Welcome to Minspeak

Minspeak is a way of representing language in a communication device.

If you show people a picture of something simple, like an apple, they will naturally associate more than one idea with that picture.  People usually say the most obvious idea first – “apple” – but then they start associating more ideas – “fruit,” “red,” “eat,” “bite,” and “hungry.”  Minspeak takes advantage of this natural tendency by using a small set of pictures to represent a large number of words in a communication device.

Minspeak is an effective and efficient  language representation method that promotes independent communication.

With a small number of pictures – called icons – the person using Minspeak can independently communicate a large vocabulary without having to spell or to learn and navigate through a large set of pictures.

Read how Minspeak allows for independent communication, by giving anyone easy access to core vocabulary.

Success Stories

Transforming Lives

Patrick Duncan Cole is 36 years old and has used a variety of AAC devices over his lifetime. Based on his life experiences, he offers some great advice to speech therapists. 

Read Patrick Duncan Cole’s story