Help Bring the Vocasafe Watch to Life
Developing a durable, water-resistant wearable assistive communication platform to support AAC communication and safety for individuals with autism and speech differences.
The Story Behind Vocasafe
Vocasafe Watch™ was born from lived experience. As a mother to Roy, who uses AAC to communicate, I often saw his voice disappear when near water or outdoors. Tablets couldn't go everywhere — and that meant communication couldn't either.
I decided to change that.
Vocasafe Watch™ is designed to make communication accessible anywhere, anytime — through a durable, waterproof, sensory-friendly design that will keep AAC communication on the wrist.
This campaign helps us move from prototype to pilot, turning a lived experience into a solution for families around the world.
Vocasafe Watch Features
Seamless AAC Communication
Vocasafe Watch™ brings communication directly to the wrist, making every moment accessible. Through compatibility with leading AAC systems actively developed under our co-design model, it empowers users to express themselves using personalized phrases, visual symbols, and text-to-speech features wherever they go. Built to complement existing AAC tools, Vocasafe extends the freedom to communicate anywhere, anytime.
Durable and Waterproof
Built for real life — from the pool to the playground, Vocasafe Watch™ is designed with durability and water resistance in mind, aiming to ensure that speech access never stops due to weather, spills, or water activities. Every detail is engineered for everyday adventures, aiming to give users confidence to communicate without limits.
Smart Safety for Peace of Mind
Designed to be more than communication — supporting deep peace of mind. With GPS tracking and safety alerts under active development, Vocasafe Watch™ supports caregiver awareness in real time. Continuous location updates and customizable safe-zone notifications provide added security wherever users go.
Comfort That Adapts to Every User
Designed for comfort, built for inclusion. The soft, interchangeable silicone straps are designed to reduce sensory discomfort while allowing self-expression through color and texture choices. Whether in school, therapy, or community settings, Vocasafe Watch™ is designed to adapt to each user's unique sensory needs.
The Impact
Vocasafe Watch™ creates a transformative impact across multiple stakeholder groups: helping individuals with communication differences gain unprecedented independence and environmental access; supporting families with reduced anxiety and enhanced safety monitoring; and providing educators and therapists with powerful new tools for AAC implementation in diverse settings.
Our technology is designed to empower participation in activities previously inaccessible to AAC users — swimming lessons, water parks, outdoor recreation, rainy-day outings — with the goal of fundamentally expanding quality of life and social inclusion.
How Your Contribution Helps
Assistive technology designed for individuals with communication challenges
Digital thank-you from founder Catherine, your name listed on our website impact roll, and early-access email newsletters.
Branded Vocasafe sensory strap merchandise, direct progress updates, an official backer certificate, and impact roll recognition.
Early access to regional pilot firmware updates, behind-the-scenes engineering webinars, and a direct line to our co-design team.
Impact Page recognition, a custom personal thank-you video from the founder and Roy, an official sponsor badge, and pilot prioritization.
Note: Selecting a tier routes you to our secure Waitlist form with the pre-filled inquiry. No payments are charged during this developmental waitlist stage.
Use of Campaign Funds
We allocate every backer dollar directly to hardware certifications and validation trials.
Prototype Refinement
Sourcing compact tactile panels, high-clarity microphones, and boosting audio amplifiers for high-stimulation environments.
Waterproof Testing
Running rigorous lab evaluations to guarantee complete IP68 enclosures that withstand mud play and pool sessions.
GPS Integration
Optimizing high-frequency LTE cellular antennas and mapping secure geo-zones boundaries within our caregiver app layout.
Clinical Validation
Underwriting initial speech-language pathology (SLP) outcome studies to evaluate vocabulary expansion rates.
Manufacturing & Certification
Initiating plastic tooling setups, FCC filings, CE safety marks, and medical-grade materials approval processes.
Community Co-Design
Funding cooperative workshops to build sensory and language symbol templates alongside neurodivergent advisors.
Development Timeline
Hardware mapping, parent co-design panel launches, and localized speech testing.
Lab testing waterproofing (IP68), fine-tuning GPS antennas, and refining visual software layouts.
Deploying initial cohorts to participating schools, private SLP speech clinics, and co-design families.
Tooling setups, FCC safety filings, CE markings, and scaled regional shipments.
Transparency & Compliance Statement
Vocasafe Watch™ is a patent-pending product currently undergoing active prototype design, industrial engineering, and testing. It is not currently shipping or certified by regulatory boards. All crowdfunding backer rewards represent waitlist designations to contribute towards pre-production certifications.