Somebody hands you a leaflet that says AAC. A review mentions partner-assisted scanning. A ward asks whether your dad has a communication passport. Everyone else in the room seems to know what these words mean, and asking feels like admitting you're behind. You aren't. This library explains each one plainly: what it is, who it helps, how it works, and what you can do about it this week. Search by the word you heard.
Please note: This page is general information about communication and the ways people are supported to communicate. It is not an assessment, a diagnosis or speech and language therapy, and it does not know the person you have in mind. If you are worried about someone's speech, language or communication, ask a GP, a health visitor or a speech and language therapist. In an emergency, call 999; if you cannot speak, Relay UK on 18000 or the emergencySMS service reach the same operators.
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Also called Accessibility settings, Accessibility features, Assistive settings, Ease of access
What every phone, tablet and computer already does for free, before anyone buys anything: switch access, touch tuning, voices, magnification and more.
Also called AAC trial, Loan bank, Equipment loan, Trial period
Try a communication aid before anyone commits to it, and insist the trial lasts weeks in real life, not an hour in a clinic.
Also called Mounting, Mounting arm, Wheelchair mount, Floor stand, Tablet mount
Arms, brackets and stands that put the screen exactly where the person can see and reach it. Not an accessory: without it, the aid is a thing in a bag.
Also called Direct access, Direct pointing
Pointing, touching or looking straight at the cell you want. The fastest access method, and the first to try.
Also called Trisomy 21 and speech, Down syndrome and language
Understanding runs ahead of speech, so a child with Down's syndrome knows far more than they can say: the case for signing from the first year, and what comes after.
Also called Dwell, Dwell time, Dwell click, Hover select
Choosing by holding your gaze or pointer still on a cell for a set time. The setting that makes eye gaze and head tracking usable, or unbearable.
Also called Dynamic screen, Page-based display, Navigating display
Screens that change page when a cell is chosen. Thousands of words in reach, at the cost of a navigation path the person has to learn.
Also called Slurred speech, Motor speech disorder
Speech that's slurred, quiet or slow because the muscles are weak: the language underneath is fine, and that changes what help looks like.
Also called Easy Read, Easy-read, Easy read format, Accessible information
Documents written to a standard that people with a learning disability can use, what the standard demands, and why a summary with clip art is not it.
Also called Immediate echolalia, Delayed echolalia, Scripting, Echoing
Repeating words, phrases and whole scenes from television isn't noise or a habit to extinguish; it's communication in chunks, and the job is to work out what each chunk means.
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