{"id":17795,"date":"2024-09-23T19:18:27","date_gmt":"2024-09-24T01:18:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/volksswitch.org\/?page_id=17795"},"modified":"2026-03-21T16:11:09","modified_gmt":"2026-03-21T22:11:09","slug":"customizable-3d-printable-keyguard-for-grid-based-free-form-and-hybrid-aac-apps-on-tablets","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/volksswitch.org\/index.php\/volks-devices\/customizable-3d-printable-keyguard-for-grid-based-free-form-and-hybrid-aac-apps-on-tablets\/","title":{"rendered":"Customizable, 3D Printable Keyguard for Grid-based, Free-form, and Hybrid AAC Apps on Tablets"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Keyguards\u00a0allow individuals with limited muscle control to reliably point at regions of an app running on a tablet. They do this by physically separating access to specific regions of the tablet screen with rails that rise up from the surface of the tablet. In this case, the apps are associated with\u00a0Augmented<\/a><\/span>\u00a0and Alternative Communication (AAC)<\/a>. However, any tablet app can be supported by designing a free-form keyguard.<\/p>\n

Ways to obtain a keyguard<\/h1>\n

There are two ways to obtain a keyguard to print:<\/p>\n

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  1. You can choose among the pre-designed and ready-to-print keyguards that we’ve created for the most popular AAC apps on the most popular iPads.\u00a0 If that sounds promising, then go here<\/a> for 3D-printable designs, or go here<\/a> for laser-cuttable designs.<\/li>\n
  2. You can create your own keyguard design. This may be necessary if you use an app\/tablet\/case for which we haven\u2019t created a pre-designed keyguard, or if you want to have more control over the keyguard’s features. If that sounds right, you have two options:\n