SPEAK AAC

Project log · Started Feb 26, 2026 · Last updated Apr 21, 2026

Lines of Code

19,147

across 30 source files

Est. Hours Worked

~80

across ~40 sessions

Total Spent

~$103

Claude Pro + Netlify + Domain + LLC

Days Active

Feb 26 → Apr 21, 2026

Progress by Day

Feb 26

First Spark

~30 min

Conceived the AAC app idea — nonverbal children, safety channel concept
First conversation: "AAC App Business Idea"

Mar 6

Early Research

~30 min

Website creation inquiry — exploring what building this would take
Market research on existing AAC tools, gap analysis

Mar 10

Business Planning + Decision to Build

~2 hrs

Full market analysis — confirmed no AAC app has a private safety channel
Defined brand: Speak, with Speak Guides / Shield / Friends ecosystem
Identified NIDILRR grant track ($100k–$500k)
Decided to build an MVP immediately, not just plan

Mar 11–12

Core App Build — Session 1 & 2

~6 hrs total

Password gate (access code: speak2026)
10-step onboarding wizard with 17 diagnosis profiles (autism, Down syndrome, CP, apraxia, etc.)
Profile config engine — auto-configures interface based on diagnosis, age, motor ability, sensory profile
Symbol grid with Mulberry Symbols pictograms (CC BY-SA 4.0 — real AAC symbols)
93 pre-generated audio files (gTTS)
Category tabs (Needs, Feelings, Food, Actions, People, Places, More)

Mar 13

Safety Channel + Provider Features

~5 hrs

Private safety channel — hidden symbol sequence + Help button → silent EmailJS alert to trusted contact (tested + working)
Crisis resources embedded (911, Childhelp 1-800-422-4453, Crisis Text Line, 988)
Provider dashboard — communication log, event history
Kiosk mode — fullscreen lock, exit requires PIN
AI sentence builder — Claude API, button, turns symbol taps into full sentences
Privacy/Security FAQ modal (10-question accordion)

Mar 14

Landing Page + Netlify Deploy + Domain

~4 hrs

Landing page (index.html) — hero, features, pricing, FAQ, About
Deployed to Netlify → speakaac.org live
PWA manifest + service worker (installable on iPad/Android)
Welcome screen with feature cards, stronger headline
"← Home" navigation links throughout
Scholarship essays written and organized (all 5 scholarships)

Mar 15

Session Lock + Institution Tier + Supabase + Logo

~5 hrs

Session lock screen — PIN pad, auto-locks after 10 min, re-locks on tab hide
Institution pricing tier — $49/mo, up to 10 profiles, teacher accounts, admin dashboard
Auth-before-onboarding — new users sign in/create account before setup
Supabase backend — live project, auth (sign up/in/out), profile sync, event logging
Logo designed (Ideogram AI) — speech bubble icon, PNG converted and deployed
Logo live on all tabs, nav, footer, session lock, PWA install icon
Social media color variants generated (Instagram, TikTok, email accounts)
@speakaac accounts created on Instagram and TikTok

Mar 16

Teacher Dashboard + Outreach + Social

~4 hrs

Teacher dashboard (teacher.html) — separate Supabase login, read-only communication log per child, safety alert badges, event timeline
logEvent() defined — event logging now actually working (symbols, sentences, AI, safety alerts)
Teacher email field added to Provider Settings
KU email sent — Dr. Nancy Brady, nbrady@ku.edu, research collaboration proposal
Research concept document saved (~/aac-app/research_concept.md)
Netlify upgraded to Personal ($9/mo) — site back online after credit limit
Profile pics uploaded to @speakaac Instagram and TikTok
Pony Express scholarship hand-delivered to Lyle Ladner in Frankfort, KS (Mar 17)
4 awareness video scripts written with full production direction

Mar 17 — S1

Messaging Overhaul + Stripe Live + New Pages + Security

~4 hrs

Messaging corrected everywhere — removed "free app" language from landing page, GoFundMe, social bios, and all 4 video scripts
Stripe account live — 3 payment links generated (Family $9.99/mo, Clinic $29.99/mo, Institution $49.99/mo), wired into all pricing buttons; account under review 2–3 days
onboarding_demo.html — full interactive 10-step setup demo, no login required
install_guide.html — iPad + desktop PWA install guide with screenshots
privacy.html — COPPA-compliant privacy policy
_headers — Netlify CSP + security headers (X-Frame-Options, X-Content-Type, CSP)
Teacher dashboard demo (teacher_demo.html) — mock data version, no login required
Mission page (mission.html) — story, equity angle, school access program
GoFundMe live: gofundme.com/f/giving-nonverbal-children-a-voice-and-a-way-to-stay-safe
Supabase RLS confirmed ON for both tables (events + profiles)
Project log (this file) created

Mar 17 — S2

Core Vocab Bar + Teacher Rebuild + Custom Symbols + Offline

~4 hrs

Core vocabulary bar — always-visible strip of 14 high-frequency words above grid; clinical AAC standard
Category color coding — clinical-standard color accents per category
Quick Phrases category () — 18 full phrases added as a grid category
Session history drawer — Log button slides up timestamped log of everything communicated
Teacher dashboard complete rebuild — summary stats, per-child charts, CSV export
Custom symbol upload ("Mine" category ) — parent uploads photo, becomes tappable symbol; localStorage; deletable
Offline indicator badge — pulsing badge appears/disappears on network change
Service worker bumped to v2; styles.css +367 lines; app.js +314 lines

Mar 17 — S3

Full Deployment Sprint — App Goes Live End-to-End

~6 hrs

Supabase ai_usage table created — tracks AI sentence usage per user per day; RLS on; ai_usage_summary view for cost monitoring
Secure AI proxy deployed — netlify/functions/ai-sentence.js: Anthropic API key never in browser; free tier 5/day server-enforced; paid tiers unlimited; anon 3 lifetime
Netlify env vars set — ANTHROPIC_API_KEY, SUPABASE_URL, SUPABASE_SERVICE_ROLE_KEY live
speakaac.org confirmed as custom domain — green dot in Netlify; all code references updated from boisterous-eclair subdomain
Global email fix — all support@speakaac.app references replaced with support@speakaac.org; Zoho Mail confirmed working
speak-store deployed — ~/speak-store/ live as a separate Netlify site (coming-soon merch/cause page)
Stripe redirect URLs set — all 3 payment links now redirect to payment-success.html?tier= after purchase
Supabase redirect URLs configured — speakaac.org added to allowed redirect list
Forgot password feature built — reset-password.html, "Forgot password?" link in auth modal, Sync.resetPassword() in sync.js
Service worker bumped to v5 — forces full cache refresh; Typekit + Google Fonts added to NETWORK_ONLY bypass list
CSP updated — Google Analytics, Typekit, Google Fonts all allowed in headers
Console errors fixed — null addEventListener guard on index.html; stale SW cache resolved
milestones.html created — public build log showing journey from idea to launch with pending milestone slots
Cookie consent bar — on all 5 marketing pages; localStorage-based; shows once per browser
Google Analytics snippet — added to all marketing pages with G-SMWRXK6MXT placeholder; consent-gated; CSP updated
AI sentence builder CONFIRMED WORKING ✓ live — tapped NO + EAT → Claude returned "I don't want to eat." — end-to-end verified

Mar 18

Major Polish Sprint — 10+ Features Shipped

~3 hrs

Mobile hamburger nav on all pages — responsive menu for phones
Loading screen with progress bar on app launch
Toast notifications — non-blocking feedback for all user actions
Modal entrance animations — smooth open/close transitions
Scroll-triggered fade-in animations on index.html sections
404 page (404.html) + netlify.toml redirect rule
Social footer links — Instagram + TikTok @speakaac on all pages
"A message from the creator" section on mission.html
User review prompt — fires on 5th session via EmailJS (EmailJS service: service_v5znqrd)
clinic_guide.html — full clinical guide for SLPs; guide.html — user guide for families
Mobile responsive layout — sidebar, topbar, corebar scale down at ≤480px breakpoint
iOS long-press fix — -webkit-touch-callout, -webkit-user-select on all buttons
color-scheme: light dark declared — prevents browser Smart Invert forcing black/white
Session lock greeting fixed — shows "Welcome back, [name]" or "Welcome back to Speak"
Supabase ai_usage table SQL applied; ai_usage row logging confirmed working end-to-end

Mar 19

First Real-World Clinical Demo

~1 hr

Hospital social worker demo — showed speakaac.org on phone; she liked it
Walked away with: local school contact number + care home contact number
Issues noted for follow-up: grey globe favicon on hospital computer, browser "risky site" warning on new domain
research_concept.md drafted — NIDILRR Field-Initiated Projects one-pager
Dr. Brady email (hello@speakaac.org → nbrady@ku.edu) finalized for morning send

Mar 20

GitHub Launch · Pricing Locked · Research Page · Dr. Brady

~3 hrs

GitHub repo live ✓ — full history pushed to github.com/logansnell-a11y/speakaac; auto-deploy to Netlify connected
Pricing finalized — Institution corrected to $49.99/mo; Lifetime plan added at $79.99 (buy.stripe.com/dRm4gscXy5Ec5yZ0qidwc04); all Stripe links confirmed live
research.html built — speakaac.org/research.html: full public research concept page with citations, live app links, CTA for university partners
Citations added: Sullivan & Knutson (2000), Beukelman & Light (2020), Light & McNaughton (2014)
Dr. Brady email sent ✓ sent — hello@speakaac.org → nbrady@ku.edu @ 10:00 AM; research collaboration introduction; access code line removed
ARASAAC email sent — support@speakaac.org → arasaac@aragon.es; formal commercial use permission request
milestones.html updated — Mar 20 entries added: GitHub, pricing, research page, Dr. Brady, ARASAAC
Old exposed Anthropic API key deleted at console.anthropic.com
Research link added to nav on press.html, milestones.html

Mar 21–26

Security Sweep + Google Presence + LLC Filed

~5 hrs

2FA enabled on all accounts — Zoho, Supabase, GitHub, Netlify, Stripe
Stripe Radar rules — 5/6 fraud rules enabled; fraud notifications on
CORS restriction on Netlify AI function — requests locked to speakaac.org only
Tier self-upgrade bypass patched — plan enforcement moved server-side
Supabase RLS audit — profiles + events tables both confirmed locked down
Google Search Console verified + sitemap.xml submitted
API key audit — clean history; old exposed key deleted, new key rotated
LLC filed — Speak AAC LLC registered; Chase business account application submitted (7–14 day processing)
press.html — media kit page with mission stats, founder story, contact info

Mar 28

ARASAAC → Mulberry Symbol Migration

~3 hrs

Symbol library replaced — arasaac.js deleted; mulberry.js added (Mulberry Symbols, CC BY-SA 4.0, Garry Pye)
Symbols served via jsDelivr CDN — no hosting cost, cacheable for offline use
All 9 HTML files updated — CSP headers updated to allow jsdelivr.net
ARASAAC formally notified of migration — support@speakaac.org
Service worker bumped to v7 — forces full symbol cache refresh
pitch.html added — investor/grant pitch deck page

Apr 1–8

Stripe Webhook + KansasVoices Concept + Clinic Research

~4 hrs

stripe-webhook.js built — Netlify function handles checkout.session.completed; writes tier to Supabase profiles on payment (env vars + Stripe registration still pending)
KansasVoices.org concept — statewide AAC advocacy site mapped out; 66k+ Kansas IDEA students identified as target audience
Clinic outreach strategy — SLP procurement timeline (April/May budget cycle), HCPCS E2510 code identified, Proloquo2Go gap analysis complete
HIPAA BAA template (baa_template.md) — ready to fill in and PDF for clinic deals
NIDILRR grant research — Phase I SBIR application path mapped; $300k–$750k potential
All scholarships submitted ✓ — First Heritage Bank, Pro-Life, United Bank & Trust

Apr 21

Spanish Localization + Agent Auth Fix + Offline Planning

~5 hrs

Full Spanish translation system — EN/ES pill on landing page translates all content live; page-lang.js shared module handles nav/footer/cookie bar on every sub-page
mission.html, guide.html, clinic_guide.html, install_guide.html — all fully translated to Spanish via inline SPEAK_ES_PAGE objects
FOUC fix — DOMContentLoaded timing bug fixed; returning from sub-page to index now correctly preserves ES preference without flash of English
Core vocab bar overlap fixed — search bar + core bar no longer collide at top of app
Agent system re-authenticated — Claude Code Pro login restored; 3 pending overnight research tasks unblocked
Market gap research queued — 10-niche analysis task in inbox.md; fires tonight at 10 PM
computer_use.py built — autonomous task agent with human-in-the-loop checkpoints; screenshot → Claude plans → user approves each step → executes
Service worker bumped to v29

Codebase Breakdown

styles.css

4,010

app.js

2,153

index.html

2,319

teacher.html

954

onboarding.js

772

app.html

760

mission.html

655

onboarding_demo.html

603

clinic_guide.html

551

research.html

537

press.html

521

milestones.html

502

guide.html

461

install_guide.html

455

payment-success.html

416

teacher_demo.html

379

pitch.html

370 new

symbols.js

315

dashboard.js

300

ai-sentence.js

292

privacy.html

240

terms.html

221

stripe-webhook.js

174 new

reset-password.html

189

mulberry.js

142 new

sync.js

109

page-lang.js

88 new

404.html

sw.js

TOTAL

19,147

Money Spent

Service	What For	Cost	Recurring
Claude Pro	All development sessions (Claude Code)	$20.00	Monthly
Netlify Personal	Hosting speakaac.org (upgraded Mar 16)	$9.00	Monthly
speakaac.org domain	Custom domain for the app	~$12.00	Yearly
Anthropic API	Claude Haiku — AI sentence builder (pay-as-you-go, ~$0.00025/call)	~$0.00	Usage-based
Stripe	Payment processing — Family, Clinic, Institution plans	Free	2.9% + 30¢ per transaction
Supabase	Auth + database backend + ai_usage logging	Free	Free tier
Zoho Mail	support@speakaac.org business email	Free	Free tier
EmailJS	Silent safety channel alerts	Free	Free tier
Mulberry Symbols	AAC symbol pictograms	Free	CC BY-SA 4.0 (commercial OK)
Ideogram	Logo generation	Free	—
GoFundMe	Fundraising page	Free	% of donations
LLC Filing	Speak AAC LLC — Kansas SOS	~$160.00	~$50/yr renewal
Claude Pro (×2 mo)	All development sessions (Claude Code)	$40.00	$20/mo
TOTAL		~$233.00	~$29/mo ongoing

Last updated April 21, 2026 · speakaac.org · github.com/logansnell-a11y/speakaac · AI sentence builder confirmed working ✓ · EN/ES bilingual ✓ · LLC filed ✓