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What the UN Convention and the published terms of AAC symbol sets say — in their own words, without commentary.

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UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities

Ratified by Poland and by the European Union.

Article 2 — Definitions

“Communication” includes languages, display of text, Braille, tactile communication, large print, accessible multimedia as well as written, audio, plain-language, human-reader and augmentative and alternative modes, means and formats of communication, including accessible information and communication technology;

Article 2 — Definitions

“Language” includes spoken and signed languages and other forms of non spoken languages;

Article 21 — Freedom of expression and opinion, and access to information

States Parties shall take all appropriate measures to ensure that persons with disabilities can exercise the right to freedom of expression and opinion, including the freedom to seek, receive and impart information and ideas on an equal basis with others and through all forms of communication of their choice, as defined in article 2 of the present Convention, including by: … b) Accepting and facilitating the use of sign languages, Braille, augmentative and alternative communication, and all other accessible means, modes and formats of communication of their choice by persons with disabilities in official interactions;

Article 30(3) — Participation in cultural life

States Parties shall take all appropriate steps, in accordance with international law, to ensure that laws protecting intellectual property rights do not constitute an unreasonable or discriminatory barrier to access by persons with disabilities to cultural materials.

What symbol publishers’ terms say

Publishers of symbol sets used for augmentative and alternative communication, in no particular order. Quotes are selected for what they say about who may use the symbols, where, and through which channels.

PCS — Picture Communication Symbols

Tobii Dynavox (Dynavox Group AB), Sweden
Personal and school use
If you’re creating resources for personal or internal educational use, a license might not be necessary, but if you’re distributing or monetizing, a license is required. [1]
Sharing and publishing
If you plan to share, sell, or publish any materials that include PCS, whether in print, apps, videos, merch or on the web, you likely need to apply for a license. [1]
Licences
There are three types of licenses available — all of which require a Boardmaker subscription first [1]
Apps and software
Maker Business: “Companies developing PCS-based software, tools, or commercial products” — “Custom pricing” [1]
Institutions
"Institution" refers to any educational, clinical, therapeutic, healthcare, or governmental organization, including but not limited to schools, school districts, universities, hospitals, clinics, and care centers that procure and use the Service for non-commercial use by their authorized personnel and direct beneficiaries. [2]
Commercial use
Commercial use, reproduction, redistribution, or sale of materials derived from Licensed Content, such as PCS-based products, requires a separate agreement with Tobii Dynavox and may be subject to royalty fees. [2]
Leaving the service
It is your responsibility to back up and export any content prior to the end of your license or access period. [2]

Widgit Symbols

Widgit Software Ltd, United Kingdom
Within an organisation
If you own a Widgit Symbol product, your licence allows you to use materials within your organisation. If you wish to distribute materials more widely you will need permission. [1]
Public bodies
Their licenses have been arranged so that symbols can be distributed for any not-for-profit purpose within the authority. This includes organisations like schools, social services, hospitals and doctors' surgeries, community centres and scout and youth groups. [1]
Free use, with limits
These can be distributed without any payment provided the total number of symbols in all resources does not exceed 100 different symbols. [2]
Printed and web use
Where the symbols are provided in a different form, either printed or electronically, including on a website, charges may be payable. [2]
Selling
Any customer wishing to sell resources containing Widgit Symbols must apply for specific permission. Please note charges may be payable. [2]

METACOM 9

Annette Kitzinger, Germany
Digital use
Der Lizenznehmer darf die Symbole außerdem in digitalen Medien (in digitaler Form) zugänglich machen, sofern folgende Bedingungen zusammen erfüllt sind: die Nutzung der digitalen Medien erfolgt unter Aufsicht des Lizenznehmers oder während eines Unterrichts desselben, und die Nutzung der digitalen Medien erfolgt ausschließlich durch Personen, die vom Lizenznehmer im Rahmen seiner Tätigkeit klinisch, therapeutisch oder lehrend betreut werden. [1]
The licensee may make the symbols accessible in digital media only if both conditions are met: use is under the licensee’s supervision or during its teaching, and only by persons whom the licensee cares for clinically, therapeutically or in teaching.
Other software
Nicht vom Nutzungsrecht umfasst und damit grundsätzlich nicht zulässig ist das Öffnen von mit der Software erzeugten Dokumentdateien mit der Dateiendung .metadf in anderen Programmen. [1]
Opening document files with the extension .metadf created with the software in other programs is not covered by the licence and is in principle not permitted.
Websites
dürfen auf der Internetseite des Lizenznehmers – nicht jedoch in sozialen Medien – bis zu 25 Symbole genehmigungsfrei veröffentlicht werden. [2]
up to 25 symbols may be published without permission on the licensee’s website — but not on social media.
Text and data mining
Text und Data Mining (automatisierte Analyse von digitalen oder digitalisierten Werken, um daraus Informationen zu gewinnen) des Werkes, nämlich der Software, der Symbolsammlung und von Teilen derselben, sowie eine Vervielfältigung des Werkes für das Text und Data Mining sind nicht zulässig. [1]
Text and data mining of the work — the software, the symbol collection and parts of them — and copying the work for text and data mining are not permitted.

Symbole MÓWik

DICO s.c. (Renata Płatek, Ewa Przebinda, Sebastian Szufa), Kraków, Poland
Printed materials
Licencja ta uprawnia do wykorzystywania Symboli MÓWik do samodzielnego tworzenia, drukowania, publikowania i dystrybucji pomocy dydaktycznych, tablic komunikacyjnych, książek, planów dnia, materiałów edukacyjnych oraz wszelkich innych opracowań graficznych i fizycznych. [1]
This licence entitles the use of MÓWik Symbols to create, print, publish and distribute teaching aids, communication boards, books, daily schedules, educational materials and any other graphic and physical works.
Software and apps
Niniejsza globalna i bezpłatna licencja na Symbole MÓWik NIE DOTYCZY, NIE OBEJMUJE I KATEGORYCZNIE ZABRANIA wykorzystywania Symboli MÓWik w: a) Jakimkolwiek oprogramowaniu komputerowym, b) Aplikacjach mobilnych (systemy iOS, Android i inne), c) Aplikacjach webowych (serwisy internetowe, platformy online SaaS) [1]
This global free licence DOES NOT APPLY TO, DOES NOT COVER AND CATEGORICALLY PROHIBITS the use of MÓWik Symbols in: a) any computer software, b) mobile apps (iOS, Android and other), c) web applications (websites, online SaaS platforms)
Software and apps
Wykorzystanie Symboli MÓWik w celach programistycznych, w aplikacjach lub jakimkolwiek innym kodzie cyfrowym (zarówno w projektach komercyjnych, jak i bezpłatnych/open-source) wymaga uprzedniego zawarcia odrębnej, dedykowanej i pisemnej umowy licencyjnej bezpośrednio z DICO pod rygorem nieważności. [1]
Use of MÓWik Symbols for programming purposes, in applications or any other digital code (in commercial as well as free/open-source projects) requires a prior separate, dedicated, written licence agreement directly with DICO, on pain of nullity.
Contractual penalty
Kara umowna za nielegalne użycie symboli w aplikacji/oprogramowaniu IT wynosi 100 000 zł za każdy wykryty przypadek. [1]
The contractual penalty for illegal use of the symbols in an application/IT software is PLN 100,000 for each detected case.
Second published licence
DICO SC wyraża zgodę na bezpłatne użycie symboli MÓWik w rozpowszechnianych płatnych i bezpłatnych pomocach, tablicach komunikacyjnych, książkach, publikacjach na zasadach licencji Creative Commons Uznanie autorstwa - Użycie niekomercyjne - Na tych samych warunkach 4.0 [2]
DICO SC consents to free use of MÓWik symbols in distributed paid and free aids, communication boards, books and publications under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 licence
Second published licence — condition
posiadania licencji na program MÓWik PRINT. [2]
holding a licence for the MÓWik PRINT program.

Smarty Symbols

Smarty Symbols LLC, United States
Who may be reached
Use by the Member with the Member’s own immediate family members, classroom students, patients, or clients whom the Member personally serves.
Organisations
The license does not permit broader organizational use merely because the Member works for a school, clinic, agency, company, or other organization.
Public boards
The Standard Membership does not authorize large-scale public displays, outdoor or permanent signage, public communication boards, or materials installed for general community access. This includes public or semi-public installations in schools, parks, hospitals, playgrounds, community spaces, and similar locations.
Apps and platforms
Upload Digital Assets to a shared drive, template library, learning-management system, website, marketplace, social platform, app, design platform, or other third-party service in a way that permits extraction, reuse, editing, or broader access.
(listed among things a member may not do)
AI
Use Digital Assets to train, fine-tune, evaluate, prompt, or supply data to an artificial-intelligence or machine-learning system.
(listed among things a member may not do)
Leaving the service
When the membership ends, access and download rights end, and the Member may not create new materials or materially revise existing materials with previously downloaded assets unless another written agreement permits that use.

AAC Standard

AISAY.CO sp. z o.o., Poland
Personal, therapy, school
“Tak — w komunikacji własnej i najbliższych.” / “Tak — w pracy terapeutycznej z podopiecznymi.” / “Tak — w szkole, przedszkolu i materiałach dla uczniów.”
Yes — in one’s own communication and that of one’s closest people. / Yes — in therapeutic work with clients. / Yes — at school, in preschool and in materials for pupils.
Apps
“Aplikacje i produkty komercyjne” — “Wymaga odrębnej zgody — wyślij zgłoszenie.”
Commercial apps and products — requires separate permission — send a request.
AI
“Trening modeli AI na symbolach” — “Nie bez odrębnej umowy.”
Training AI models on the symbols — not without a separate agreement.
Binding terms
Powyższa tabela jest streszczeniem — wiążąca jest treść regulaminu dostępna w aplikacji (sekcja dokumentów prawnych).
The table above is a summary — the binding text is the terms available in the app (legal documents section).

Proloquo / Proloquo2Go

AssistiveWare B.V., Netherlands
Communication partners
AAC Team Member: means the person or persons who have access to and insight into the User Data. This access is given to communicate with the AAC User, to support their communication with the AAC User, and to monitor the AAC User’s progress.
Devices
With all Plans, except for the ‘Proloquo Teacher’ license, the Application may be used on the device(s) owned or in use by each of the AAC Team members.
Leaving the service
Upon the termination or expiration of the active Plan, regardless of the reason thereof, the right of the Users to use the Application immediately ceases.

Makaton symbols

The Makaton Charity, United Kingdom
Ownership
All Makaton intellectual property (IP) belongs to The Makaton Charity.
Licence
Your licence gives you permission to use these materials, but they are licensed to you, not sold to you.
(addressed to licensed Makaton Tutors; no public page with general terms for families or other users was found)

Pics for PECS images

Pyramid Educational Consultants, United States
Commercial use
Pyramid also holds Copyrights related to our workshops, products, Pics for PECS images and other materials that are not permitted for commercial use. [1]
Permissions
Intellectual property and permissions requests may be submitted to Pyramid for consideration by completing the form below. [2]

LessonPix

LessonPix Inc., United States
Who may be reached
In accessing the Website you agree that your use of LessonPix materials is limited to within your classroom, practice, or family. [1]
Beyond that
Materials and images that may be downloaded may not be distributed beyond the licensed uses (Classroom, Caseload and Family) without prior approval. [1]
Sharing
Members of LessonPix are always welcome to share our symbols and materials with their students or clients they directly support as well as their family members. [2]
Sharing
Distributing generated materials and symbols to other teachers for use in their classroom or therapy [2]
(listed under “Not Approved”)

SymbolStix

Everway (formerly n2y), United States
Size
Unlimited access to 100K+ symbols. [1]
(product description)
Classroom use
Specifically, the products Unique Learning System, Inspire, News2you, SymbolStix PRIME, L3 Skills, and Positivity allow for materials to be downloaded and/or printed for use in the classroom by the Customer. For avoidance of doubt, the content of any such downloaded or printed materials remain the exclusive intellectual property of Everway and are subject to the restrictions stated in this paragraph 4.4. [2]
Third parties
sub-license, sell, rent, lease, transfer, assign, distribute, display, disclose, or otherwise commercially exploit, or otherwise make the Product(s) available to any third party except the Authorized Users [2]
(listed among things the Customer may not do)

Also checked

  • Imagine Symbols — official site unreachable on 24 September 2026
  • Picture This (Silver Lining Multimedia) — no licence or terms text published on the site

Openly licensed symbol sets

Sets published under Creative Commons licences, for comparison.

SetLicenceOn commercial use
ARASAAC
Government of Aragon, Spain
CC BY-NC-SA 4.0Therefore, the use of these resources within any product or publication for commercial purposes is excluded.
source
Mulberry Symbols
Steve Lee
CC BY-SA 4.0You can use the symbols in any project or product, commercial or otherwise as long as any distribution gives us clear attribution and any new or derived symbols are shared under the same licence.
source
Sclera
Sclera NPO, Belgium
CC BY-NC 2.0 (Belgium)This does not mean you cannot use our symbols in your commercial project. It does however mean you will need our explicit consent.
source
Blissymbolics
Blissymbolics Communication International
CC BY-SA 4.0You can use these Blissymbol products in any project or product, commercial or otherwise as long as any distribution gives BCI clear attribution.
source
Global Symbols (platform; hosts Tawasol and other sets)
globalsymbols.com
Per set; Tawasol: CC BY-SA 4.0Symbol Sets with a Creative Commons Share-Alike licence and other similar licences are free to use or distribute and can be incorporated and integrated into both free and commercial products.
source
OpenMoji
HfG Schwäbisch Gmünd
CC BY-SA 4.0Adapt — remix, transform, and build upon OpenMoji for any purpose, even commercially.
source