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  • Cover: a filled-in aphasia wallet card, front reading I have aphasia, words are hard for me, please use short sentences and give me time, back with an example name and phone number, and three support cards.
  • Eight kinds of pages in the file: fold-over wallet cards, a two-sided sheet, an extra information card, badge cards, the how to talk with me card, support cards, word cards and blanks, and the skin tone pages.
  • Close-up of a wallet card front and back: I have aphasia, words are hard for me, please use short sentences and give me time; the back with name, emergency contact and phone filled in.
  • The 4 x 3 inch badge card, front and back, with an example name typed in.
  • The fold-out card How to talk with me, with its six tips listed, such as speak slowly in short sentences and give me time.
  • Two pages of conversation support cards: pictures with words such as I don't know, I need a minute, Yes, No, and word cards such as Slower please.
  • Two phones showing the card as a lock screen picture, one in each wording.
  • Four steps: download, type once, print and fold, carry it. A digital file; no physical item is shipped.

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Aphasia Wallet Card and Conversation Cards

A printable aphasia card for a wallet, a bag, a lanyard or a phone, with large-print cards to point to when words are hard. For an adult living with aphasia, for example after a stroke, and the family.

$3.99printable PDF and phone pictures

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  • 17 pages in each PDF
  • US Letter and A4
  • Plus 2 phone pictures (PNG)
  • Fill-in fields need the free Adobe Acrobat Reader

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What the card says

Front, in two wordings:

Wording 1: "I have aphasia. Words are hard for me. Please use short sentences and give me time."

Wording 2: "I have aphasia. I understand you. Please speak slowly and give me time."

Wording 2 says "I understand you." Choose it only if that is true for the person. If understanding is hard too, choose wording 1.

Back: My name is, In an emergency please call, Phone.

What’s inside

17 pages in each PDF

  1. Start here: what to print and how1 page
  2. Wallet cards, bank-card size (3 3/8 x 2 1/8 in, 85.6 x 54 mm): 4 cards that fold in half, front and back1 page
  3. The same wallet cards for two-sided printing: 8 fronts, then 8 backs2 pages
  4. An extra information card, if you want one: full name, the name the person goes by, allergies, medicines, a second contact, doctor or clinic1 page
  5. Badge cards, 4 x 3 in, front and back, for a clear badge holder: one page for each wording2 pages
  6. How to talk with me: a fold-out card with six tips for the people you meet, 2 copies1 page
  7. 24 key-ring conversation support cards, such as Yes, No, I need a minute, Please write it down, Slower please, Show me please and I don't understand, plus 3 blank cards3 pages
  8. The support cards that show people in 4 more skin tones, 5 in all4 pages
  9. Personal-use license and a note about the cards2 pages
  10. Plus two phone pictures of the card, one for each wording, to use as a lock screen

$3.99printable PDF and phone pictures

Buy on Etsy
  • Instant download
  • 17 pages in each PDF
  • US Letter and A4
  • Plus 2 phone pictures (PNG)
  • Fill-in fields need the free Adobe Acrobat Reader

Type it once

Type the name, the person to call and the phone number on any card before you print. Every wallet card and badge fills in at once, and a long name shrinks to fit. The fields need the free Adobe Acrobat Reader. You can also write by hand.

Who it is for

An adult living with aphasia, for example after a stroke, and the family.

How it works

  1. Keep the wallet card in the same slot every time, so it is quick to find.
  2. Show the card, then give the person time to read it.
  3. Punch a corner of the support cards and keep them on a ring in a bag or by the door.

Sizes and format

  • 2 PDF files (US Letter and A4) and 2 PNG phone pictures (1290 x 2796 px). The cards print the same size on both papers.
  • Print at actual size. Cardstock is sturdier. Laminate the folded wallet card and trim close to the edge.
  • Instant download. No physical item is shipped.

The files

  • US LetterPDF, 17 pages, 1.6 MB
  • A4PDF, 17 pages, 1.6 MB
  • Phone picture, wording 1PNG, 64 KB
  • Phone picture, wording 2PNG, 60 KB

Your license

For personal use in one household: print as many copies as you need, and please don't share or resell the file.

Illustrations drafted with AI image tools and curated by us for meaning and clarity. Layout, wording and card sets designed by us.

A closer look

  • Eight kinds of pages in the file: fold-over wallet cards, a two-sided sheet, an extra information card, badge cards, the how to talk with me card, support cards, word cards and blanks, and the skin tone pages.
  • Close-up of a wallet card front and back: I have aphasia, words are hard for me, please use short sentences and give me time; the back with name, emergency contact and phone filled in.
  • The 4 x 3 inch badge card, front and back, with an example name typed in.
  • The fold-out card How to talk with me, with its six tips listed, such as speak slowly in short sentences and give me time.
  • Two pages of conversation support cards: pictures with words such as I don't know, I need a minute, Yes, No, and word cards such as Slower please.
  • Two phones showing the card as a lock screen picture, one in each wording.
  • Four steps: download, type once, print and fold, carry it. A digital file; no physical item is shipped.

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