Al’s Voice
Chat
- How are you
- You look great
- What have you been doing
- Gossip / news / bitching
- Good TV shows / films
- Recent purchases
- Children and other relations
- Plans
- For the week / weekend
- Holidays
- Catch-ups
- Concerts
- Birthdays
- Partners
- 99 Swearing
Helpful Topics
QUICKFIRE
(Questions to ask Al)
- How are you (1-10)?
- Are you worried about anything?
- Are you annoyed about/with something/someone?
- Do you have anything urgent to discuss or preferences/changes in how things are being done?
- Have you been out today?
10 Body
- Toilet now!
- Comfort
- Right now
- Body part
- Something sore
- Temperature / cold legs?
- Need repositioning / tilting?
- Eye protector
- General comfort (during the week)
- Personal care
- Toileting
- Showering
- Standing frame
- Staff training
- Equipment
- Hurting
- Broken
- Tight / Loose / fallen off
- Head rest
- Chair bump
- Personal care
- Illness
- Headache
- Pain
- Peg
- Moved / bumped
- Come out
- Equipment
- Deep Brain Stimulator (DBS)
- Charging
- Settings
- Battery
- Meds
- Heat pack
- Sight / glasses
- Hearing
- Clothes / blanket
- Personal grooming
- 99 Swearing
20 Environment
- Building / Outside
- Windows
- Doors
- Walls
- Blinds
- Access
- Lights
- Aircon / fans
- Damp
- Mould
- Cleanliness
- Appearance (look, colour, etc.)
- Smell
- Noise
- Weather
- Temperature
- Safety
- 99 Swearing
30 Travel / Recreation
- PlayStation
- TV
- Switch on
- Change channel
- Volume
- Put in view
- Porn
- Games
- Internet surfing
- Radio
- Audiobook
- Cinema
- Going out
- Social
- This week
- This weekend
- To plan soon
- My birthday
- Casual dinner
- Catch up
- Christmas/Easter
- Concert tickets/ Flights/ possible trip
- Calendar update – when are family away,
- Hobbies – including Formula one etc.
- Caddy
- Mechanical issue
- Noise
- Chair docking
- Seating position
- Something missing/fallen off
- Crash / hit
- 99 Swearing
40 Family
- Dad
- Pen
- Sisters / children
- Events (birthdays, brunches etc.)
- Presents
- Visits
- 99 Swearing
90 Other
- Lost something
- Left it behind in the Caddy, cafe etc.
- Neighbours
- Finances
- Appreciation / Thank you (person or thing)
- A Carer
- Family
- Friend
- The thing itself
- 99 Swearing
Swearing
Pick a word/phrase:
- Fuck
- Fuck you (angry)
- Fuck you (in jest)
- Fuck off (angry)
- Fuck off (surprise)
- Fuck them
- What the fuck (angry surprise)
- Fuckwit
- Shit
- What the shit (surprise frustration)
- Shit (annoyance)
- Bullshit(disbelief/disagreement)
- Got the shits (annoyed at someone)
- Got the shits (has loose bowels)
- Shithead (annoyance at individual)
- Shitheads (annoyance at group)
- Shitfaced
- Dick
- Dick (indicate annoyance at particular action)
- Dick (physical penis)
- Dickhead (Individual of particular type)
- Piss
- Piss up
- Piss off (go away)
- You’re kidding
- Bugger
- Bastards
- Bollocks
About this site
1 – Overview
This website is primarily to help Al chat with his family and friends, whether they are with him or on a call. It is not meant to replace communication with carers, who already understand Al, but just another option.
There a number of sections, including some of his favourite swear words.
Chat Section:
General topics / questions that Al may want to ask someone.
Specific Sections (e.g. Body, Environment etc.):
These are there to help Al say something specific that may take a while to understand e.g. discomfort, windows have been left open, something has been left in the Caddy, please change the TV channel etc.
2 – Using the site
It is a one page site which can be moved up and down and there are clickable links to different sections.
Topics have a maximum of two levels. So, there is still a bit of guessing involved.
Obviously, someone will have to move around the page by topic, i.e no need to read all items as a list This can be done either by reading them to Al, or pointing an a device screen. He will let you know when you are on track.
This will be easy when next to Al, but a FaceTime call may be better if two devices are used, so the caller can see Al’s face.
It would be good to let people see the website beforehand and most importantly, ask everyone to be patient.
Good to let carers and family know this website is an option. Al will keep us posted on how he thinks it is going.
3 – Suggestions
Let us know if you have any suggestions to make this better for Al e.g. Chat questions, topics and levels below that.
To do/consider:
- Review/update all items as this is our first attempt at this
- Modify for location?
- Night/day care differences?
Please call or email us with any comments or suggestions:
This page will print nicely to a PDF.
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