Case studies
Names and details are shared with consent. Each story follows the same pattern: communication returns first, and confidence, safety and dignity follow.
Rehabilitation ward
Guided by his therapist, Michael uses Kalam Connect to say what he needs — out loud, in his own phrasing, for the first time in three weeks.
Acute stroke unit, West Midlands
Three weeks after his stroke Michael could understand everything and say almost nothing. With a personalised board of 40 phrases he began requesting pain relief, repositioning and visits without waiting for staff to guess. Nursing handovers recorded fewer episodes of agitation within a fortnight.
Clear needs communicated in under 5 seconds
Community rehabilitation
Ayesha's speech was effortful and hard to follow on the phone. Kalam Connect gave her scripted openings for calls to her GP and her daughters, in Urdu and English, so conversations no longer collapsed in the first thirty seconds.
Independent phone calls resumed at week six
Home, supported by SLT
Tom's family had drifted into speaking about him rather than to him. Shared phrase boards for meals, football and bedtime routines put him back into the conversation, and his therapist tracked vocabulary growth between visits.
Vocabulary use tripled across an eight-week block
University hospital
A ward-wide pilot placed Kalam Connect tablets at the bedside with training for nurses and healthcare assistants. Staff reported faster identification of pain and toileting needs, and families described visits as far less distressing.
Reported communication breakdowns reduced markedly
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