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Communication Board for Adults
A printable communication board made of real photos, for older kids, teens and adults. Tap a cell, pick a photo from the gallery or add your own, then print the board to point to at home, at work or out in the community.
Skip The Setup, Take The Ready Made Packs
Nothing left to prepare. Three finished sets, $4 each, and every page prints exactly as it is.
The packs the photos come from
The gallery is free. Each pack below holds the printed version of its routines, with checklists and teaching notes.
- Kitchen Safety & Appliance Task Boxes · $5
- Basic Home Repair Task Boxes: Tools, Who to Call, DIY Fixes and Safety Sort for Teens · $5
- Life Skills Task Boxes: Home Organization Work Bins for Teens (Laundry, Junk Drawer, Mail, Chores) · $6
- Visual Recipes: 8 Stovetop Recipes · $9
- Hygiene Routines: 8 Self-Care Task Cards · $4
- Visual Recipes: 10 No-Cook Snacks · $5
Frequently Asked Questions
- Is this an AAC core board?
- It is a point-to picture board for daily needs, places and work, made of real photos. For a core-word board with pronouns and verbs, use the Core Board Maker.
- Who is it for?
- Older kids, teens and adults who point rather than speak in some settings, and the people who support them: day program staff, job coaches, group home staff, SLPs, OTs and families.
- Where do the photos come from?
- Every photo is from our life-skills packs: 1,862 photos of real tasks with adult hands and real settings, no faces. You can also add your own photos.
- Can I print it?
- Yes. Choose 12 to 36 cells, Letter or A4, portrait or landscape, colors by word type or black and white, and words on the photos or none, then print or save the PDF. Laminate it to use it every day.
Link to This From Your Website
Help another teacher find this free resource. Copy a ready-made link for your site, newsletter or paperwork.
- LinkPaste into a website, blog or school resource page.
- Plain TextPaste into a newsletter, a document or an email.
- CitationAPA style, for coursework, PD materials and IEP paperwork.