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hello! I would like if you could make Jewish themed aac images?

thank you

Have you checked out AACIL's Judaism page?

If that doesn't have what you're looking for, please let us know what, specifically, you need. Please note I'm now dedicating my time to AACIL, so rather than a symbol drawn by M I will let our pool of over 55 artists know of the requests.

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A Guide to Making AAC Symbols, for Emoji Artists

[PT: A guide to making AAC symbols, for emoji artists. End PT]

Making symbols for AAC is not as easy as adding the AAC symbols tag to one of your normal emojis. Here are some things to keep in mind when creating AAC symbols.

AAC symbols should be representative, not abstract. [PT: AAc symbols should be representative, not abstract.]

An AAC symbol is usually used by an AAC user to distinguish the button they want from the other buttons on the page. Most AAC users scan in some form, and many look for the symbols and not the button's label, meaning that an AAC symbol should in some way be a visual symbol for the concept. This means that wordmojis do not typically work as AAC symbols.

2. The symbols are typically seen only by the user and not who they are speaking with. [PT: The symbols are typically seen only by the user and not who they are speaking with.]

In a Discord emoji, both the person communicating and who they are communicating with see the emoji. With high-tech AAC, typically only the AAC user sees the symbol, with the people they're talking with audibly hearing the words instead. There are some exceptions, such as light tech AAC or situations where an AAC user is showing their screen to who they are talking with, but they are generally exceptions.

3. Avoid low contrast. [PT: Avoid low contrast.]

An AAC symbol on a button is generally very small, and it is usually one of many buttons on a page, and it is usually on a coloured backdrop. Furthermore, there are many AAC users who are blind or low vision. Having high contrast on your symbols, such as by making the lineart much darker than the filling, makes your symbol easier to see and makes the details easier to notice.

4. High levels of detail usually disappear on an AAC board. [PT: High levels of detail usually disappear on an AAC board.]

Because buttons are small and there are usually many buttons on a page, high levels of detail tend to be very hard to notice when a symbol is on a button. Furthermore, lots of detail can make a symbol visually busy and thus potentially overwhelming for an AAC user.

5. Many AAC users dislike words on their symbols. [PT: Many AAC users dislike words on their symbols.]

Most AAC users have words on the button label already. For some, this means that having words on the symbol as well is redundant, overwhelming, or annoying. If you put words on your symbols, it is best to also provide a version without words for those who prefer that.

I hope that this is informative and helpful. Please do keep in mind that while I am an AAC user and an AAC symbol artist, I am only one of many, and AAC users are not a monolith. The advice I have provided here reflects the common attitudes I have seen in the community but it will not reflect the entire community.

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"schizophrenic"

image: a yellow hand pointing to a purple psywiggle

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"will"

image: a blue arrow pointing to the right from an hourglass

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" type "

images: two hands on a keyboard. in order of image, the hands re: yellow, dark brown, light brown, pale, and blue

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Can you make a christianity and catholicism symbol

"Catholic"

Image: The Catholic emblem of the 'keys of Saint Peter,' a gold and silver key crossed over each other, bound by red thread, with the papal crown placed above them.

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"concern"

image: a figure, sweating slightly, looking at a blue vase tipping over on a shelf.

"worry"

a figure, sweating slightly, thinking about a blue vase tipping over on a shelf.

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"green olives"

image: a small pile of pitted green olives

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"addiction is a disability"

image: a simple yellow head puts a green circle in their mouth, and above them are thought bubbles with green circles in them. this represents addiction. an arrow points from the thought bubbles to a disability symbol (the disability sun symbol, in disability pride flag pattern), and above the arrow is an equals sign

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"Judy Heumann"

Judy Heumann, a civil rights activist known as the mother of disability rights, speaking at the 504 protests in 1977. She has pale skin, short brown hair and glasses, and is speaking into a microphone. She wears a yellow shirt, blue jacket, and a badge that says 'sign 504'.

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"organise"

image: four red squares in a neat grid and three blue circles in a neat column. there's also a few of each jumbled together. arrows go from the jumbled shapes to the neatly organised shapes

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"have"

a stylised yellow hand holding a blue square with gold emphasis lines around it

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"part"

image: simple drawing of a pie, seen from above. one slice has been cut out of the pie and is a little bit away from it, outlined in light blue

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"sunshower"

image: A raining cloud partly in front of a shining sun.

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haiti, scotland, germany

images: the shapes of haiti, scotland, and germany, each colored with the country's flag

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"Atlas"

image: the Titan Atlas carrying the heavens, a dark blue sphere covered in stars. he's crouching and grimacing under the weight of it. he has light brown skin, silver hair and beard, and a faded purple loincloth.

"Hephaestus"

image: The Greek god Hephaestus, god of the Forge. He's in his winged chariot, which is like a wheelchair, and holding a hammer. He has long black hair and a black beard, light olive skin, and his robes are dark grey and orange like lava down the side of volcano.

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"scrubs"

images: a short-sleeved scrub top and a pair of scrub pants. in the first image they're blue, second image teal, third image dark blue.

"scrub cap"

image: simple blue scrub cap

"hospital gown"

image: a blue front-opening hospital gown