Guided setup for non-specialists
Start with age, access, language, motor, and communication needs. RelyAAC turns that into a practical starter board.
Caregiver-first AAC
RelyAAC
A caregiver-friendly AAC platform for multilingual South African communication at home, school, therapy, and in the community.
Guided
for first-time AAC partners
Multilingual
for real household language
Community
so boards can be reused
Morning routine
3 x 4 starter grid
ENZUAF
I want water please
I need help
Care
Water
Drink
Food
Meal
Play
Activity
Home
Place
School
Place
Speak
More
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Built for beginners
Assumes the caregiver has no prior AAC training.
Low-data aware
Designed for practical use beyond perfect connectivity.
Shared by communities
Parents, teachers, NGOs, and therapists can collaborate.
The product
AAC that teaches the communication partner too
RelyAAC combines communication boards, guided setup, caregiver learning, community templates, and adaptation signals in one focused AAC workflow.
Multilingual boards
Design for households and classrooms where English, Afrikaans, isiZulu, isiXhosa, Setswana, and other languages can meet.
Caregiver coaching
Built-in prompts help partners model, wait, respond, and grow communication without assuming AAC training.
Prompt-assisted page creation
Create classroom, home routine, medical, play, or community pages from plain-language prompts and edit the result.
Community templates
Share, remix, and adapt boards so teachers, parents, NGOs, and therapists do not rebuild the same vocabulary alone.
Offline-ready communication
The AAC board experience is built for low-data contexts, fast reuse, and communication that should not wait for perfect connectivity.
Caregiver workflow
From profile to communication, without making families start from a blank board.
The product flow follows the AAC reality in the brief: setup first, communication use next, then adaptation and sharing.
1
Create a communicator profile
Capture goals, access needs, languages, settings, and communication level in a caregiver-friendly flow.
2
Generate a starter system
Receive a board structure with grid size, vocabulary, categories, and symbol density matched to the profile.
3
Use it in real life
Open the board at home, school, therapy, or in the community with voice output and simple navigation.
4
Adapt from evidence
Usage patterns help suggest vocabulary, layout, and progression changes as communication grows.
South African context
Made for multilingual homes, classrooms, and low-resource settings.
RelyAAC prioritizes local language access, reduced setup barriers, offline-friendly communication, and culturally relevant vocabulary workflows.
EnglishAfrikaansisiZuluisiXhosaSetswanaSesotho
Works where people are
Home routines, special schools, clinics, NGOs, and community programs.
Downloadable packs
Communication sets can be prepared once and reused when connectivity is limited.
Remix local boards
Adapt pages for curriculum topics, hospital visits, sports, transport, and daily routines.
Grow with use
Usage signals can guide when to add vocabulary, simplify pages, or increase grid size.
Prompt
Create a Grade 2 classroom page
Ask for help
Choose activity
Bathroom
I finished
I need a break
Why it matters
Less gatekeeping. More everyday communication.
The platform is not trying to be the most complex AAC system. It is built to reduce barriers for the people who support communication every day.
For caregivers
Clear setup, plain-language guidance, and practical boards for daily routines.
For teachers
Classroom pages, curriculum vocabulary, and reusable board templates.
For therapists
A way to seed communication systems and support carryover outside sessions.
Start RelyAAC
Build a communication board around the person, not around a blank template.
Create a communicator profile, generate a starter board, and keep adapting with the people who use AAC every day.