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A communication system that is specifically designed for the needs of speech impaired individuals, particularly aphasia victims, makes use of a speech generating mobile terminal communication device (SGMTD) (12) that is designed to be hand held and operated by a speech disabled individual. The SGMTD includes a database of audio files that are accessed to generate full sentences in response to single word or short phrase entries selected from a plurality of menus by the disabled user. A second, companion mobile terminal device (COMTD) (14) enables a caregiver to communicate with the speech disabled individual's SGMTD to assist the individual in communicating with the caregiver by causing the SGMTD to switch to a particular menu or list from which the caregiver wants the disabled individual to make a selection. The SGMTD also includes software that enables the device to communicate with other SGMTDs via wireless communications and thereby simulate a verbal conversation between speech impaired individuals.
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