Word board

A word board or communications board is a simple means to help people who have lost the ability to speak. A word board may typically be provided to those recovering after a stroke.[http://strokecenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/Recovering-After-a-Stroke.pdf] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111125005834/http://www.strokecenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/Recovering-After-a-Stroke.pdf |date=2011-11-25 }} Stroke Centre - recovering after a atroke. Retrieved 18 November 2011

To communicate, the user points at the relevant words, letters or symbols on the board. Typically the following are included:

Yes |No | (☺) |

|Want| That

ABCD EFG

HIJK LMNOP

QRS X TUV

& WX ? YZ

Why|What|When|Where

There are now sophisticated electronic speech synthesis devices available for this purpose.