The MoCo border
The home page introduces the MoCo border: useful sentence-building components that stay consistent across nearly every page in the system, so the frame around your words never changes.
Pilot We are proud to announce the pilot of the MoCo-60 grid is available now!
Communicate Freely
Model Communicator (MoCo) is built around topics, making it easy to use and model relevant core and fringe vocabulary during everyday routines and activities.
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How the MoCo system works.
Everything in MoCo is organized around topics, so the words you need for a routine or activity are together, and easy to get to. Here's how it fits together.
Start from the home page
From home, you'll find high-impact topic pages, pages for specific word types, and quick access to high-frequency action and description subpages.
Pick a topic
Choosing a topic opens a main page filled with relevant fringe vocabulary: the specific words that make that topic come alive.
Actions & descriptions
Most topics include Actions and Descriptions subpages: relevant verbs and adjectives, sitting alongside core vocabulary that stays consistent across every subpage.
Suggested synonyms
As you explore, check the upper right-hand corner for suggested synonyms: alternate words to sharpen or vary what you’re saying.
Grammatical forms
The right-hand sidebar suggests grammatical forms of a word, so tense and ending fall into place as you build a sentence.
Our mission
We believe communication is a right, not a privilege. Our mission is to eliminate barriers to AAC access by providing access to a free, robust, and innovative core AAC system that empowers individuals to communicate independently, participate fully, and experience the joy of being heard and understood.
How we live it: Frictionless Philosophy Use of AI Carbon Commitment
Who's building it
Clinical
Kara Cotter, MS, CCC-SLP
Chief Executive Officer
Kara is a speech-language pathologist and Assistive Technology Specialist with a focus on Augmentative and Alternative Communication, and has taught graduate-level adjunct classes in AAC. She built Model Communicator because she grew tired of watching firsthand as budget constraints prevented people from accessing the tools they need to communicate. Kara brings deep clinical expertise in AAC and communication disorders, ensuring Model Communicator meets the real-world needs of communicators and their support teams.
Engineering
Jim Tyler, MS, CTO
Chief Technology Officer
Jim is a Michigan School Business Officials (MSBO) Certified CTO, a two-time Microsoft MVP for Azure PowerShell, and the author of PowerShell for Systems Engineers. He holds a Master of Science in Information Systems Management, and serves as a K-12 Director of Technology and Board of Education member. He built Model Communicator because he watched school districts struggle to afford AAC tools and heard parents describe choosing between communication apps and groceries.
Hear about new releases
Free. For anyone who needs it.
MoCo’s core language system will always be free across all grid sizes, forever. No trial and no account required.
MoCo-60 is in its pilot. Tell us what works and what doesn’t.
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