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Access isn’t always static, especially for people with cerebral palsy, where movement, muscle tone and fatigue can chang...
03/09/2026

Access isn’t always static, especially for people with cerebral palsy, where movement, muscle tone and fatigue can change throughout the day.

As part of Cerebral Palsy Awareness Month, we’re reflecting on something that sits at the foundation of communication: access.

In our latest blog, Clinical AAC Specialist Becky and AT Specialist Anna explore dual access – the intentional use of two access methods – and how flexible options can reduce fatigue, improve reliability and support more confident communication.

Because communication systems should adapt to the person, not the other way around.

Learn more on our blog: https://www.talktometechnologies.com/blogs/buzz/learning-about-dual-access-in-aac

Happy World Book Day 📖 Super Core Grid sets are designed to support shared reading, including core vocabulary and ready-...
03/05/2026

Happy World Book Day 📖

Super Core Grid sets are designed to support shared reading, including core vocabulary and ready-made phrases for commenting, predicting and reacting to stories.

Plus, explore our new modeling videos to support you during reading sessions.
Because reading isn’t just about decoding words - it’s about connection, conversation and participation.

Watch the modeling videos here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL9jFik0qDiMJHH9kRsNnR8MMA8gCMED4r

March is Cerebral Palsy Awareness Month 💙 Throughout the month, we’ll be sharing lived experiences, exploring different...
03/02/2026

March is Cerebral Palsy Awareness Month 💙

Throughout the month, we’ll be sharing lived experiences, exploring different ways people living with cerebral palsy access AAC, and highlighting how communication, choice and participation can be supported in everyday life.

We hope these stories and insights help spark conversation, learning and reflection. Learn more about how we’re recognizing Cerebral Palsy Awareness Month on our blog: https://www.talktometechnologies.com/blogs/buzz/cerebral-palsy-awareness-month-2026

02/27/2026

In the second episode of Start the Chat, Daisy and Eva share the heart that went into designing Aphasia Duo – a vocabulary designed with care, shaped by clinical insight, and built around real conversations.

Why Aphasia Duo? Because communication is a shared experience and support needs to focus on both the person with aphasia and the people around them.

Listen to this episode of Start the Chat wherever you catch your podcasts.

Meet NaĂ«l 💙NaĂ«l is eight years old and uses Grid for iPad on his Talk Pad 10 to support his communication. With the righ...
02/27/2026

Meet NaĂ«l 💙

Naël is eight years old and uses Grid for iPad on his Talk Pad 10 to support his communication. With the right tools in place, AAC has become part of his everyday life - helping him share his thoughts, make choices and connect more confidently with the people around him.

Shared by our team at Smartbox France, this story explores NaĂ«l’s journey so far and the powerful role communication access plays in helping children be heard.

Read the full story: https://thinksmartbox.com/news/meet-nael/

Introducing Grid Power Hour!A new live training series designed to help you build your Grid skills in under an hour - pr...
02/25/2026

Introducing Grid Power Hour!

A new live training series designed to help you build your Grid skills in under an hour - practical, focused and interactive.

In this post, we’re sharing details of our first two sessions: 'Find Word and Hide Word' and 'Creating Symbolized Emails and Text' - both designed to give you skills you can apply straight away.

Join the course, register for your chosen sessions and start building your Grid expertise.

Explore the first two sessions above and sign up: https://eng.academy.thinksmartbox.com/plus/catalog/courses/667

Our final reading communication board for this month is inspired by "A Chair for My Mother" by Vera B. Williams. This st...
02/24/2026

Our final reading communication board for this month is inspired by "A Chair for My Mother" by Vera B. Williams. This story features themes of family, perserverance and care. Our reading communication boards give AAC users an accessible and supportive way to connect with the stories they're reading.

Download your reading communication board today: https://www.talktometechnologies.com/pages/printable-boards

Meet Chelsea - a writer, artist and advocate.Chelsea uses Text Talker in Grid for day-to-day communication and creative ...
02/20/2026

Meet Chelsea - a writer, artist and advocate.

Chelsea uses Text Talker in Grid for day-to-day communication and creative writing. She’s a published poet, founder of The AAC Four Seasons Book Club, ISAAC Canada board member, and host of the podcast 'The Whiskey and Tea on AAC.'

She’s also exploring Brain Computer Interface (BCI) with Grid, becoming the first successful BCI user (who is typically a two-switch communicator) to create a sentence on Text Talker using thought alone.

More recently, she’s been using our AI-powered Fix tool to support spelling and grammar.

We’re so grateful to Chelsea for sharing her journey. Read her full story and learn more about Fix on the Smartbox blog: https://thinksmartbox.com/news/meet-chelsea/

AAC doesn’t live in one place - it lives everywhere. At 24 Hours of AAC this May, our AAC Everywhere theme focuses on ho...
02/20/2026

AAC doesn’t live in one place - it lives everywhere.

At 24 Hours of AAC this May, our AAC Everywhere theme focuses on how communication shows up across everyday life: at home, at school, at work and out in the community.

These sessions explore how AAC supports participation, connection and independence across different environments, highlighting practical examples from real people and real contexts.

Explore some of the talks under our AAC Everywhere theme or learn more and sign up: https://events.zoom.us/ev/Anaf-CjHr-NOu2ZwFrU5V6_B5fNoQO6UD4z5VC0xEjKRGzXJtBGg~AicAavD38klKAqbvBihm9MXBWbuvJPRWX34i0Zm0udh9MJiCwW8NfLFLtQ

February's Course of the Month is ‘Supporting AAC Users and Mental Health,’ recommended by Product Manager Kim, as a cou...
02/19/2026

February's Course of the Month is ‘Supporting AAC Users and Mental Health,’ recommended by Product Manager Kim, as a course that highlights an area of AAC support that’s so important, yet often overlooked.

This thoughtful course explores the link between AAC and emotional wellbeing, gently encouraging us to look beyond vocabulary and consider the whole person. It’s an opportunity to reflect on how we can create supportive environments where AAC users feel heard, understood and emotionally safe.

Whether you’re a teacher, therapist, family member or communication partner, this course offers meaningful insights to help you support not just communication, but wellbeing too.

Start learning now: https://eng.academy.thinksmartbox.com/plus/catalog/courses/164

Our next reading communication board is based on Don Freeman’s beloved “Corduroy,” a timeless story that features Black ...
02/18/2026

Our next reading communication board is based on Don Freeman’s beloved “Corduroy,” a timeless story that features Black characters and highlights themes of friendship and acceptance. These boards offer an inclusive way for AAC users to engage with the story as they follow along.

Download your reading communication board here: https://www.talktometechnologies.com/pages/printable-boards

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