Communication access on trains: a qualitative exploration of the perspectives of passengers with communication disabilities

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Table 1. Interview participants: impairment or medical diagnosis, communication disability and communication preferences.

				Means of communication used in the interview^a
Impairment or medical diagnosis	Communication disability	Participant code	Number of participants	Speech	Communication aid	AUSLAN interpreter
Autism	Cognitive communicative	DD	1	1
Cerebral palsy	Speech	AA, BB, OO	3	1	1 Speech Generating Device^b 1 Alphabet Board
Cerebral palsy/intellectual disability	Cognitive and speech	II, JJ	2	2	1 Picture Based Aid
Acquired brain injury (not related to stroke)	Cognitive communicative	HH	1	1	1 Speech Generating Device^b
Intellectual disability	Cognitive	NN, SS	2	2
Deaf	Hearing	KK, MM	2	1		2
Deaf/blind	Hearing and vision	RR	1			1
Total			12

^a Participants used one or more means of communication in the interview.

^b An electronic aid with voice output.

Table 2. Focus group participants: impairment or medical diagnosis, communication disability and communication preferences.

				Means of communication used in focus group^a
Focus group (FG)	Participants	Impairment or medical diagnosis	Communication disability	Speech	Communication aid	AUSLAN interpreter
FG 1	4	Cerebral palsy, Cerebral palsy and Intellectual disability, Acquired brain injury, Intellectual disability	Speech, cognitive and cognitive communicative	2	1 Speech Generating Device^b 1 Writing and Drawing	0
FG 2	5	Acquired brain injury, Intellectual disability	Cognitive communicative and cognitive	5	0	0

^a Participants used one or more means of communication in the focus group.

^b An electronic aid with voice output.