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Communication Access
Part of Your ALS Guide
Open source (opens in a new tab)Link checked August 2026
About this source
Your ALS Guide’s practical guide.
Where this source is used
Used in 16 places across 1 domain.
Questions
Communication
Speech Tech
- How can communication change in ALS/MND?
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- How do I choose and trial communication tools?
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- How does communication technology fit with daily life?
Used across the whole answer
- What should I ask about communication technology?
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- What kinds of communication tools and technology can help?
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- When should I get a communication assessment?
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Resources
Communication
- Alt Communication
Further reading
Walks through practical ways to keep communicating, including simple low-tech approaches you can set up as reliable backups.
- Eye-Tracking Devices
Further reading
Explains how to get assessed for and access communication technology, which helps you plan a trial and setup of an eye-gaze device.
- Speech Tech
Further reading
A plain overview of how to stay understood as speech changes, covering the range of tools from simple aids to speech-generating devices.
- Voice Banking
Further reading
A practical look at staying connected as speech changes, including tools and approaches that work alongside a banked or cloned voice.
Speech Tech
- How can communication change in ALS/MND?
Further reading
Overview of communication support and access in ALS/MND
- How do I choose and trial communication tools?
Further reading
Choosing and trialling communication tools in ALS/MND
- How does communication technology fit with daily life?
Further reading
Living day to day with communication technology
- What should I ask about communication technology?
Further reading
Background on communication technology to help frame your questions
- What kinds of communication tools and technology can help?
Further reading
Range of communication access tools for ALS/MND
- When should I get a communication assessment?
Further reading
When and how a communication assessment helps
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