Millions Need a Voice
Too many people with complex motor, sensory, or cognitive profiles remain excluded from existing communication tools.
GestureLabs · A3CP
Communication Technology for Non-Speaking People.
Communication is a human right. GestureLabs is building open-source AI communication tools that adapt to the individual and their abilities.
What is Ability Adaptive Communication?
Ability-adaptive communication is a new direction in Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC). Existing AAC systems support many non-speaking individuals, but they often remain inaccessible to people with complex motor, sensory, or cognitive profiles. We are developing an AI-based system that learns directly from each user’s gestures and non-speech sounds, constructing meaning through repeated, multimodal interaction with a human partner, learning when to act, when to ask, and how to change future behavior. Instead of forcing users to adapt to a fixed interface, the interface adapts to the individual. The system is built with strict privacy safeguards, transparent operation, and explicit ethical constraints.
Built for the Public Good
GestureLabs is a non-profit, open-source project designed as transparent, auditable infrastructure, independent of commercial lock-in.
Learns Each Individual
The system learns from a person’s unique gestures and non-speech sounds, adapting the interface to their abilities over time.
Who Is Behind GestureLabs?
GestureLabs is led by researchers and developers with backgrounds in human–computer interaction, machine learning, software engineering, and assistive technology. The work is informed by collaboration with academic experts and grounded in real-world clinical and caregiving contexts.
Want to help shape the future of ability-adaptive communication?
We are looking for institutions, developers, researchers, and families interested in co-designing, creating, and evaluating a new generation of ability adaptive communication.