AAC WEST - Assessment | North Bristol NHS Trust

BCAS - Communication Aid Assessment - Using A Communication Aid

At AAC WEST, we are dedicated to working with children and adults to find a communication aid or other AAC that suits an individual’s needs and lifestyle.

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

BCAS - Communication Aid Assessment - Tablets As Communication Aids

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

Contact AAC West

Telephone Admin Office: 0117 4145850
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.

Feedback

Over the past 9 months I have had [a communication aid] it has really helped to communicate even with strangers i.e. on holiday or playing bowls, if I type in the key word they do understand as to what I am saying. It is small enough to carry with me at all times & I do adjust the volume to suit the occasion. I can even email my family and friends and it helps me keep in contact.