Joe Barnick

AssistiveWare

Everyone has something to say. Working closely with our community, we build apps and share best practices to help you communicate with the world. Who we are AssistiveWare's journey started 20 years ago when Giesbert, a friend of our founder and CEO David, became paralyzed in a car accident. He needed a way to use his computer. David took on the challenge and developed an on-screen keyboard. Giesbert could now access his Mac, use Photoshop, and pick up graphic design again. This keyboard became our first product: KeyStrokes. We're now leading assistive technology pioneers. We are committed to empowering people with communication difficulties through technology and implementation support. What we do We want to help build a world without communication barriers. We are proud to collaborate with our community to make sure our apps best serve their needs. Our users play a crucial role in who we are. Our key milestones: ● 2002: Developed the first universal access solution for Mac OS X, KeyStrokes  ● 2009: Released Proloquo2Go, the first full featured Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) app for iOS  ● 2012: Developed the world's first genuine children's Text-to-Speech voices together with Acapela Group ● 2015: Created the first fully bilingual symbol-based AAC solution ● 2016: The AssistiveWare Core Word Classroom was born. Today more than 10,000 people use this resource to learn AAC best practices ● 2018: Following the latest research as well as our AAC user interviews, we launched Learn AAC, a collection of AAC articles delivered in 4 languages. ● 2019: Released simPODD - the first English PODD solution that brings the digital page sets and printing ● 2021: Released Proloquo and Proloquo Coach in Australia and New Zealand. This duo of AAC apps is designed to guide and support in expanding users' communication. We'll continue to innovate and collaborate and we look forward to sharing our progress with you!