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Crash-Day Communication Card
A card that holds the day's conversation: point, answer, done.
A keep-close version. Read it here, or screenshot this page to have it on your phone — print and PDF copies will appear once final files are attached.
Point-to sentences for the days when speaking is not possible. Nothing about using fewer words says anything about understanding — the person is present even when the voice is not.
The card's lines
I CAN'T SPEAK TODAY
YES
NO
WATER PLEASE
MEDICATION PLEASE
QUIETER PLEASE
THANK YOU
PLEASE STAY
PLEASE LEAVE
CALL SOMEONE FOR ME
The line at the top of the card
What people should know at a glance
e.g. I can hear you fine — I just can't speak today.
If someone else carries the words
With consent, only as far as agreed.
Name and the limit
e.g. Dev reads my saved messages — and checks with me before promising anything
One word is a whole sentence today. The card isn't a reduced version of talking — it's talking, at the size today allows.