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Linked-set notes

These are editable device-test drafts. They have not been imported into TouchChat on a real device. They do not replace an individual AAC assessment or the communicator’s established vocabulary.

Communication throughout play

Sets include choices, actions, comments, questions, turn-taking, refusal, help, repair and finishing. Earlier boards retain their core controls. Expanded activity boards start with I, want, more and help, with additional conversation available through Talk. Activities returns to a full menu without clearing the message. Model language naturally; a response is not required before every play turn.

Board sizes and colors

16, 36 and 48 choices describe access options, not ability. Existing smaller boards remain available. Expanded 48-choice activity pages include 30–40 carefully chosen topic words plus related page folders; they do not add unrelated words just to fill cells. The original smaller pages are included where available.

Earlier pages keep six core buttons. New dense activity pages use four core words and consistent, editable colors for word types. The colors are a draft convention, not a match to any specific device or a clinician-approved prescription.

Pictures

New fruit and toy pictures are original AI-generated illustrations. Toys are generic representations; colors, accessories and details can differ from the real object. Some abstract words use the project’s existing illustrative cues. Replace unfamiliar or ambiguous symbols with pictures the communicator recognizes.

Existing artwork and licensed Lucide cues are reused under the project’s existing terms. Lucide license. Selected Mulberry Symbols by Steve Lee are reused and converted to PNG under CC BY-SA 4.0. Mulberry attribution and license; exact upstream SVG sources. Converted PNG symbols remain freely available under the same license. Original SVGs are retained in the source/review backups. No proprietary communication board or manufacturer image was copied for these additions.

Expanded play and classroom pictures

Activity sets include pieces, actions, descriptions, and connected related pages. New picture cues combine original vector diagrams with selected Mulberry Symbols. Specific toy pieces vary by kit; use only the pieces you have and personalize the board.

Exact Mulberry source and CC BY-SA 4.0 credits; original diagram credits, CC BY 4.0. Pictures remain downloadable under their stated licenses. Natural Earth map credits, public domain. These sets use original communication vocabulary inspired by published guidance; they do not reproduce a proprietary therapy worksheet.

Classroom subject pictures include mathematical notation, scientific diagrams, and maps. Some function words use large printed words because a literal object would misrepresent their meaning. These cues support classroom conversation; they are simplified illustrations, not measurement scales or specimen identification guides.

Daily routines and participation

The added dressing, bathroom, meals, rest, classroom, storytelling, playground and travel sets combine specific vocabulary with choice, comments, questions, refusal, help and repair. They are informed by published AAC guidance and have not been designed or approved by an individual clinician. A complete linked set means its navigation targets are included; no finite set contains every word a person may need.

Use Activities to open any topic while keeping the message. Common category words remain available alongside more specific choices. Body words, clothing, foods and care choices are options, not assumptions about the communicator. Personalize regional terms, symbols and access with them.

Additional licensed symbols: Mulberry CC BY-SA attribution, Lucide license, and exact pinned sources and changes. Original routine illustration provenance. Rendered licensed symbols keep their original license and remain freely available. Original SVGs are kept in the source/review backups.

Deeper fruit and clothing choices

Blue category folders open broader choices: berries, melons and other fruit groups; tops, bottoms, outerwear, sleep and swim clothes, shoes and more. Fruit choices within Meals includes the whole fruit tree in the same download. Back returns to the containing category without clearing the message. Familiar shortcuts and core words stay available.

New clothing symbols: Mulberry attribution and CC BY-SA license and exact sources and conversion notices. Original melon and garment illustration provenance. No set includes every cultivar or garment; personalize terms and pictures with the communicator.

Research and examples

Classroom and play sources

Reading and watching together

Shared-reading boards include book choices, comments, characters, predictions, retelling and writing feedback. They support conversation around a real book rather than requiring a correct response on every page. AssistiveWare: comprehensive literacy and AAC; ASHA: literacy development and AAC.

Watching menus connect app choices to show and conversation boards. App-name buttons add their name to the message and navigate to AAC choices; they do not launch streaming apps or videos. Titles are preferences, and platform availability varies by region and date. Personalize them with the communicator and family. Netflix show listings; PBS KIDS; Blocks Universe.

Show picture sources and rights notices. Promotional show images retain the copyrights of their respective owners; they are not described as royalty-free stock. Morphle, Numberblocks and Alphablocks remain show choices with their existing reference pictures.

Connected collections and practical activities

Collection downloads combine complete sets with a shared entry menu. Copy every page together and link one Navigate button to the collection menu. Back from an activity menu returns to the collection. Home uses the home page of the vocabulary the pages are copied into.

Sensory exploration, nature discovery, music, pretend play, cooking and accessible classroom participation use original vocabulary informed by PRC-Saltillo: Active with AAC, AssistiveWare: practical language activities, and ASHA: AAC in the classroom. Specific nature and instrument pictures are simplified original vector cues, not specimen identification guides. Personalize sensory materials, comfort and access with the communicator.

Chemistry classroom vocabulary

Atoms, selected element symbols, bonding, mixtures, reactions and lab discussion follow the topic scope of American Chemical Society classroom resources. Symbol cards use atomic numbers and standard chemical symbols. Simplified particle pictures are communication cues, not scale models or experiment instructions. The chemistry collection is included in secondary classroom packages.

Shopping, cooking and ocean exploration

Shopping and cooking boards support choosing, asking, commenting and participating in everyday routines, informed by AssistiveWare’s practical language activities. Ocean vocabulary connects animal choices, habitats, body features and food-web discussion, informed by NOAA ocean education. Pictures are simplified communication cues. Cooking words describe activities; these boards are not recipes or safety instructions.

Conversation through games

New guessing, barrier, card, four-in-a-row, action, scavenger, café and puppet boards use original activity vocabulary informed by AssistiveWare’s game-language ideas, PRC-Saltillo’s Active with AAC, AAC Language Lab’s Go Fish activity, and Cambridge NRICH’s barrier-game format. Sentence-start buttons add words and open related choices. Category folders open choices without adding a category name to the sentence. The games collection includes fruit choices, so “I want” → Melons → watermelon can keep a natural message. These are supplements to familiar core vocabulary; do not require a device response before every turn.

Some game-specific choice pages have fewer filled slots because a real activity has a finite choice set—for example, seven columns on a standard seven-column board. Unused slots stay unused. Game names identify the activity; the artwork is an original generic cue, not copied game cards or an official product endorsement.

Before everyday use

Import a fresh copy, verify every spoken message, picture and page link, and test Home, Activities, Back where present, Talk and Clear. Confirm comfortable target size and navigation with the communicator and their support team. Keep a backup of the established vocabulary.