VOCO CHAT
Voco Chat is a low-cell count symbol vocabulary designed to help people communicate for a range of reasons and join in conversations.
Who is Voco Chat for?
Voco Chat is suitable for anyone who needs larger cells, and is designed to support users to communicate for a wide range of reasons. From saying what you want or asking a question, to telling someone about yourself or having a conversation.
- Get your messages across quickly and efficiently
- Focus on the message not the grammar
- Suitable for someone making single selections or beginning to build longer phrases
Voco Chat also includes vocabulary to support individuals to participate more, engage in conversations, and be more independent, as well as talk about important topics such as mental health and wellbeing.
Key features
- Large, easy to access cells
- Supported message building
- Vocabulary to support independence
- Suitable for any age and any access method
- Quick and easy to personalise
Supported Languages
Now available in English, Arabic, Danish, Dutch, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Italian, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Spanish, Swedish and Welsh.
Designed for every access method
Voco Chat can be used with touch, eye gaze, pointer or switch access. For users who benefit from auditory feedback, there are auditory prompts for both columns and individual cells.
Vocabulary is organised in vertical columns in Voco Chat, so the recommended switch settings are those which scan either one cell at a time vertically, or scan columns then rows.
A pragmatic approach
Voco Chat focuses not just on the words we use to communicate, but also the reasons we communicate and how we interact using language. This is also called pragmatics.
A resource which was central to the development of Voco Chat was The Pragmatics Profile for People who use AAC (Martin, Small & Stevens, 2017), which gives a comprehensive overview of all the reasons we communicate and how we participate in conversations.
Choose your vocabulary
When you add Voco Chat for the first time, you will be given the choice to select child or teen and adult vocabulary. This allows you to choose the most appropriate vocabulary for the user.
Personalisation
Voco Chat is designed to be easy to personalise and includes lots of blank template grids which can be quickly and easily added to.
Many grids have also been set up with examples of what you might want to add to that grid, alongside blank cells to add more for that user.
Support for emotional wellbeing
Individuals with complex communication needs may need support to identify, talk about and manage how they are feeling.
The “I’m not okay” area of Voco Chat supports users to talk about their mental health and well being. There are options to help users talk about what is worrying them, what they feel like and what they need help with.
Speak to an Expert
Our team of Assistive Technology Specialists is available to talk through your needs and find out which solution is right for you.