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Start the Chat: The AAC Podcast | Podcast on Spotify
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Podcast
Start the Chat: The AAC Podcast | Podcast on Spotify
Podcast · Smartbox AAC · Start the Chat: The AAC Podcast is hosted by Speech-Language Pathologists Chris Gibbons, Melanie Gylling, and Alicia Alverson. Together, the hosts explore the world of augmentative and alternative communication (AAC), sharing stories, insights, and lived experiences from AAC users, their families, and the professionals who support them. Each episode offers meaningful conversations about communication, connection, and inclusion, exploring what matters most in the AAC community, demystifying complex subject matter, and sparking conversations that lead to greater understanding and belonging.
Learn more and register for 24 Hours of AAC
Learn more and register for 24 Hours of AAC
Try Grid AAC software for free
Try Grid AAC software for free
Explore our Smartbox Hub for helpful guides and resources
Explore our Smartbox Hub for helpful guides and resources
Explore our courses on Smartbox Academy
Explore our courses on Smartbox Academy
Join our Smartbox Community on Facebook
Join our Smartbox Community on Facebook
Chelsea uses the AI Fix tool in Grid - user story
Chelsea uses the AI Fix tool in Grid - user story
Chelsea has been using Grid software for over two years and more recently, she has been using our AI-powered Fix tool to support her writing, helping with spelling, punctuation, and grammar as she works on creative and academic projects. Learn more.
Supporting AAC Users and Mental Health - February course of the month
Supporting AAC Users and Mental Health - February course of the month
Survey - vote for your favourite personalisation designs!
Love, language and connection in AAC - Blog
Love, language and connection in AAC - Blog
In this blog, our Clinical AAC Specialist, Becky, explores how AAC users can be supported to understand and express love. Read more.
Meet Naël - user story
Meet Naël - user story
This story comes from our team at Smartbox France and features eight-year-old Naël, who uses Grid on his Talk Pad 10. Our team in France have been working closely with him and his family. Learn more.
Join our free webinar with Building Wings
Join our free webinar with Building Wings
Free webinar on AAC literacy instruction featuring research-based strategies and accessible technology to support reading, communication, and independence.
Grid for Schools | Case study with The Watson Institute
Grid for Schools | Case study with The Watson Institute
The Watson Institute is an education organization in Western Pennsylvania with several special education school locations. Hannah, Jackie and Abbey from the Watson Institute recently shared their journey with implementing Grid for Schools. Read more.
Watch episode one of Start the Chat on YouTube
Watch episode one of Start the Chat on YouTube
Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube.
My AAC and Me - January course of the month
My AAC and Me - January course of the month
The skill of repairing communication - Blog
The skill of repairing communication - Blog
In this blog, our AAC Content Developer and SLT, Eva, explores communication repair and why it’s such an important part of everyday interactions. Learn more.
Where to find us at ATIA 2026
Where to find us at ATIA 2026
We will be exhibiting at the Assistive Technology Industry Association conference, held annually in Orlando, Florida. Find us in Booth #713.
Meet Samuel | User story
Meet Samuel | User story
We caught up with 16-year-old Samuel, an AAC user and tech enthusiast who tested Evo - our new eye tracker, powered by machine learning. Learn more.
How SAND Academies Trust uses Grid for Schools
How SAND Academies Trust uses Grid for Schools
The Smartbox team recently had the opportunity to visit Belmont School and Sladewood Academy, part of the SAND Academies Trust, to see how they have embraced Grid for Schools and made it their own. Learn more.
Join our free Evo webinar on 19 January!
Join our free Evo webinar on 19 January!
Microsoft Virtual Events Powered by Teams
New process for getting an ElevenLabs voice
New process for getting an ElevenLabs voice
Social communication in Grid vocabularies
Social communication in Grid vocabularies
New in Grid: Kindle and Audible Accessible Apps
New in Grid: Kindle and Audible Accessible Apps
Recognising IDPWD
Recognising IDPWD
The A-Z of AAC: The terminology you need to know
The A-Z of AAC: The terminology you need to know
Using Grid for richer connections
Using Grid for richer connections
New in Grid: TikTok Accessible App
New in Grid: TikTok Accessible App
Our new SLP Education Program in the US
Our new SLP Education Program in the US
Introducing Evo - our most advanced eye tracker yet
Introducing Evo - our most advanced eye tracker yet
How to change the colour of your Smart Buttons
How to change the colour of your Smart Buttons
New Widgit Symbols in Grid
New Widgit Symbols in Grid
Meet Jack - user story
Meet Jack - user story
Supporting AAC at Home - Smartbox Academy course
Supporting AAC at Home - Smartbox Academy course
Bringing AAC to Drumbeat School
Bringing AAC to Drumbeat School
AAC for everyone, everywhere
AAC for everyone, everywhere
Building communication through music and play
Building communication through music and play
Purple Tuesday 2025
Purple Tuesday 2025
Meet Grid users
Meet Grid users
Supporting safety and wellness with symbol AAC
Supporting safety and wellness with symbol AAC
Learn about the latest Super Core updates
Learn about the latest Super Core updates
How to add a command cell in Grid 3
How to add a command cell in Grid 3
Discover how to switch between chats
Discover how to switch between chats
Ellise's story, two years on - user story
Ellise's story, two years on - user story
Learn about Communication Boards in the UK
Learn about Communication Boards in the UK
Explore Look Lab eye gaze software
Explore Look Lab eye gaze software
Meet Asher - user story
Meet Asher - user story
How to get your AI voice through ElevenLabs Impact Program
How to get your AI voice through ElevenLabs Impact Program
Supporting Literacy with Grid - Part 2
Supporting Literacy with Grid - Part 2
The Simple AAC Framework - Smartbox Academy course
The Simple AAC Framework - Smartbox Academy course
Meet Tbonez - user story
Meet Tbonez - user story
AAC Awareness Month 2025
AAC Awareness Month 2025
Resources - Grid for Schools
Resources - Grid for Schools
Tristan and Sullivan - user story
Tristan and Sullivan - user story
Meet William - user story
Meet William - user story
Getting started with AAC: A guide for beginners
Getting started with AAC: A guide for beginners
Read with me: Accessible stories
Read with me: Accessible stories
Learn more about Aphasia Duo in Grid
Learn more about Aphasia Duo in Grid
Learn more about Super Core
Learn more about Super Core
Communication Boards at Oasis Academy school
Communication Boards at Oasis Academy school
Meet Sarah Ezekiel - user story
Meet Sarah Ezekiel - user story
How to optimise eye gaze positioning in Grid
How to optimise eye gaze positioning in Grid
Introducing Grid for Schools
Introducing Grid for Schools
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