Giving A Voice To The Voiceless

Fifers with learning difficulties are being given extra support.

NHS Fife's taking part in a national campaign to improve the communication skills of patients.

The right to speak project uses iPads, and other aids to help those with limited or no speech at all.

Commenting, Speech and Language Therapy Manager, Susan Fisher, said they're "delighted" to play their part in the campaign.

She said: Communication difficulties can have a significant impact on a person’s life and, in many cases, they can serve to limit participation in family life, the community, education and the world of work.

“AAC can be provided in many forms. Whether it is simple pictures or more sophisticated technology, such as the sort used by the renowned physicist Professor Stephen Hawking, AAC can make life-enhancing differences to people’s lives and both FAACT and the wider right to speak campaign are working hard to raise awareness of this.”