The 2024 WAESPA/AASE conference was held at The Esplanade Hotel in Fremantle, Western Australia, 4 – 6 September, 2024

The theme for the conference was “Empowering Minds, Connecting Hearts’ and acknowledges the importance of people coming together to respond to the diversity of learners in Australian schools. ‘Empowering Minds, Connecting Hearts’ is about students, teachers, families and practitioners working together to provide engaging and exciting learning experiences for all learners.

Hilary Wainer Founder/Director TACPAC Sensory and Smitha George TACPAC  Sensory Australia National Lead had the opportunity to present at this conference.

It was a very exciting and pleasurable experience attending the WAESPA/AASE conference this year being the first of many to come.

Over 200 delegates, all of who were principals, leaders, head teachers and teachers from all over Australia and some from the US and the UK attended.

The conference was also attended by the honourable Minister of Education WA Mr Tony Buti and other very important members of the department.

Hilary and I were presenters/speakers at the conference. Our presentation was received enthusiastically and we had a lot of interest regarding our program after the presentation.

TACPAC draws together touch and music to create a structured half hour of sensory communication between two people. TACPAC creates sensory alignment and helps people of any age who have sensory impairment, developmental delay, complex learning difficulties, tactile defensiveness, and limited or pre-verbal levels of communication.

If you would like to find out more about TACPAC sets, training or anything else, get in touch today!