An app for Deaf and hard-of-hearing people

Someone talks. You see it signed.

See The Speech is a phone app that turns speech into sign language and live captions as people talk, in one-to-one conversations, group meetings and events. Reply by typing or tapping a phrase, and the phone says it out loud.

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A Deaf woman holding a phone while a man talks to her at a cafe table

Wherever people are talking

  • One-to-one

    At the front desk, an appointment, or a shop. Hold up the phone and talk face to face.

  • A team meeting with a phone on a stand in the middle of the table

    Group meetings

    Stand the phone on the table and follow everyone in the room.

  • A Deaf woman following a speaker on her phone at a community event

    Events

    Talks and gatherings, on your own phone. A clip-on mic helps with distance.

How it works

  1. 1 · LISTEN

    Tap Listen and let people talk

    Their words appear as big captions, and a signer shows them in sign language.

  2. 2 · REPLY

    Type or tap a phrase

    The phone says it out loud, and the other person sees it as you type.

  3. 3 · YOUR WAY

    Made for Deaf users

    Huge text, high contrast, vibration for every change, never sound-only.

Staff at a Deaf community center trying the beta together on a laptop

Join the beta for Deaf services

  • Free for your facility during the beta
  • Starts in a web browser so your team can try it right away. The phone app follows.
  • Each staff member signs in with their own email, no passwords
  • A Report a problem button tells us exactly what went wrong
  • The signer is an early preview, and your feedback shapes it

Private by design

Conversations aren't stored by us. Speech becomes captions as it happens and isn't kept. When you report a problem, you choose whether to include the conversation and see exactly what is sent. We only count how the app is used, never what is said.

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Tell us about your facility. We'll review it and email you to get set up.