Spoken - Tap to Talk AAC

New to Version 1.9.4: Acapela, Accessibility, and Autocorrect A new Spoken update just released with features like toggleable autocorrect, support for Acapela voices, and more.

Acapela voices, typing toggles, and major accessibility improvements. Get the full rundown on Spoken 1.9.4: spokenaac.com/blog/version...

Large text says "A new update is out now." Below it is a mockup of the Spoken - Tap to Talk AAC app on an iPad. Hovering in front of it on the left are toggles for "Use Autocorrect" and "Use Spellcheck." Hovering on the right is something that says "Preferred engine: Acapela TTS." Below are two badges saying the update is available on the Apple App Store and Google Play.

Spoken 1.9.4 just dropped!

• Added compatibility with Acapela TTS on Android
• Added autocorrect toggle
• Added spellcheck toggle
• Improved screen reader accessibility (VoiceOver + TalkBack)
• Improved prediction load times & all but eliminated the dreaded "try again" screen!

#SpokenAAC

AI jokes, speaks for people with disabilities Getting a quick zinger into a fast-paced conversation takes timing, wit and speed. For people who have difficulty putting their thoughts into words, a new app developed at the University of Marylan…

Nice surprise seeing Spoken pop up in this piece! And it's also a pleasure to see Professor Stephanie Valencia's research being featured; her work has been really influential for us.

www.baltimoresun.com/2025/10/23/a...

Only one more day left until Spoken's AAC Awareness Month sale comes to an end. If you're going to take advantage of the deal, make sure you do it by the end of the day tomorrow! #AACAwarenessMonth

Two mockups of Spoken - Tap to Talk AAC: One on an iPhone and one on an iPad. The smartphone screen shows the word "happy" typed into Spoken's textbox. Next-word predictions are displayed below, with corresponding icons to visualize the words. The predictions include Halloween, birthday, Thanksgiving, mother's, father's, and holidays. The tablet screen shows the text "My Halloween costume is a" typed into the top. Below are predictions like werewolf, vampire, mummy, ghost, zombie, princess, clown, skeleton, firefighter, and devil.

Spoken comes loaded with all the vocabulary and icons you need to talk about Halloween fun. 🎃

If you need extra communication support during Halloween, you still have the rest of the month to get Premium for 50% off its normal price. Find the deal in-app or on our website: spokenaac.com/purchase/

A graphic announcing "Premium is 50% Off! Our AAC Awareness Month sale ends October 31." Behind the text is a photo of someone selecting a voice in the Spoken - Tap to Talk AAC app on an iPad. Below that is the Spoken logo and two badges saying you can download it on the Apple App Store or get it on Google Play.

There’s still time to get Spoken Premium half off, but hurry before AAC Awareness Month is over! The discount ends October 31. Find it in-app or on our website: spokenaac.com/purchase/

A graphic announcing "Premium is 50% Off! Our AAC Awareness Month sale ends October 31." Behind the text is a photo of someone selecting a voice in the Spoken - Tap to Talk AAC app on an iPad. Below that is the Spoken logo and two badges saying you can download it on the Apple App Store or get it on Google Play.

There’s still time to get Spoken Premium half off, but hurry before AAC Awareness Month is over! The discount ends October 31. Find it in-app or on our website: spokenaac.com/purchase/

Graphic advertising a sale on Spoken - Tap to Talk AAC Premium. It says "Premium is 50% off!" in large, orange letters. Below, in smaller text, it says "Get it before AAC Awareness Month is over!" Below that it shows the Spoken logo and some badges indicating that the app is available on Apple's App Store and the Google Play Store. To the right are mockups of Spoken showing new features. A blue sticker says "Plus: Try voice design and cloning in the latest update!" The phone mockups show the two features named.

Yep, Spoken Premium is still 50% off! We're proud to offer our discount for the entirety of #AACAwarenessMonth. It even applies to lifetime purchases! Just make sure you snag the deal before October 31. #AAC

Weirdly, our article doesn't use the word "conspiracy" in it whatsoever. However, it does criticize someone notoriously interested in conspiracy theories: Joe Rogan.

How Bruce Willis' Diagnosis and Joe Rogan's Commentary Have Fueled Aphasia Misconceptions Bruce Willis' aphasia diagnosis in 2022 caused shockwaves. Unfortunately, it also fueled misunderstandings.

Weird fact: Our website gets a few clicks a day from the search query "Bruce Willis conspiracy" because we wrote an article about how the media misrepresented aphasia in a highly problematic way after Bruce Willis' diagnosis back in 2022.

spokenaac.com/blog/aphasia...

Hey, I noticed our app is listed on your site, but isn't in the AAC category. Mind doing us a favor? 👉👈🥺

Why ElevenLabs’ Audio Tags Are a Big Deal for AAC What are audio tags, and why are they significant to AAC? We discuss and explain how you can try them in Spoken.

Sarcasm, excitement, even laughter: AAC just got way more expressive. ElevenLabs’ new audio tags let users control how their digital voice sounds, not just what it says. And yes, they’re available in Spoken right now! spokenaac.com/blog/elevenl... #AAC #SpokenAAC #AssistiveTech

Spoken - Tap to Talk AAC's "Other Voices" page. At the top are the options "Design Custom Voice" and "Clone Your Voice." Below those is a list of voice options. Included are Prolific Nature Documentarian, Austrian Action Hero, Suave British Spy, and Overdramatic Space Captain.

Tip: With ElevenLabs in Spoken, you can create custom voices using nothing but a short description. The possibilities are practically endless!

Link your ElevenLabs account today to sound like anything you can put into words: spokenaac.com/help/how-to-...

Spoken is HALF OFF for AAC Awareness Month! Spoken Premium is 50% off for AAC Awareness Month! Learn more about this special offer.

Our annual AAC Awareness Month sale is back! Get 50% off Spoken Premium during October. This includes one-time purchases of Spoken for Life. Available in-app and on our website.

Learn more: spokenaac.com/blog/aac-awa...

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New to Version 1.9.3: Spoken Introduces ElevenLabs and Apple Personal Voice Support Spoken AAC just released an update. Learn about the new voice options and other added features.

For more details, read our blog! You can also find tutorials and FAQs on our website's Help page while you're there if you're interested in trying any of the new features.

spokenaac.com/blog/version...

A cropped screenshot of Spoken's Other Voices menu, scrolled down to the "System Voices" heading. The first voice listed below the heading is "Tim's Personal Voice." Below it are Samantha and Eddy, two of the default TTS voices on iOS.

ElevenLabs not for you? Apple users running iOS 17 or newer can create a free voice clone using Personal Voice, which will now appear in Spoken alongside your device's other text-to-speech voices!

spokenaac.com/help/can-i-u...

A cropped screenshot of Spoken's header, where users enter their messages. There is a play button and a clear button. Inside the textbox is the message "[disappointed] It sure is a shame it's raining. [upbeat] Oh well, there's always tomorrow!" The words surrounded by brackets are audio tags.

Using the Eleven v3 model, you can also add audio tags to adjust the tone or delivery of your voice, or add non-verbal sounds like laughter.

spokenaac.com/help/how-to-...

A cropped screenshot of Spoken's new "Other Voices" selection menu. A voice named "My Spoken Cloned Voice" is highlighted. Above that are two new options, "Design Custom Voice" and "Clone Your Voice."

With a linked ElevenLabs account, you’ll be able to design new voices directly in Spoken by writing a simple description. spokenaac.com/help/how-do-...

ElevenLabs subscribers can even create a high-quality clone of their voice right inside the app. spokenaac.com/help/can-i-c...

New to Version 1.9.3: Spoken Introduces ElevenLabs and Apple Personal Voice Support Spoken AAC just released an update. Learn about the new voice options and other added features.

On the heels of our last update, we’re already back with another. This time adding compatibility with ElevenLabs and Apple Personal Voice! Plus, all your device’s built-in voices.

Available on the App Store and Google Play now!

Learn more: spokenaac.com/blog/version...

#AAC #SpokenAAC

This blog post also gives you a peek at some of the icons we added in 1.9.2. There are even a few spooky ones, just in time for Halloween! 🎃 #AAC #AACSymbols

Spoken Now Has 1,000+ Icons, but We’re Still Choosing Carefully Spoken AAC now has over 1,000 custom-made AAC symbols.

Every AAC symbol matters when you rely on them to speak. That’s why each icon added to Spoken has received equal attention and care during the design process.

Read more: spokenaac.com/blog/spoken-...

#SpokenAAC #AAC #AACSymbols

Best Practices for Online Meetings with AAC Users When planning for meaningful inclusion and participation of our community

"It takes time and effort for most people who use AAC to communicate with language. Even when we are accommodated for that time and effort, there may be barriers we cannot surmount on our own." Ways to be courteous, from @communicationfirst.bsky.social:

communicationfirst.org/best-practic... #AAC

AAC app update includes hundreds more icons to enable users to communicate on broader range of topics - AT Today - Assistive Technology Spoken has updated its AAC app to include expanded personalisation options, hundreds of high-res icons, and five voices with new accents.

Big thanks to AT Today for sharing the news about the latest #SpokenAAC update: attoday.co.uk/aac-app-upda...

New to Version 1.9.1: More Voices, More Choices Spoken AAC just released an update. Learn about all the features and improvements in version 1.9.1.

Want the full rundown on Spoken’s latest update? Just check out our blog for the details on everything new in Version 1.9.1: spokenaac.com/blog/version...

There you’ll learn about Spoken’s new voices and accents, incognito mode, and more. #AAC #SpokenAAC #AssistiveTech

We just released a small patch to address a lingering issue on specific devices. If you've encountered any problems, see if 1.9.2 resolves them. 👍

Word of Mouth - Speech difficulties - BBC Sounds Michael Rosen asks what happens to people's sense of identity when speaking becomes hard.

Noice! A whole episode of BBC’s Word of Mouth about what it’s like when speech becomes difficult. Michael Rosen talks with Jonathan Cole, who’s spent decades learning from people with aphasia, cerebral palsy, and more. 🎧 Listen here: www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

Can Being Denied Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) Cause Lifelong Trauma? Being denied AAC impacts nonspeaking autistic individuals, leading to trauma, isolation, and barriers to communication and inclusion.

"For autistic people who are nonspeaking or have intermittent, unreliable, or insufficient speech, being denied access to augmentative & alternative communication (AAC) tools and supports that work for them results in a kind of complex trauma in & of itself."

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A graphic advertising Spoken - Tap to Talk AAC 1.9.1. Large orange text says, “More Voices, More Choices” and an orange arrow points from that to three phone mockups showing the Spoken app. The mockups show illustrations representing newly added text-to-speech voices. Included are Tawari, Lotus, and Jessamine, all types of flowers. Below the phone mockups are badges indicating that the app can be downloaded on the Apple App Store or the Google Play Store.

A new Spoken update is here! Enjoy all-new voices with different accent options, a helpful incognito feature, hundreds of added word icons, and expanded personalization options.

Get the update today on Google Play or the App Store. #SpokenAAC

A graphic advertising Spoken - Tap to Talk AAC 1.9.1. Large orange text says, “More Voices, More Choices” and an orange arrow points from that to three phone mockups showing the Spoken app. The mockups show illustrations representing newly added text-to-speech voices. Included are Tawari, Lotus, and Jessamine, all types of flowers. Below the phone mockups are badges indicating that the app can be downloaded on the Apple App Store or the Google Play Store.

A new Spoken update is here! Enjoy all-new voices with different accent options, a helpful incognito feature, hundreds of added word icons, and expanded personalization options.

Get the update today on Google Play or the App Store. #SpokenAAC