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our Journey

Our Previous Project

VoxCounts wasn’t made overnight. It’s the evolution of our ongoing dedication to giving nonverbal students a voice.”

Social Emotional Tri-Fold Poster (2025)

Our first project focused on helping nonverbal students express emotions through a tri-fold poster featuring emotion envelopes. Each envelope contained flashcards with practical strategies for managing feelings using color psychology and visual aids designed specifically for nonverbal learners.

This project taught us a valuable lesson: students needed more than emotional tools. They needed comprehensive communication.

The Emotional Wheel of Colors

We developed a color wheel that mapped emotions to specific hues, helping students and educators understand the intentional color choices in our visual communication system. Each color is deeply integrated into the tri-fold poster and inside the envelopes on our flashcards.

Our Current Project

VOXCounts AAC tool (2026)

Building on what we learned, we partnered with Galveston ISD speech pathologists to create a full Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) solution. VoxCounts gives students 20 categories of communication, ranging from asking for help to participating in class discussions, and more.

Key Milestones

Interviewed Mrs. Moore (Galveston ISD SLP) to identify real classroom communication gaps
Consulted with Dr. Lanh Le and the Galveston ISD SLP team on design and accessibility
Received expert feedback from AssistiveWare on age-appropriate language
Won GOLD at SkillsUSA District and State, in addition to ranking 7th place in the Nation
Launched VoxCounts for free at quietmindsmatter.com
Feedback was provided by Mrs. Villani and her special education class allowing for improvements

Announcement

On April 11th, 2026, the QuietMindsMatter team was named the SkillsUSA State Champions.

After the 2nd year in a row reaching the SkillsUSA State Competition, through our new and improved nonverbal-centered project, the help from many educators and the feedback from renowned GISD Speech Pathologists, we advanced to the SkillsUSA National Skills and Leadership Conference (NLSC) in Atlanta, GA from June 1-5, 2026.

At the Texas State-Designated delegation meeting in SkillsUSA NLSC, we received Skill Point Certificates. This prestigious credential was awarded to competitors who achieved a specific, predetermined threshold score in their skill area while also placing Top 10.