AAVAA’s Blink & Click Head-Mouse Devices Receive FCC Certification

Following the announcement that its assistive devices had received CE Certification in the European Market earlier in 2025, AAVAA has now received FCC certification for its Blink & Click Head Mouse devices, ensuring compliance with US regulatory standards for electromagnetic compatibility and safety. The Canadian pioneer of assistive technology is now able to expand across the North American market and empower individuals with mobility and communication challenges.

AAVAA, the Canadian company developing technology solutions to improve accessibility for individuals with disabilities, as well as enabling hands-free command and control in a variety of consumer and professional applications, has announced that its line of control devices is now compatible with macOS, iOS, and iPadOS. With this announcement, AAVAA expands on Apple’s own accessibility features with a hands-free control interface that requires minimal setup.

Canadian startup AAVAA is aggressively pursuing practical brain-computer interfaces (BCI) for assistive applications, and the company presented its unique headband form-factor at CES 2024 to industry acclaim. Now, AAVAA is announcing the launch of its technology for incorporating into "smart" glasses that can expand possibilities also for consumer applications and expand assistive form-factors.

AAVAA, a startup company based in Montreal, Canada, has announced the introduction of its brain-computer interface (BCI) technology in the form of the AAVAA Headband Accessibility Developer’s Kit. The software and headband hardware is able to detect and recognize intentional control movements, such as blinks and clicks of a tongue, paving the way for individuals with disabilities and those with mobility, speech and hearing impairments to gain control over their devices.

A wave of new developments promises to solve the most pressing need for people with milder hearing loss, allowing mass-market hearables to supplant Over-the-Counter (OTC) hearing aids with less stigma. Andrew Bellavia suggests the FDA’s OTC hearing aid rule (October 2022) includes assumptions that are quickly becoming obsolete as recent developments illustrate. This must read article was originally published in audioXpress, January 2023.