Cavan Sports Partnership launch communication boards

The communication boards are designed to bridge the communication gap between everyone.

Cavan Sports Partnership was delighted to launch the recent installation of communication boards at 13 playgrounds across the county during National Go All Out Week.

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This project was delivered in partnership with Cavan County Council and in collaboration with InterAcT, Trinity College Dublin and Inclusion Ireland and was funded through Dormant Accounts funding.

The Communication Boards serve as a symbol of inclusion and connecting people, and are a type of alternative augmented communication (AAC) providing ready access to core and fringe words.

The boards are primarily a communications support, with particular benefit to children or adults who are either pre-speakers or non-speaking and/or have communication difficulties. Communication Boards include picture representations of day to day core words, as well as images that are specifically tailored for each environment (such as a playground) and help bridge this communication gap for everyone.

Inclusion Ireland is the national organisation for people with an intellectual disability. The InterAcT Accomplish & Thrive establishment is an ADAPT centre collaborator located in the School of Psychology and funded by Enterprise Ireland.

For more information on the project please contact Dean McElroy, Senior Sports Development Officer with Cavan Sports Partnership by email at dmcelroy@cavancoco.ie