Communication Infrastructure

A world where anyone can communicate —
not just those born with the ability.

A QR code at every counter. Every door. Every building. Scan. Tiles appear. Tap. Your device speaks for you. One tap. Any language. Any building. Any phone.

See the Demo → The Mission

Scan. Tap. Speak. Scan this QR code with your phone to try it right now.
No app. No login. No cognitive load.

The Goal

The world wasn't built for people who can't speak.

Every institution assumes you can say what you need. Translation assumes you can speak. Forms assume you can write. Nothing helps when you can do neither.

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8 billion people can speak. The world was designed entirely for them.

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Millions cannot. Stroke survivors. ALS patients. Non-verbal autistic individuals. Cerebral palsy. PTSD-induced mutism. Deaf visitors in hearing spaces.

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Existing solutions cost $8,000–$15,000 per person. A dedicated AAC device. One person. One language. Not infrastructure — a personal item most can't afford.

"Translation requires you to speak.
What if you can't?

Paper requires you to write.
What if you can't?

Tap a tile.
That's all it takes."

This is the gap TinkyTown fills. Not an app. Not a device. Infrastructure — like the ramp beside every staircase.

How It Works

Three taps. One conversation.

No app to install. No account. No reading required. Works on any smartphone in any language.

Step 01

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Scan the QR Code

A QR code lives at every counter, every door, every relevant surface. The visitor scans it with their phone camera. No app needed — it opens instantly in the browser.

Step 02

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Tiles Appear

Visual tiles populate the screen — already localized to their language. Pictures. Short words. Color-coded by meaning. No sentence-building. No cognitive load. Just tap what you need.

Step 03

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The Device Speaks

The phone reads the message aloud in the listener's language. The visitor's meaning is communicated. Fully. Precisely. Instantly. As if they had spoken the words themselves.

I've seen everything, and now I can officially say I've seen it all. TinkyTown fully solves the issue of nonverbal communication. Every place needs to adopt this ADA solution today.

— Stacey Lumley, Statewide Digital Accessibility Lead, State of Connecticut

Everywhere

This isn't a town hall product.
It's infrastructure for the built world.

Anywhere a person needs to communicate with a person behind a counter, a desk, or a door — TinkyTown belongs there.

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Government Buildings

Town halls, courthouses, DMVs, licensing offices — anywhere civic access is a right, not a privilege.

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Hospitals & Clinics

Intake desks, ERs, pharmacies. When you can't describe your symptoms, every second matters.

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Restaurants

Full ordering flow — menu items, customizations, allergens — without speaking a word.

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Retail & Big Box

Walmart, Target, grocery stores. Customer service counters where "Can I help you?" needs a real answer.

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Airports & Transit

Gate agents, check-in desks, bus drivers. Travel is stressful. Communication shouldn't add to it.

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Schools

Front desks, nurses' offices, IEP meetings. Every student deserves to be heard.

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Buses & Transit

Asking for a stop, reporting a problem, getting help — in motion, in any language.

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Courthouses

Probate, family court, clerk offices. Judicial access is a constitutional right. Communication enables it.

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Emergency Services

911 call centers, emergency rooms, crisis desks. When it matters most, silence shouldn't be a barrier.

By the Numbers

The case doesn't need spin. The numbers speak.

120+ Languages supported — real-time, on any phone

169 Connecticut towns covered and ready to go live

$0 Cost to the visitor. No download, no account, no fee

1 tap From scan to speaking. No reading. No typing. No sentences.

$8,000–$15,000 Per person. One AAC device.
One language. One user.

Starting at $700/mo Pilot deployments start small and scale by location.
Unlimited users. 120+ languages. Every visitor.

Used in Town Halls Like Yours

Will this help my front desk tomorrow? Yes.

TinkyTown is already configured for the departments your residents walk into every day.

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Town Clerk

Birth certificates, death certificates, marriage licenses, dog licenses, land records. Full conversation drill-downs for every service.

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Tax Office

Property tax, motor vehicle tax, payment plans, tax bills, exemptions. "How much do I owe?" → one tap.

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Building Department

Permits, inspections, renovations, code compliance. Residential, commercial, electrical — all covered.

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Assessment

Property values, appeals, exemptions, property maps. "My assessment seems too high" → one tap.

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Voter Registration

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Front Desk

Directions, restrooms, elevators, accessibility help, language interpreter requests. The first point of contact — covered.

Multilingual Communication

Every language, one QR code.

Serve every resident — regardless of language. Tiles display in the visitor's language, spoken output in the staff's. Bilateral real-time translation. No interpreter needed.

Visitor sees in:

🇪🇸 Spanish

→

Staff hears in:

🇺🇸 English

✕ Without TinkyTown

The resident suffers in silence

👩‍💼 "How can I help you?"

😶 *points at counter*

👩‍💼 "Do you need a form?"

😰 *shakes head, frustrated*

👩‍💼 "I'm sorry, I don't understand..."

😢 *leaves without help*

✓ With TinkyTown — Live Demo

Communication restored 🇪🇸→🇺🇸

👩‍💼 "How can I help you?"

🛑 Certificado 💍 Matrimonio 🐶 Licencia

🗣️ "Necesito un certificado de defunción"

🔊 Speaks: "I need a death certificate"

👩‍💼 "Room 313, 3rd floor. Do you have your ID?"

🗣️ "Sí, tengo mi identificación"

🔊 Speaks: "Yes, I have my photo ID"

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English

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Spanish

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Mandarin

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French

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Arabic

🇮🇳

Hindi

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Portuguese

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Vietnamese

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Korean

+120

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Phone Interpreter

$3–$9/minute. One language at a time. Requires the person to speak. Useless for nonverbal residents.

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ASL Interpreter

$75–$150/hour. Must be scheduled in advance. Only helps if the resident knows sign language. Most don't.

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TinkyTown

$700/mo. 120+ languages. Unlimited visitors. Works for nonverbal, deaf, mute, brain injury, dyslexia. No speech required. No scheduling. Instant.

Live Example

See how this works in a real town hall.

This is West Hartford Town Hall. Real departments. Real room numbers. Real conversations. Try it yourself.

This is exactly how it works inside a town building.

Try West Hartford Town Hall →

Takes 60 seconds. No sign-up. Works on your phone right now.

The Mission

Like braille for sight.
Like ramps for mobility.
TinkyTown is communication infrastructure.

We are mapping the United States, one building at a time — placing the equivalent of a wheelchair ramp at every counter where a nonverbal person might need to be heard. This is not software. This is not an app. This is infrastructure.

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Auxiliary Aid, Not Assistive Device

The ADA defines auxiliary aids as institutional responsibilities. TinkyTown is that aid for communication — provided by the building, available to all.

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Zero Cognitive Load

You don't build sentences. You don't remember words. You tap a picture that already says what you mean. Designed for users at their most vulnerable.

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No Barriers to Entry

No app. No login. No account. No money. Any phone. Any language. Any building. The only requirement is a working phone camera.

We're building a communication layer across the United States — a map where every lit dot is a building where no one is left voiceless. Connecticut is live. The rest of the country is next.

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Trust & Compliance

Reviewed. Patented. Privacy-first.

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ADA Reviewed

Reviewed by Connecticut's ADA Compliance Officer. Recognized as a qualifying auxiliary aid under the Americans with Disabilities Act.

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Patented Technology

The only QR-based communication infrastructure of its kind. Patented. No competing product does what TinkyTown does.

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Zero Data Collection

No user data is stored. No analytics on individual users. No login means no profile. Privacy is architectural, not a policy.

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CT Tech Act Connected

Aligned with Connecticut's Assistive Technology Act. Eligible for state procurement and municipal ADA compliance programs.

Get Started

Bring TinkyTown to your building.

We configure the system for your specific building — your floors, your departments, your services — and place QR codes at every relevant counter. Setup takes days, not months. Your visitors can communicate from day one.

See a Live Demo → Contact Us

Questions? Email luke@agewellalliance.org

A world where anyone can communicate —not just those born with the ability.