letterboard

Definitions

noun A signboard for lettering or text.
noun A board marked with letters of the alphabet, used for communication by the disabled.

letter +‎ board

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I use a power wheelchair to get around and spell out what I want to say on a letterboard.

The Deal with Disability - from AWEARNESS 2009
I use a power wheelchair to get around and spell out what I want to say on a letterboard.

Archive 2009-09-01 2009
Just Letters is an interactive "magnetic" letterboard, just like we all used to have on our fridges when we were little.

Archive 2006-10-01 2006
Just Letters is an interactive "magnetic" letterboard, just like we all used to have on our fridges when we were little.

can i buy a vowel? 2006
When talking to someone who does not know sign language, they can write down what they need to say - or use a letterboard.

1) Head Control and Use of Senses 1999
I've just been down to the letterboard and there's a letter from your brother Julian, I've brought it for you.

Five On A Hike Together Blyton, Enid, 1898?-1968 1951
Tina Fineberg for The New York TimesDan Bergmann, 15, uses a letterboard to communicate with his godmother, Ardythe Ashley.

NYT > Home Page By ERIK PIEPENBURG 2011
Sheri was rightfully disgusted by a letterboard sign posted in front of the Marantha Chapel in Harlan:

Left In Aboite 2008