How the handoff works

One communicator. Built together, owned by the family.

A communicator can start with a therapist and end up fully in a parent's hands — with no setup lost, no paywall at the moment that matters, and the therapist still there to help. Here's the whole journey.

A therapist builds an AAC communicator on a tablet, a child uses it in the center, and a parent receives ownership on the right, connected by a flowing rainbow arrow.

Three stages, start to finish

The same communicator moves through three states. Nothing gets rebuilt along the way — the boards, the voice, and the history all carry over.

Three illustrated cards side by side: a therapist building a communicator, a child actively using the communication buttons, and a child with a parent.
Sandbox

A therapist sets it up

In a session, an SLP spins up a communicator to trial layouts and model language. It's a private scratch space — no login yet, nothing to pay for.

Therapist creates it
Loaner

It goes live for the child

Once the setup works, the communicator gets a real login and full boards so the child can use it — on a device, at the table, sent home to practice. It now sits in one of the therapist's slots.

Child uses it · shared by the therapist
Active

The family makes it their own

The therapist sends a claim link — "make this account your own." The parent clicks, creates their account, and the communicator transfers to them: login, history, profile, and boards intact. Claiming is always free for the family's first communicator.

Parent owns it · therapist's slot frees up

What if the family isn't ready yet?

The handoff happens whenever it's right for the family — there's no pressure and nothing gets stranded either way.

One communicator card splits into two paths: on the left, a parent claims ownership with a green checkmark and the family keeps the account; on the right, a calendar shows the loaner expiring and returning to the therapist.

After a communicator is on loan, one of two things happens →

The parent claims it

The family takes over

Ownership transfers to the parent. The therapist's slot frees up so she can help the next family — and she stays on the team as a supervisor to keep sharing boards and cheering them on.

The parent decides everything from here, and can keep the therapist on for as long as she's helpful.

No one claims it

The loan simply ends

If the family never claims — or the therapist ends the loan — the communicator returns to the therapist's space and the slot comes back.

Nothing is lost. The therapist is free to onboard the next family whenever she's ready.

After the family claims it

Here's exactly who can do what — no surprises.

Three connected circles: a parent and child protected by a shield and key, a therapist and parent collaborating around a heart, and communication boards safely copied into a folder.

The parent owns it

The name, sign-in, voice, layout, safety info, and who's on the team — all parent-controlled. It's fully theirs.

The therapist still helps

She stays on the team to share new boards and message the family. She can't change the communicator's identity or safety details — those are the family's.

The family is never stranded

The parent decides when the therapist steps away. When she does, the boards she shared are copied into the family's own library so nothing disappears.

A child uses an AAC communicator while a parent and a therapist stand nearby, all connected by a single flowing rainbow line that passes through the device.

Communication that travels with the child

Whether you're a parent getting started or a therapist building for a family, SpeakAnyWay keeps the work in one place — and in the right hands.