The  resources below give guidance on strategies you may use to ensure that someone with a communication need is supported to use their preferred means of communication successfully, to enable you and them to build up an understanding and successfully communicate. 

If you have any questions or queries in relation to communication, please contact us on hcctraining@pkc.gov.uk where we will be happy to speak with you about any of the materials on this page.

Communication Matters: People with communication aids 

Communication Matters: Guidance for people who work with someone who uses a communication aid 

There are also easy read pages in relation to the above guidance and on the (WHO) World Health Organisation's guidance, which you may print off to help the understanding of what social isolation means.

Easy Read - UK guidelines Social Distancing 

Below is also a basic needs symbol board.  

(which can be downloaded and printed as A4 : A4 printable Basic Needs Board (pdf))