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Communication Devices for People with Disabilities MeSH Descriptor Data 2026


MeSH Heading
Communication Devices for People with Disabilities
Tree Number(s)
E07.796.250
Unique ID
D003143
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D003143
Scope Note
Equipment that provides mentally or physically disabled persons with a means of communication. The aids include display boards, computers, and speech synthesizers. The output of such aids includes written words, artificial speech, language signs, Morse code, and pictures.
Entry Term(s)
Augmentative and Alternative Communications Systems
Communication Aids for Disabled
Communication Aids for Handicapped
Communication Aids for Persons with Disabilities
Communication Boards
Speech Synthesizers
TDD
TTY Telephone
Telecommunications Devices for the Deaf
Text Telecommunication
Text Telecommunication Devices
Text Telephone
Previous Indexing
Communication (1966-1979)
Nonverbal Communication (1970-1979)
See Also
Speech Recognition Software
Public MeSH Note
2026(1993); see COMMUNICATION AIDS FOR HANDICAPPED 1980-1992 (see under SELF-HELP DEVICES 1980-1990), and COMMUNICATION AIDS FOR DISABLED 1993-2025
History Note
2026(1993); was COMMUNICATION AIDS FOR HANDICAPPED 1980-1992 (see under SELF-HELP DEVICES 1980-1990), and COMMUNICATION AIDS FOR DISABLED 1993-2025
Date Introduced
1991/01/01
Last Updated
2026/01/01
Communication Devices for People with Disabilities Preferred
Communication Boards Narrower
Speech Synthesizers Narrower
Telecommunications Devices for the Deaf Narrower
Text Telecommunication Devices Narrower
Text Telecommunication Related
Augmentative and Alternative Communications Systems Related
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