Practice can feel overwhelming
Home practice needs structure, encouragement, and clear next steps that feel manageable in daily life.
Every word forward.
A supportive communication app for people with aphasia or other communication challenges — practice skills, build confidence, track progress, and stay connected with the people who help you move forward.

The challenge
For people navigating aphasia after a stroke or brain injury, practice often continues at home, between sessions, and in everyday conversations. Speech Forward — developed with input from a speech-language pathologist — creates a calm, structured space for guided practice, progress tracking, and meaningful communication support.
Home practice needs structure, encouragement, and clear next steps that feel manageable in daily life.
Small gains matter, but they are easy to miss without a calm way to track and celebrate improvement.
Users, clinicians, caregivers, and loved ones need shared visibility around goals, needs, and wins.
Core pillars
Guided activities for speech, language, comprehension, and real-world communication.
Tools that support everyday conversations and help users express needs, thoughts, and feelings.
Simple visual progress tracking that celebrates small wins and helps users stay motivated.
Support for clinicians, caregivers, and loved ones to stay aligned around goals and progress.
Features
Practice, progress, support, and confidence tools work together so communication support can feel structured and human.
Clinicians and caregivers
Speech Forward is designed to support users while giving clinicians and caregivers clearer visibility into practice, progress, and daily communication needs.
Gentle practice flows, clear instructions, and encouraging progress moments for building confidence.
Shared context for daily needs, practice routines, reminders, and communication support at home.
Goal visibility, practice summaries, and progress signals that can support therapy planning.
Accessible by design.
Clear layouts, readable language, and calm interactions.
Accessibility
Speech Forward should prioritize clarity, large touch targets, readable layouts, simple language, and calm interactions so users can focus on communication rather than navigating complicated software.
Encouragement
Every word, phrase, gesture, and attempt matters. Speech Forward is built to make daily practice feel encouraging, visible, and connected.
Current stage
Latest development milestone complete. The speech-practice workflow has advanced through virtual-platform validation. Microphone and practitioner validation are planned.
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Communication practice and support for people with aphasia and the people who care about them.
For: People with aphasia or other communication challenges, plus the family members and practitioners supporting them.
What it currently does
How the experience works
Product facts
Supported qualities
Selected practice activities are designed to remain useful without a constant connection.
The interface is being shaped around clear language, comfortable pacing, and operable controls.
Communication-support information is handled under a dedicated product privacy notice.
Latest development milestone complete
Microphone and practitioner validation are planned.
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