Pictures you can use in speech therapy
Make your own photo cards or add photos to therapy software
Back when I started creating speech therapy software, it was incredibly hard to get good photos. I bought an expensive collection of a million photos. But they weren't searchable! I had to browse through a million photos to find "man throwing football".
Today, you can just search for "man throwing ball" and get some great photos. And if you're just using them at home, that's Fair Use and you can use them free. (This is not legal advice. I am not a lawyer.) I often recommend this for folks using our speech therapy programs Sights'n Sounds 1 and Sights'n Sounds 2.
Where to find free pictures for speech therapy
Images.Google.com - using Google to search for just images- comprehensive but not always the best photos
Video: how to search Google for imagesdepositphotos.com is the most economical paid photo source. It's what I use for our speech therapy software. Very affordable.
Pictures from the Newspaper
You don't have to browse online to get some great photos for therapy. Newspaper ads are great. Practical objects (apples, steak, carrots, etc.)
Here's what one speech therapist does:
I like grocery ads, sales ads from newspapers. I have taken some of my own that are functional and printed off for aphasia or communication boards and practice.
-Michele Cyre Rawson, Speech Pathologist
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Clay Nichols
Co-founder of MoreSpeech and Bungalow Software that both provide Speech & Language Software
For over 20 years, Clay has helped patients, caregivers and speech pathologists with speech & language software. He shares the tips & tricks he's picked up along the way.
Clay is not a speech pathologist.
But he consults with the speech pathologists he works with (and has them review the blog articles). You should consult your speech therapist regarding any tips you read anywhere, including the Rehab Resources.