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 Deafness and communication, Deaf children and language, Hard of hearing
Deaf and hard-of-hearing people, the languages involved, the choices families face in the first year, and why the only bad choice is delay.
Also called Electronic AAC, Powered communication aid, AAC app
Devices and apps that speak. What they add over paper, and what they cost you in setup, charging and someone to look after them.
Also called Ward communication boards, Patient communication boards, ICU communication boards, Bedside communication charts
Boards kept on wards so a person who cannot speak can say pain, cold, toilet, when, and who, and why every ward should have one on every shift.
Also called Health passport, Traffic light passport, This is me, Patient passport, All about me
A short document a ward reads in five minutes that tells the staff how you communicate, what you need, and what will go wrong if they guess.
Also called Jokes and AAC, Sarcasm on a device
Jokes, sarcasm and teasing on a device: slow, deadpan and often funnier for it. Nobody should have to be polite all the time.
Also called HD and speech, Huntington's chorea and communication
Speech, swallowing and thinking all change over years in Huntington's; the person keeps understanding far longer than they can show it, and early planning holds the door open.
Also called Independent Mental Capacity Advocate, Independent mental capacity advocacy
An advocate the law says must be appointed when a person lacks capacity for a serious decision and has nobody independent to consult.
Also called Advocate, Advocacy, Non-instructed advocacy, Self-advocacy support
An advocate is someone whose only job is to help you say what you want and make sure it is heard. Not a social worker, not a carer, not a relative.
Also called Add to Home Screen, Progressive web app, PWA, Installing a browser app
Putting a browser-based communication aid on the home screen so it opens like an app, full screen and offline, with no web address to find in a hurry.
Also called Speech clarity, Speech intelligibility, Being understood
How much of a person's speech a stranger understands. It has an expected trajectory in children, and a practical answer when it stays low.
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