Communication Aids
Spanish
- Bradley Boards
- Board with pictures, words and phrases for basic needs for a hospital stay
- Board with pictures, words and phrases for basic needs for a hospital stay
- Talking Pictures
- cards with visuals on one side, and multiple languages that correspond to the picture listed on the back
- Books
- Medical Spanish: The Instant Survival Guide
- Spanish-English, English-Spanish Medical Dictionary
- Merriam Webster's Spanish-English Dictionary
Arabic
- Arabic-English and English-Arabic Dictionary
- A limited amount of books solely in Arabic
- The Very Hungry Caterpillar in English and Arabic
Somali
- Somali to English, English to Somali Dictionary and Phrase Book
- Elmer's Weather in English and Somali
Sign Language
- Talking Picture Cards for Daily Living Needs in Sign Language
- 1,000 Signs of Life: Basic ASL for Everyday Conversation
- Talking with your hands, listening with your eyes: a complete photographic guide to American Sign Language
Other Resources:
Pain Scales in foreign languages Printables*
Bilingual Hospital Communication Tools Printables from Patient-Provider Communication Network*
*The library has some printed and laminated copies of these tools. Contact the librarian at 6-8923 for more information