Dale says some words, but mostly uses a communication device, and has a communication book for back-up.
I can say the word ‘no’ by my mouth, and this is my quickest way to communicate. Mostly I have Accent [a speech generating device] for 90% of the time, and I have a communication book that I can point to the symbols for when my device is flat battery or sent away for saying the wrong words.
Just joking!
Dale is a strong advocate for the rights of people with communication disability and has written papers for university students on the topic.
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