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  • Cover: the Everyday Needs Picture Board in English and Spanish, a printed page of 20 pictures, each labeled in English in black and in Spanish in blue, such as Yes and Sí, Toilet and Baño.
  • The kinds of pages in the file: main board, where does it hurt, alphabet with Ñ, a blank board with typed words, spare cards, the family guide in Spanish, and a skin tone page.
  • Close-up of the board: each square has one picture, an English word in black and the Spanish word in blue below it.
  • Two pages: a body outline with a 0 to 10 scale labeled in both languages, and an alphabet page with Ñ, an accent card and numbers.
  • The blank board with example words typed in, English over Spanish, such as Dog and Perro, next to a page of 20 spare cards in English and Spanish.
  • The family guide pages side by side, one in English and one in Spanish.
  • Three of the pictures shown in each of the five skin tones.
  • Four steps: download, type your words, print at home, point together. A digital file; no physical item is shipped.

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Everyday Needs Picture Board, English and Spanish

A printable picture board in English and Spanish for an adult who can't rely on speech right now, for example after a stroke or while living with aphasia, and for the family and caregivers at home. Every label is in both languages: English on the first line and Spanish on the second, in blue, the same size, so one board works for the person and for everyone who helps. The Spanish is plain Latin American Spanish in the polite form (usted).

$6.99printable PDF

  • Instant download
  • 19 pages in each PDF
  • US Letter and A4
  • Fill-in fields need the free Adobe Acrobat Reader

You buy it in our Etsy shop and download the files right after checkout.

EN ESPAÑOL: Tablero de comunicación con dibujos, para imprimir, en inglés y en español. Es para un adulto a quien hoy le cuesta hablar, por ejemplo después de un derrame cerebral o con afasia, y para la familia que lo acompaña. Cada dibujo lleva su palabra en inglés y en español, del mismo tamaño. Incluye el tablero principal de 20 dibujos, la página ¿Dónde le duele? con una escala del 0 al 10, el alfabeto con la Ñ, un tablero en blanco para escribir sus propias palabras, 20 tarjetas de repuesto y una guía corta para la familia en los dos idiomas. Archivo PDF para descargar, tamaño carta y A4. No se envía nada por correo. La licencia y la nota sobre los dibujos están en inglés.

What’s inside

19 pages in each PDF

  1. Start here, in English and in Spanish2 pages
  2. Main board, 20 pictures: yes / sí, no, I don't know / no sé, wait, please / un momento, drink / beber, food / comida, toilet / baño, medicine / medicina, pain / dolor, tired / cansado/a, too hot / tengo calor, too cold / tengo frío, glasses / lentes, phone call / llamada, TV / televisión, blanket / cobija, my family / mi familia, help / ayuda, shower or wash / bañarme, something else / otra cosa1 page
  3. Where does it hurt? / ¿Dónde le duele?: a body outline, front and back, with a 0 to 10 scale1 page
  4. Alphabet with Ñ, an accent card and numbers 0 to 9, for spelling a word1 page
  5. Blank board with fill-in labels, a line for English and a line for Spanish in every square1 page
  6. 20 spare cards to cut out, such as hello / hola, thank you / gracias, coffee / café and home / casa1 page
  7. Talking together with the board: a short guide for the family, in English and in Spanish2 pages
  8. The two picture pages again in 4 more skin tones, 5 tones in all8 pages
  9. Personal-use license and a note about the pictures2 pages

$6.99printable PDF

  • Instant download
  • 19 pages in each PDF
  • US Letter and A4
  • Fill-in fields need the free Adobe Acrobat Reader

Who it is for

An adult who can't rely on speech right now, for example after a stroke or while living with aphasia, and the family and caregivers at home, in English or Spanish.

How it works

  1. Print the main board at actual size, on cardstock if you have it. Laminate it if you like.
  2. Keep it on the fridge, by the bed or next to a favorite chair.
  3. Point together. Ask one yes or no question at a time, wait, then check back ("Water? Yes?" or "¿Agua? ¿Sí?").
  4. Type your own words into the blank board before you print, in either language, or glue a spare card over any square.

Sizes and format

  • 2 PDF files: US Letter (8.5 x 11 in) and A4
  • The fill-in text fields need the free Adobe Acrobat Reader
  • You change the words, not the pictures
  • The license and the note about the pictures are in English
  • Instant download. No physical item is shipped.
  • The same board in English only is in our shop as the Everyday Needs Picture Board.

The files

  • US LetterPDF, 19 pages, 3.8 MB
  • A4PDF, 19 pages, 3.8 MB

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.

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