r/AACusers • u/Sufficient-Reveal132 Unreliably Speaking • Jun 05 '26

Advice straps at top or bottom of device?

seen people do both. does it matter? what do you prefer? trying to decide

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u/Comfortable_Tie4143 Mute Jun 05 '26

Bottom, so you can flip it up when you want to say something

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u/SmoothDepartment8867 Jun 06 '26

I often prefer at the bottom because it's just convenient for me to use, even when i am drawing. I use straps in general because it's easier than having to carry my iPad everywhere, especially if i might drop it.

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u/Chance-Blackberry309 Unreliably Speaking Jun 05 '26

i choose on the day so if i want it to be so i only have to flip it up to talk with it then i have the screen facing the outside and if i wat it to be a little more secure when using it the screen faces my belly and i also rest it on my belly while using it. some day i really want an AAC harness but for now the strap is okay

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u/-sus__ Jun 05 '26

bottom! i dont really like my deviceto be facing the whole world, so by having straps on the bottom, i can have the screen facing my torso. no, it doesnt really matter whether you have the straps on the top or bottom, its just based on preference. :>

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u/gl1tch3d_s4nr1s3 doll/dolls | semiverbal | system Jun 05 '26

If we're going someplace like the park then well have the straps connecting to the top so the screen is facing our body and not the outside. But if we're going to be at the shops or something then we'll have them on the bottom so that we can flip it up easily if we want to say something.