Adaptive Input
Treats idiosyncratic gestures and non-speech sounds as valid, modelled input signals.
GestureLabs · A3CP
Ability Adaptive Communication technology for Non-Speaking People.
Communication is a human right. GestureLabs is developing open-source AI communication tools that adapt to the individual and their abilities.
What is Ability Adaptive Communication?
Ability-adaptive communication is a new approach to Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC). Traditional AAC helps millions of non-speaking people, but many individuals with complex motor, sensory, or cognitive profiles cannot use these systems and are left without reliable ways to express themselves. We are building an AI-driven communication system that learns from the user’s own gestures, sounds, and patterns over time. Instead of forcing people to adapt to rigid interfaces, the system adapts to their abilities. It is designed from the start to protect privacy, support ethical use, and operate transparently.
Privacy by Design
Stores derived features instead of raw video or audio, supporting local, privacy-preserving deployments.
Designed for Real Settings
Designed to operate with or without internet for use in homes, therapy centers, schools...where the user wants to be.
Who Is Behind GestureLabs?
GestureLabs is an international team of researchers, developers, academics, and product managers commited to supporting the needs of people with complex needs. The platform is built as public digital infrastructure: transparent, auditable, and independent of commercial lock-in.
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.