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

Alexa has a lot to say and she uses Minspeak and her voice to say it. Read her story, as told by her parents. Then watch her video to see how she can build sentences word-by-word. 

Read Alexa Lien's story

Beyond Boundaries:
Minspeak^® wins Emmy^®

Watch the segment.