PRC-Saltillo buys Glint maker Ner Chat to speed up classroom AAC support
What's the deal? PRC-Saltillo, a global player in augmentative and alternative communication (AAC), has acquired Ner ChatDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom →, the startup behind the visual-support platform Glint. Terms were not disclosed. The deal was announced on October 22, 2026.
What does each company do? PRC-Saltillo, founded in 1966, makes AAC devices and apps including LAMP Words for Life, Unity, and Minspeak-based systems. Ner Chat, founded in 2024 by Dylan Makani and Scott Soifer, built Glint to turn text prompts into visual schedules, communication boards, and other classroom supports in seconds, with QR-code sharing in more than 50 languages.
What's the endgame? As a first step, the companies plan to bring PRC-Saltillo's Minspeak symbols into Glint. That would let educators and clinicians build visual supports using symbols learners already recognise from their AAC devices.
Why it matters: The move aims to connect communication products with the visual supports teachers use around them, rather than simply adding another app. "We want to make it easier to create useful materials with the symbols a child already knows and spend more time supporting communication," said Sarah Wilds, chief executive officer of PRC-Saltillo.
Glint will keep operating under its own brand. "Working with PRC-Saltillo brings deep AAC experience to that goal," said Makani, co-founder and chief executive officer of Ner Chat.
What's next? The companies plan to demonstrate a beta of Minspeak symbols in Glint at the Closing The Gap Conference, with customer availability to follow. It is the first collaboration between the two, with more planned.
The signal: The acquisition extends a buying streak for PRC-Saltillo, which purchased Therapy BoxDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom →'s AAC app suite in January. As the company marks its 60th anniversary, it is assembling a portfolio that spans communication apps and, now, classroom visual-support tools — a bet that the market rewards tighter links between AAC systems and the materials used around them.
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