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Behind the Design: How EyeTech Builds Eye Gaze Hardware That Lasts
An eye gaze device asks a lot of its hardware โ precision tracking, long battery life, and durability across years of daily use. Here is a look at how that engineering comes together. Engineering for Real Life, Not Just the Lab It is one thing for a device to track accurately in a controlled testing…
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Supporting AAC Use During Transitions: Home to School and Back
Every transition โ a new school year, a new classroom, a new therapist โ creates a risk that AAC vocabulary and habits built in one setting will not carry over to the next. A little coordination goes a long way toward keeping communication consistent. Why Transitions Are Hard on Communication Systems A child who has…
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The Assistive Technology Act: What Families Should Know About Free State Resources
Every state operates a federally funded Assistive Technology Act program, and many families navigating the cost of an AAC device do not realize these programs exist โ or how much they can help before, during, and after a purchase decision. What the AT Act Actually Funds The federal Assistive Technology Act provides funding to a…
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Back-to-School Stories: AAC Users Share What They Want Classmates to Know
As back-to-school season approaches, we asked members of the EyeTech community a simple question: if you could tell your classmates one thing before the first day, what would it be? The answers were honest, funny, and worth hearing. ‘Give Me a Second โ I’m Still Me’ Several respondents mentioned wanting classmates to understand that a…
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EyeOn Air for Kids: Designed for Growing Communicators
Kids are not small adults, and a communication device built for a pediatric user needs to account for that โ durability, engagement, and room to grow are just as important as accurate eye tracking. Built with Play in Mind EyeOn Air for Kids uses bright, engaging visuals and interface layouts designed with pediatric development in…
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Modeling AAC at Mealtime: Turning Everyday Routines into Language Lessons
Mealtime happens every day, usually more than once, and it is packed with natural opportunities to model language โ which makes it one of the best routines for building AAC skills without adding a single extra task to your day. Why Mealtime Works So Well Meals are predictable, repetitive, and full of concrete choices: more,…
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What the Research Actually Says About AAC and Speech Development
One of the most persistent misconceptions among new AAC families is the worry that introducing a device will discourage a child from developing natural speech. It is an understandable fear โ but decades of research in the field point in the opposite direction. The Myth: ‘They’ll Stop Trying to Talk’ This concern is common enough…
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AAC Creators Changing the Conversation on Social Media
A growing number of AAC users are stepping in front of the camera, not to explain what a device is, but simply to be themselves โ funny, opinionated, ordinary, extraordinary. Social media has quietly become one of the most powerful spaces for AAC visibility in years. A New Kind of Spotlight Where AAC has historically…