At BCAS, we are dedicated to working with children and adults to find a Communication Aid or system that suits an individual’s needs and lifestyle.
Communication is an essential part of how we engage with the people and the community around us. Without the ability to communicate we cannot tell others how we feel or what we need.
A communication aid is vital in allowing people who cannot communicate through speech, to be heard.
The people who use our service all have little or no speech and may also have a physical or cognitive impairment which makes accessing devices more complex. We may see people with:
- Progressive neurological diseases
- Cerebral palsy
- Head injury
- Stroke
- Learning difficulties
- Autism
- Developmental disorders
- Neurological disorders
In order to find the most appropriate aid/system assessments will look at the following areas:
- Hardware – type of device
- Software – the type of program
- Access - switch, eye-gaze etc.
- Positioning/mounting
- Vocabularies – symbol vs text and bespoke vs premade
- Low tech systems
Find out more about what happens during the assessment process.
Contact AAC West
Telephone Admin Office: 0117 4145850
Fax: 0117 4145853
Email: aacwestadmin@nbt.nhs.uk
Address:
Bristol Centre for Enablement
Highwood Pavilions
Jupiter Road
Patchway
Bristol
BS34 5BW
If you are using Google Maps to find us, please use the postcode BS34 5SP.