Device mounting
Also called Mounting, Mounting arm, Wheelchair mount, Floor stand, Tablet mount
Arms, brackets and stands that put the screen exactly where the person can see and reach it. Not an accessory: without it, the aid is a thing in a bag.
Communication A to Z
AAC, core vocabulary, partner-assisted scanning, a communication passport. Meetings and leaflets are full of words everyone seems to know already. More than three hundred of them explained in plain English: what each one is, who it helps, and what you can do about it this week.
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.
16 topics filed under D, showing 11–16 (page 2 of 2).
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Direct selection
Also called Direct access, Direct pointing
Pointing, touching or looking straight at the cell you want. The fastest access method, and the first to try.
Down's syndrome and communication
Also called Trisomy 21 and speech, Down syndrome and language
Understanding runs ahead of speech, so a child with Down's syndrome knows far more than they can say: the case for signing from the first year, and what comes after.
Dwell selection
Also called Dwell, Dwell time, Dwell click, Hover select
Choosing by holding your gaze or pointer still on a cell for a set time. The setting that makes eye gaze and head tracking usable, or unbearable.
Dynamic display
Also called Dynamic screen, Page-based display, Navigating display
Screens that change page when a cell is chosen. Thousands of words in reach, at the cost of a navigation path the person has to learn.
Dysarthria
Also called Slurred speech, Motor speech disorder
Speech that's slurred, quiet or slow because the muscles are weak: the language underneath is fine, and that changes what help looks like.
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