Communication Support on Fondsites

AAC in Daily Routines: Communication Beyond the Practice Table

Tue, 26 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000

This guide explains how augmentative and alternative communication, often called AAC, can become part of ordinary routines instead of staying trapped at a therapy table. It is educational background, not an AAC evaluation, device recommendation, treatment plan, school decision, or substitute for a licensed speech-language pathologist, occupational therapist, teacher, physician, audiologist, assistive technology team, or qualified local professional.

AAC can include gestures, signs, pictures, communication books, partner-assisted scanning, writing, speech-generating devices, tablets, and other supports. The right system depends on the person, the setting, motor access, vision, hearing, language, cognition, partners, culture, and goals. A guidebook cannot choose that system, but it can help partners think about how AAC lives in a real day.

Aphasia Communication Support: Words, Identity, and Participation

Mon, 25 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000

This guide explains aphasia as a language access change, not a loss of intelligence, personality, or adulthood. It is educational background, not a diagnostic assessment, treatment plan, or substitute for a licensed speech-language pathologist, physician, neuropsychologist, rehabilitation team, school team, or other qualified professional.

Speech recognition tools and home observations can be useful notes, but they can also be wrong, especially with aphasia, dysarthria, apraxia of speech, hearing differences, fatigue, pain, medication effects, background noise, and unfamiliar conversation partners.

Dementia and Progressive Communication Support

Mon, 25 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000

This guide explains how communication support can help when dementia or another progressive condition changes memory, language, attention, speech, voice, swallowing, or daily participation. It is educational background, not a diagnosis, medical advice, care plan, safety plan, legal advice, or substitute for a licensed speech-language pathologist, physician, neurologist, audiologist, occupational therapist, mental health clinician, care team, or other qualified professional.

Speech recognition tools and home observations can be useful notes, but they can also be wrong, especially with progressive conditions, hearing differences, fatigue, medication changes, background noise, accents, dialects, multilingual speakers, and device limitations.