TinkySpeak partners with state education agencies, health departments, and care systems to expand access to communication tools — without increasing budget burden.
Across the country, millions of people who need communication support don't have access to affordable tools.
Traditional AAC devices cost $5,000–$15,000. Insurance processes take months. Many families, schools, and facilities simply go without. TinkySpeak was designed to close that gap — not by replacing clinical tools, but by putting a functional, free communication builder in the hands of everyone who needs one, running on the devices they already own so cost is no longer the barrier.
TinkySpeak is built with federal accessibility frameworks in mind. Our tools are designed to help institutions meet their obligations efficiently and at scale.
Supports effective communication requirements by providing a low-cost, no-training communication device deployable across facilities and public spaces.
Designed to support IEP communication goals with teacher-managed boards, classroom deployment tools, and built-in progress tracking.
Provides an accessible communication accommodation that can be deployed same-day with zero infrastructure requirements.
Qualifies as assistive technology under many Home and Community-Based Services waiver programs. Competitive price point simplifies budget approval.
TinkySpeak supports Section 508 accessibility requirements with large touch targets, high-contrast interfaces, switch scanning, and eye gaze compatibility. Designed for users across all ability levels.
Zero data collection by design. No student data is transmitted, stored externally, or shared. All information remains on-device. No cloud accounts. No usage tracking. Designed to support FERPA and COPPA requirements by architecture.
We don't enforce policy. We build tools that make compliance easier.
From a single classroom to an entire state education system.
The builder is free, forever. No per-student charges, no annual contracts, no hidden fees. Add a classroom or a whole district at no software cost.
No cloud. No servers. No accounts. No new hardware. Runs in any browser on the devices you already own and speaks offline once a board is open.
Update every device from a teacher or admin tablet. Push boards, update content — all over local WiFi. No internet needed.
Print QR codes. Stick them on walls, desks, doors. Scan loads the right board for that space. Deploy signage across a building in an afternoon.
65+ languages built in. Serve diverse student and patient populations from the same device. Language switching is one tap.
Lock devices to TinkySpeak. No accidental app exits. No settings changes. The device does one thing — communicate.
TinkySpeak's security model is simple: data never leaves the device. No cloud. No transmission. No collection.
No user data is ever transmitted off-device. No cloud servers. No API calls. No analytics beacons. The device operates in complete network isolation during normal use.
All communication data, usage patterns, and custom boards remain on the physical device. No external storage. No backups to third-party servers. Device reset clears all data permanently.
P2P Sync operates exclusively over local WiFi — device-to-device. No internet gateway. No data passes through external servers. Board updates stay within your facility's network.
No student accounts. No student data collected. No behavioral tracking. No personally identifiable information stored or transmitted. The simplest way to protect student data is to never collect it.
No Protected Health Information is transmitted or stored externally. Kiosk mode prevents access to other apps. Device reset at patient discharge clears all session data. Designed to support HIPAA compliance requirements.
Large touch targets, high-contrast mode, switch scanning, eye gaze support, dwell click, voice guidance. Designed to support Section 508 accessibility requirements across all ability levels.
We partner with districts and agencies to run structured evaluations before full deployment.
30-minute call with our public sector team. Understand your use case, population, scale, and timeline.
We configure devices to match your environment. Custom boards, language selection, kiosk settings.
We share ready-to-use boards by QR or local sync onto the devices you already own. No new hardware, no setup required on your end.
30-90 day structured evaluation. We provide usage data, communication reports, and educator feedback forms.
Based on pilot data, decide on scale. District-wide? State-wide? We support both.
No pressure. No contracts during pilot. We let the data speak.
Everything you need to add TinkySpeak to your procurement process.
511210 Software Publishers 541511 Custom Computer Programming 611710 Educational Support ServicesThe builder is always free. What scales with you is the partnership: deployment help, training, and grant support for the devices you already own.
Every tier: the builder is free. No per-seat licensing, no software fees, no hidden costs. Partnership and grant support available for all government entities and school districts.
Because TinkySpeak is software, scale isn't a supply-chain question — it's a partnership question.
Feedback from educators, clinicians, and administrators deploying TinkySpeak.
"We rolled TinkySpeak out across our classroom on the tablets we already had. Classroom Sync changed everything — I build a lesson board and push it to every student instantly. No IT tickets. No login issues. No new hardware to buy. And it's free."
"As an SLP, I need tools that follow evidence-based practice. TinkySpeak uses Fitzgerald Key colors, supports Aided Language Display, and generates IEP-ready reports. It's the most accessible AAC option I've seen at any price point."
"We deployed TinkySpeak across our memory care unit. The orientation tiles reduced patient agitation significantly. Kiosk mode means residents can't accidentally exit. Staff needed zero training."
"Free software changed the conversation entirely. We went from budgeting for 3 traditional AAC devices to deploying communication tools across 4 classrooms on the Chromebooks we already had. The pilot data spoke for itself."
A straightforward comparison of communication device costs.
A state can equip an entire district with free software for less than the cost of a single traditional AAC device.