Childen's Hospital Boston
International Visitorsdotted lineRequest Appointmentdotted lineDirections
 advanced search
About Us Find a Specialist Locations Careers Press Room Giving To
Clinical Services For Patients & Families For Health Professionals Research
My Child Has
or find by letter:  A-F  G-L  M-R  S-Z

Augmentative Communication Program

 Augmentative Communication Program
 Email this page
 Printer Friendly
 Return to
 Otolaryngology and Communication Enhancement
 Center for Communication Enhancement
 X
Flower Hospital-based Picture Communication board
Image
 X
Hospital-based Picture Communication Board

For nearly 20 years, Children's Hospital Boston has provided Augmentative Communication Services using high and low technology solution for inpatients who are unable to speak.

Through this unique service, the Augmentative Communication Program has focused on meeting the needs of communication-vulnerable patients throughout the medical center by creating custom communication boards either at bedside or through it's world renowned model of Preoperative Augmentative Communication Intervention. In 2002 the Children's Hospital Boston Medical Symbol Set was created to better support the communication needs of patients by representing unique vocabulary related to hospitalization. Because the dedicated augmentative communication service Children's offers is extremely unique, in 2008 the creator of the Vidatak EZ Board teamed with Children's to create the Vidatak Picture Communication Board. Through this collaboration, the Children's Hospital Boston Medical Symbol Set is available to patients whose medical provider does not have the ability or dedicated staff available to create custom communication boards.

For more information, visit www.vidatak.com.

 X
Contact Us Site Map Privacy Accessibility Give Now en Español