Annalu Waller

Professor in Computing in the School of Science and Engineering, University of Dundee, working in the field of Augmentative and Alternate Communication (AAC).

[Annalu Waller @usabilitydoc]

I am honoured to have been invited to deliver the Margaret Harris Lecture on Religion - 3rd Oct at Dundee Uni. Register now - https://t.co/UhNjhgURgS

[Annalu Waller @usabilitydoc]

I have been invited to be part of a panel at SXSW - a conference and associated festivals that celebrate tech, film, music, education, and culture - alongside GitHub, an open-source platform for software developers. Please vote for us on https://t.co/MWB1QlwFby website. Thanks!

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https://t.co/8wTZcjSVze update...

Video 1: my creep onto the bow sprit - thanks to Lois and Ian: https://t.co/8F34WXAfmH

Video 2: my climb up the rigging to the main mast platform - thanks to Tom and Ann, with John and Mike in support: https://t.co/i5CCMVlAkJ

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Five sleeps and I board the Tenacious for my second crazy adventure. Thanks again to everyboard who is sponsoring me https://t.co/8wTZcjSVze . We board the Tenacious on Saturday. You can track the ship at https://t.co/BT5IR4wSGt

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I have begun to organise myself for the Tall Ships. Kit list set up ... travel documents printed off ... 9 pages of nautical terms. Thanks to everyone - exceeded original target of £4,000. Please share https://t.co/8wTZcjSVze @dundeeuni @DundeeAAC @UoDComputing

[TechAbility @Tech_Ability1]

#TechAbility2023 is starting to book up. To attend the discussion forum, book early! https://t.co/nrDLuBmqhh
Keynote from AT legend @usabilitydoc. Presentations from @ShamimaAkhtar @uoy_tel @treloars @thepacecentre @Jisc @RohanSlaughter @AmbitiousCol

[Annalu Waller @usabilitydoc]

I jumped! And survived! Thanks to everyone who has sponsored me so far. If you have not, please help me EXCEED my target by sponsoring me at https://t.co/8wTZcjSVze for Brae Riding, Capability Scotland and @Comm_Matters. @dundeeuni @DundeeAAC @UoDComputing

[Annalu Waller @usabilitydoc]

I did it and survived. Amazing! The first few minutes were scary " but thereafter quite spiritual - so quiet and awesome. Kayleigh my instructor is awesome. Video to follow but some photos of James and me getting briefed meantime.
https://t.co/8wTZcjSVze

[Annalu Waller @usabilitydoc]

https://t.co/8wTZcjSVze 15 hours to go and beginning to feel the adrenalin kicking in. I am leaving my cousin's at 8am tomorrow morning to meet my nephews at https://t.co/nypTIf9ijh at 8.45 to get prepared to skydive at 10 am. Early night me thinks!

[Annalu Waller @usabilitydoc]

https://t.co/8wTZcjSVze Thank you all so much for your support! So far, we have raised over £2,500 in total for my three charities. Let's try to reach £3,000 by the time I jump on Monday. Weather looks good and despite being scared, I am looking forward to the adrenalin rush.

[Annalu Waller @usabilitydoc]

https://t.co/8wTZcjSVze
UPDATE 3: Wow...amazing...over £2,000 raised. My thanks to EVERYONE.
I spent Thursday with trustees visiting the location of our proposed inclusive living project (see https://t.co/x7vN11ebwC ). So exciting but daunting as we seek £££

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https://t.co/8wTZcjSVze
UPDATE 2: Over £1,000 raised in less than a week. My thanks to EVERYONE who is sponsoring me to be absolutely crazy.
I am in desperate need for more courage having just been sent a video of Henry club skydiving (see attached).... WHAT AM I DOING???

[Annalu Waller @usabilitydoc]

@RohanSlaughter @EMScougal @DawnyEGreen @FilMcIntyre @andtomac @NeilJBeck @jesssssn @moira_stephens @syednaqvi_ @CrinaC So proud of you all

[Annalu Waller @usabilitydoc]

I am about to embark on a sumer of madness, raising money by doing a sky dive and crewing a tall ship!
Please help me boost my courage by sponsoring me at https://t.co/8wTZcjSVze.

[Annalu Waller @usabilitydoc]

Proud to have played a small part in advocating physio for adults with CP. Please retweet to get the word out. @mistermunroltd @CapabilityScot @Comm_Matters

[RADiCALResearchingAdultCerebralPalsy @RADiCALadultCP]

We are excited to launch our animation ‘Improving physio services for adults with CP’ follow the link https://t.co/AafIUUqbd2 - 3 other inclusive versions to follow #PhysioForAdultsWithCP #ACPPLD @mistermunroltd @upmovement_cp [email protected]

[Annalu Waller @usabilitydoc]

Really proud to be part of @UoDComputing - only one of 5 UK Computing departments to have a clean sweep of "world-leading" or "internationally excellent" research!

[Computing at Dundee @UoDComputing]

Our entire Computer Science & Informatics #REF2021 submission was rated “world-leading” or “internationally excellent” (a distinction shared only with Birmingham, Bristol, Imperial, and Oxford)

[Annalu Waller @usabilitydoc]

You can now watch my keynote "Inclusive AI: Designing for Diversity" delivered at the 2022 #ScotAISummit.

Check it out👇
https://t.co/aTJBwy7rpT

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About to speak at the CIISE Congress in Bilbao, Spain.

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Having a great time #AAATE2019 Loads of AAC technology. Such a change since my first AAATE conference in 1989! Fantastic to see use centred design and usability at the forefront