ABSTRACT
Over the past fi ve years, smartphones, tablets and apps that together mimic computers used exclusively or primarily as speech aids have made AAC devices
on the whole dramatically more accessible, affordable and, some argue, socially acceptable (Haller, Blaser, Jones, & Naidoo, 2016; McNaughton & Light, 2013). While laptops and personal digital assistants have been used as off-the-shelf portable AAC devices for years (Chapple, 2011), today’s mobile technologies are comparatively more powerful, compact and have a longer battery life, which is essential for communicating without needing to stop and recharge a device.
