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New communication boards cause 'delight' in Co Cavan playgrounds

Jul 25, 2022 16:17 By News Northern Sound
New communication boards cause 'delight' in Co Cavan playgrounds
This project was delivered in partnership with Cavan County Council and in collaboration with InterAcT, Trinity College Dublin and Inclusion Ireland, funded through Dormant Accounts funding.
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The communication boards were recently installed in 13 playgrounds across the county.

New communication boards in Co Cavan playgrounds have caused delight among children and their parents or guardians.

Communication boards were recently installed across 13 playgrounds in the county, in partnership with Cavan Sports Partnership.

The boards are primarily a communications support, with particular benefits for children or adults who are either pre-speakers or non-verbal or have communication difficulties.

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Communication Boards include picture representations of day-to-day core words, and the user can then gesture, point to, or blink at images on the board to communicate with others.

It was funded through the Dormant Accounts Fund and it's hoped the boards can be rolled out in all playgrounds in the coming years.

Dean McElroy is the Senior Sports Inclusion Development Officer at Cavan Sports Partnership.

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He told Northern Sound it's a great aid for children with communication issues:

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