COMMUNICATION

AID
 Communication is the exchange of information
between a sender and receiver. A communication aid is
anything that enables individuals to successfully
communicate with those around them. This can be as
simple as a letter or as modern as an electronic
equipment.
 TYPES OF
COMMUNICATION AID
1. Comprehensive Expressive Aids

This type of communication aids is developed to address individual’s

communication needs throughout the day.

Examples:
Alphabet board
Collection of letters
Words
Photos
2. Target Expressive Aids

This type of communication aids designed

for clear and specific scenarios where limited
sets of message are needed to be conveyed.
3. Visual Supports

This type of communication aids is create to

provide assistance to individual so that they can
make sense of their day, be reminded of and
remember events, or assist in completing their tasks
and routines.
4. Support for Communication Partners

This type of communication aids is designed for the

communication partner of individuals with highly
complex communication needs who obviously experience
difficulty communicating at home and at work.
TYPE, BENEFITS, AND
BENEFICIARIES OF
COMMUNICATION
Types of Communication Aids:

1. Unaided Augmentative and Alternative

Communication (AAC)
These are communication aid system that do not
necessitate any external device, but rather methods that
teach individuals with communication challenges to
effectively use facial expressions, vocalizations, gesture
system.
2. Aided Augmentative and Alternative Communication
(AAC)

This communication aid systems that uses either low-end

or high-end technological devices. Notebook, pad papers,
chalk boards, and communication boards that are not
battery-operated or require electricity to assist in
communicating ideas are considered to be low-end
technology communicating ideas.
Benefits of Communication Aids

• Personalization
Communication aids vary greatly in order to address specific
concerns, needs, and demands individual who opt to use them.

• Adaptability
communication aids are designed and fabricated so that
individuals with speech difficulties and challenges are given
opportunities to function communicatively
Who benefits from Communication Aids?

• Cerebral Palsy and Autism Spectrum Disorders

• Developmental Language Delays
• Traumatic Brain Injury and Stroke
• Progressive neurological disorders, such as ALS
• Specific Genetic Disorders, Ataxia, Dyspraxia, Aphasia
• Temporary medical condition