Nora Winkler
Product Area Lead, Tobii Dynavox
Nora Winkler is Product Area Lead at Tobii Dynavox, where she leads global product strategy and development for Speech Generating Devices and accessories. With a background spanning assistive technology, medical devices and eye tracking, she brings a strong product management perspective to the AAC field. Prior to Tobii Dynavox, Nora founded Kapcsol-AT Kft in Hungary, focusing on AAC devices. This helped her gain first-hand experience designing communication solutions in close collaboration with users and clinicians. She is driven by a belief that communication is a fundamental human right, and is passionate about building reliable, user-centered AAC products that support independence, dignity, and everyday life.
MY SESSIONS
Recognizing Overlooked AAC Skills Through Technology-Driven Multimodal Communication
This session explores how multimodal communication has evolved in a digital world and how AAC users naturally integrate everyday technologies into communication, learning, and social connection. Beyond traditional modes such as speech, symbols, gestures, and light-tech tools, communication today also includes digital, visual, and asynchronous forms that shape how meaning is created and shared. Drawing on multimodal literacy frameworks and research on technology-mediated communication, the presentation expands the concept of "multimodal" to include tools such as images, video, text, and messaging across platforms. Using anonymous usage data from Tobii Dynavox devices, combined with expert insight, we highlight how AAC users make frequent use of YouTube, web browsing, and messaging apps, demonstrating skills that extend beyond traditional page sets. These everyday digital behaviours are linked to competencies within the Dynamic AAC Goals Grid-3 (DAGG-3), illustrating progress across communication domains. Attendees will gain practical strategies for recognizing meaningful skills, writing participation-focused goals, and leveraging familiar technologies to support independent and authentic communication.