What is a communication board for aphasia?

A communication board is a sheet of short phrases a person can point to when speaking is hard, such as after a stroke with aphasia. This maker prints a few phrases in large, high-contrast type, one to a box.

How many phrases should a communication board have?

This maker allows up to 12 phrases a card so each one stays large. It warns when the text would print smaller than 14 point and suggests a second card instead.

Can I make a communication board in another language?

Yes. Type the phrases in any language. Arabic, Hebrew, Persian and Urdu phrases print right to left.

Are the names and phone numbers saved?

No. The card is made in your browser, the contacts are printed exactly as typed, and nothing is sent to ExpressAgain or saved on a server.

Can the phrases be spoken out loud?

Read aloud uses a voice built into the device, so the phrases are not sent anywhere. In the ExpressAgain app a person taps a phrase and it is spoken out loud.

Free tool

Phrase card maker

Choose or type up to 12 short phrases and print a large-type communication board and a wallet card for someone who can't speak right now.

Stays on your device: nothing you type is sent to ExpressAgain or saved on a server.
This tool does math and organizes information. It isn't medical, legal or financial advice. In an emergency, call 911.

Kind of card

Phrases (6 of 12)

Your own phrase

Up to 60 characters, any language.

Add a large Yes and No row

Name and emergency contacts (optional, printed only)

First name

Last name

Contact first name

Contact last name

Relationship

Phone

I can't speak right now

I understand you. I can't speak.
Call my family.
I am in pain.
I can't breathe well.
Please call 911.
Please read my medicine list.

YES

Made with the free phrase card maker at expressagain.com/tools/phrase-card-maker

Wallet card

I can't speak right now

I understand you. I can't speak.
Call my family.
I am in pain.
I can't breathe well.
Please call 911.
Please read my medicine list.

How to use

Choose the kind of card: Emergency, Doctor visit, Home care visit, Pharmacy or Everyday needs.
Tick the phrases to keep and type your own, up to 12 phrases of 60 characters each. Phrases in Arabic, Hebrew, Persian or Urdu print right to left.
Add the person's first and last name and up to three emergency contacts if you want them on the card. They are printed only, never stored.
Tap Read aloud to hear the phrases with a voice built into this device.
Tap Print the board for a full page, or Print the wallet card for a small card to cut out and keep.

Questions

What is a communication board for aphasia?: A communication board is a sheet of short phrases a person can point to when speaking is hard, such as after a stroke with aphasia. This maker prints a few phrases in large, high-contrast type, one to a box.
How many phrases should a communication board have?: This maker allows up to 12 phrases a card so each one stays large. It warns when the text would print smaller than 14 point and suggests a second card instead.
Can I make a communication board in another language?: Yes. Type the phrases in any language. Arabic, Hebrew, Persian and Urdu phrases print right to left.
Are the names and phone numbers saved?: No. The card is made in your browser, the contacts are printed exactly as typed, and nothing is sent to ExpressAgain or saved on a server.
Can the phrases be spoken out loud?: Read aloud uses a voice built into the device, so the phrases are not sent anywhere. In the ExpressAgain app a person taps a phrase and it is spoken out loud.

About this tool

In ExpressAgain a person taps a phrase and it is spoken out loud, from a Phrase Library sorted by real situations. ExpressAgain as an AAC app

Free to use, with no account. Want it kept with the rest of the care? Create a free account

Last reviewed 2026-11-02. Permanent address: expressagain.com/tools/phrase-card-maker