite a mix of established companies as well as start-ups and give them the opportunity to showcase their products and demonstrate how they can be implemented in school or at home.
Confirmed Exhibitors for 2026
1Voice, Ace Centre, AT Superstore, ATtherapy, Ayoa, BATA, Calibre Audio, CENMAC, Communication Matters, Commtap CIC, Cosmo Learning System, Crick Software, Dad in a Shed, Digit Learning, DiscoveryEd, Dolphin Computer Access, Douglas Stewart, Everway, Genio (formerly Glean), Inspiration, Jabbla UK, Kaz Type, KJ’s Craft Time, LGfL, Liberator, Nueralign, OhBot, PODs Play, Pretorian Technologies, ReadingWise, RIX Inclusive Research Institute, Scanning Pens, SeeAbility, Sensepilot, Sensory Guru, Smartbox, Spinning World of Autism, Teach Us Too, The Apogee Project, Tobii Dynavox, Vision Aid and Widgit.
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If you are interested in exhibiting in 2026 please contact Annabel at adent@cenmac.com for the South Event and Ryan Crowe for the North Event at rcrowe@acecentre.org.uk.
More details will be available soon so please save the dates and follow us on LinkedIn, Instagram, Facebook and Bluesky for updates.
Exhibitor Liberator at Communication Works 2025 event
The Smartbox display at Communication Works 2025
Take a look at past Communication Works Events
Click on the links below to see keynote speeches, seminar presentations and photos from past Communication Works events.
MC and Keynote Speaker Khamani Edwards
at Communication Works 2025