Communication that meets people where they are

WHAT OSANWE LINK DOES

Built to close the gap between expression and understanding

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Context-aware communication support

The platform adapts to real-world environments, so meaning is never dependent on a static pre-loaded vocabulary.

Osanwe Link does not ask individuals to communicate differently. It helps the people around them understand more quickly, more confidently, and in any setting.

Child Point of View

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Interpretation of scripted and echolalic phrases

Phrases that seem repetitive often carry specific, personal meaning. Osanwe Link learns what those phrases mean for each individual over time.

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Real-time guidance for communication partners

Caregivers, educators, and therapists receive in-the-moment support so they can respond with greater confidence and less guesswork.

Caregiver/Speech Therapist (SLP) Point of View

Our Philosophy

Help the understander, not the understood

We believe the burden of communication should not fall entirely on the individual. Osanwe Link is designed to make the world more legible to those around a nonverbal or minimally verbal person, not to change how that person speaks.

Who we serve

Built for the full communication ecosystem

Osanwe Link supports individuals across a range of communication needs, as well as the people who care for and work alongside them every day.

Parents & caregivers

Reducing daily uncertainty for families navigating communication at home

Speech-language pathologists

Supporting clinical work with context-aware tools for real-world settings

Individuals

Nonverbal and minimally verbal people with autism, speech delay, cerebral palsy, aphasia, and more

Educators

Helping teachers and specialists better understand students in the classroom

Clinics & rehab programs

Serving neuro-rehabilitation and early-intervention programs across care settings

The Market

A large and underserved population

The AAC and adaptive communication market encompasses millions of individuals across the United States and globally. Osanwe Link is positioned to serve a meaningful share of this growing need.

10M+

Individuals in the U.S. with communication disabilities

$1.5B

Total addressable market in AAC and adaptive communication

5M+

Reachable users through schools, clinics, and caregiver channels

Serving individuals with autism, speech delay, cerebral palsy, aphasia, traumatic brain injury, and early-stage neurodegenerative speech decline.

Traction & Validation

Early validation from families, clinicians, and national programs

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NSF I-Corps
Federally validated customer discovery
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50+
Stakeholder engagements across families, clinics & schools
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20+
In-depth customer discovery interviews
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HIC Finalist
Holloman Health Innovation Challenge recognition
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July 2026
Seattle pilot launch with 10–15 families

OSANWE LINK faqS

  • Osanwe Link is an adaptive communication platform designed to help nonverbal and minimally verbal individuals be better understood in real-world settings. Rather than trying to change how someone communicates, it helps the people around them, caregivers, educators, and therapists, understand more quickly and with greater confidence.

  • Most AAC tools rely on static, pre-programmed vocabulary boards that require extensive setup and struggle when context changes. Osanwe Link adapts to real-world environments in real time, learns the personal meaning behind an individual's phrases over time, and provides in-the-moment guidance to communication partners rather than placing the entire burden on the individual.

  • Yes. Many individuals use echolalic or scripted language that carries real, personal meaning. Osanwe Link is specifically built to learn what those phrases mean for each individual and surface that meaning to communication partners in the moment.

  • No. While early use cases focus on children in educational and home settings, the platform is designed to serve individuals across age groups and care environments, including clinical and rehabilitation settings for adults.

  • Communication partners confirm or adjust the platform's interpretations as they occur. Over time, the system builds a personalized understanding of how a specific individual communicates, grounded in the input of the people who know them best.

  • Yes. Context-awareness across real-world settings is one of the platform's core design goals. Osanwe Link is built to remain useful whether a communication moment happens at school, at a grocery store, or at a birthday party.

  • Osanwe Link is currently in active development. We are building early partnerships with schools, clinics, and caregiver organizations. If you are interested in early access or a demo, we would love to hear from you.