Without a device
Gestures & expressions
Facial expressions, gestures and established signs can be part of a person’s communication.
Augmentative & alternative communication
Your message.More ways to express it.
AAC supports or replaces speech through methods such as gestures, symbols, writing and speech-generating technology.
What does AAC mean?
Support speech.
Or provide another route.
Augmentative communication adds to a person’s speech. Alternative communication provides another way to express a message when speech is not available or sufficient.
AAC is not one device or one input method. A person may use different tools in different situations—with a caregiver, in a conversation, at school or at work.
The most useful approach considers the person’s goals, language, movement, vision, stamina and support. A speech therapist or AAC professional can help explore these needs.
Different tools. The same purpose.
Find ways to make
your message understood.
Low-tech tools
Boards & printed symbols
Letters, pictures or symbols on a board can support choices and conversation.
Digital tools
Software & speech output
A communication app or speech-generating device can turn selected letters, words or symbols into a spoken message.
Access is part of the conversation
The words matter.
So does how you select them.
A good communication interface still needs an input method the person can use.
Touch and eye control are options for some users. Our MindClick research explores trained EEG selections as another possible access route. Clinical performance and suitability remain under evaluation; this is not an individual device recommendation.
For dealers & speech therapists
Assess suitability.
Plan customisation.
We welcome AAC dealers, speech therapists and research organisations interested in exploring our early MindClick platform. Proposed research examines control signals, electrode configurations, usability and customisation needs.
Participant testing requires an agreed research framework and the applicable regulatory, ethics and consent arrangements. Early kits are not offered for routine patient care or onward patient supply.
Discuss the research scope
Define the control signals, usability questions and intended research setting.
Agree an evaluation protocol
Confirm the permitted configuration, training, safety and consent arrangements.
Inform future design
Review intended clicks, false activations, repeatability and effort within the agreed research scope.
Start with the person
A useful first conversation.
What do you want to say?
Identify everyday choices, requests, relationships and activities that matter to you.
Which inputs can you use?
Discuss the actions and signals you can use comfortably, and what becomes tiring.
Who can support the setup?
Involve caregivers, therapists and your AAC provider in fitting, practice and follow-up.
Individual suitability varies. Suitability and performance remain under evaluation; any participant assessment requires the applicable research arrangements. Information on this page is a general introduction, not an individual device recommendation.