Start conversations with a single selection
Voco Chat is a pragmatically organised and supportive low-cell count symbol vocabulary in Grid. You’ll find language to communicate for a range of reasons, from telling someone your interests to talking about important topics such as mental health and wellbeing.
Cells within Voco Chat will generate speech as well as jump to a new grid at the same time, for words that are relevant for help build your message efficiently.
There are two vocabulary options available in Voco Chat to choose from – one for children and one for teenagers and adults to access age appropriate topics.
Use a combination of words and phrases to help get your message across quickly and efficiently, from single selections to multi-part messages.
Voco Chat is ideal for people who need larger cells to communicate on their AAC device. It’s suitable for users who are making single selections or beginning to build longer phrases. Hear more about why we developed Voco Chat and who it is for in this video with creators AAC Specialist Anita and SLT Daisy.
Take a tour
See how Voco Chat can help you get your message across quickly and efficiently, and support you to communicate for a wide range of reasons.
Why choose Voco Chat
Everyday words
Talk about the people in your life, places you like to go and everyday activities. You’ll find categories for a range of topics and scenarios, and space to add words that are important to you.
Quick communication
Find high frequency words and quick phrases that make it easier to communicate in everyday situations and take part in conversations.
My Toolkit in Voco Chat
The My toolkit feature within Voco Chat includes resources to support you with communication, emotional wellbeing, and self-advocacy, to talk about thoughts and feelings.
Cell styling
The style of a cell in Voco Chat indicates what it does. There are three main styles: Speak, Jump and Speak & jump.
Alternative access
Auditory prompts have been included for every cell and every column and can be turned on in the Grid’s access method settings to improve cell selection for any access method.
Customise Voco Chat
Voco Chat is easy to personalise and includes blank templates which can be quickly added to. Choose new words and symbols, and organise Voco Chat to suit your needs.
Supported Languages
Now available in English, Afrikaans, Arabic, Croatian, Danish, Dutch, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Italian, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Slovenian, Spanish, Swedish and Welsh.
A pragmatic approach to language
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.
Voco Chat is based on a comprehensive review of The Pragmatics Profile for People who use AAC (Martin, Small & Stevens, 2017) recommendations, all about how we communicate and participate in conversations.
Available in Grid
Try Voco Chat in Grid with a 60-day free trial for Windows or a 30-day free trial on iPad. Available in over 18 languages for AAC users around the world.
Find everything you need to get started with Voco Chat on the Smartbox Hub. Explore grid set support articles, manual and tutorial videos.
