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Speech Pathology Week: Communication aids and equipment
Part of MND NSW
AUIndependent publisher
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Open source (opens in a new tab)Link checked August 2026
About this source
A walk through the communication equipment an MND association lends out, from voice amplifiers to letter boards to eye-gaze kits.
Where this source is used
Used in 2 places across 1 domain.
Questions
Communication
Speech Tech
- How does communication technology fit with daily life?
Supports this
“A simple non-electronic option is worth keeping alongside a device, because devices can stop working.”
Lends a non-electronic perspex letter board for exactly this purpose, and gives its reason as having something to fall back on when the electronic device stops working.
It is a great low-tech option to have as a backup when electronic communication devices stop working.
Speech Pathology Week: Communication aids and equipment - What kinds of communication tools and technology can help?
Supports this
“A voice amplifier can make someone easier to hear when their voice has become soft and hard to hear, whether the cause is deteriorating speech or reduced breathing strength.”
Describes the portable amplifier it lends as being for people whose soft, hard-to-hear voice comes from deteriorating speech or reduced respiratory strength, which is the same indication and effect this bullet describes.
A portable communication device that amplifies voice output for people with deteriorating speech or reduced respiratory strength causing a soft voice that can be difficult to hear or breathlessness when talking.
Voice Amplifier
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