Talk board
Tap a picture: the phone says the word aloud and shows it big, so someone who finds speaking hard can say what they need.
Works on this device using its own voices. Nothing you tap is uploaded or saved. Only your settings (below) are kept, in this browser.
Settings
Shows only six huge tiles: Yes, No, Pain, Toilet, Water and Help. Easier after a stroke, when tired or very unwell.
Tap a starter like "I want", then a picture, then Speak: "I want water".
These settings are kept only in this browser on this device, so the board opens the same way next time.
Using a picture board well
Ask one short question at a time, then wait. Give the person time to find the picture. Answer what they said, even if it was not what you expected.
Tap the pictures as you talk ("We go car, then home"). Seeing others use the board is how many children learn it.
A board helps only if it is there when it is needed: at the bedside, at the table, in the car. Keep the phone charged and the volume up.
A common worry. Research summarised by speech and language experts shows that picture boards and other aids do not stop someone from learning or recovering speech, and can help.
This board is a simple aid for everyday needs. It is not a replacement for speech and language therapy and it is not medical advice. Ask a speech and language therapist (through your doctor, hospital, school or a centre for people of determination) to assess the person and choose the right board or device, words and pictures for them.
Sources: American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA), "Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC)" for the public (asha.org/public/speech/disorders/aac): AAC means all the ways someone communicates besides talking, including low-tech ways such as pointing to pictures or words, and high-tech ways such as apps and speech-generating devices; people of all ages can use it; and research shows AAC does not stop someone from talking and can actually help. UAE: the National Policy to Empower People of Determination (u.ae), whose health and rehabilitation pillar includes rehabilitation after accidents, which lists speech among treatment support services, and which aims to let people of determination communicate with service providers in the way that suits their abilities. Pictures are your device's own emoji, and speech uses your device's own voices. Not medical advice.