communication aid
Helps express thoughts
A communication aid is any device or system that helps people with speech or language difficulties express themselves.
These range from simple picture boards to sophisticated electronic devices that generate speech.
Someone who cannot speak due to stroke, autism, or motor neuron disease might use a communication aid to participate in conversation: She typed on her communication aid and it spoke for her.
- assistiveProviding help or aid
- deviceConstructed tool or machine
- speechOral communication ability
- AACSound compression format
- symbolRepresentational mark or sign
board · low tech · tablet · output · synthesizer · picture · pointing · sign · gesture · Braille · high tech · screen · button · switch · eye tracking · keyboard · disability · special needs
communication aidspoken language
Audible verbal communication system
verbal communication · direct speech · voice · natural language · oral communication
communication aidsilencer
Sound-dampening gun attachment
gag · censorship · speech impediment · language barrier · communication breakdown
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