# Telepon

> Telepon is a free AAC (Augmentative and Alternative Communication) messaging application for people with intellectual disabilities and their families. It is the first distance pictogram messenger — like WhatsApp, but with AI-powered pictogram symbols.

## About
- Company: SAAC Sp. z o.o., Lublin, Poland
- Contact: as@saac.pro
- Website: https://telepon.app

## What Telepon Does
- Enables remote communication using AAC pictogram symbols between people with intellectual disabilities and their families
- AI converts natural language text and speech into ARASAAC pictogram sequences with 70%+ accuracy
- Closed family groups for safe, private communication
- Two app versions: caregiver app (React Native, iOS & Android) and ward app (native Android with Kotlin)
- 17,000+ ARASAAC pictogram symbols — free, multilingual, globally recognized in AAC
- Text-to-speech, high contrast mode, large touch targets for accessibility

## Target Users
- People with intellectual disabilities (autism, aphasia, cerebral palsy)
- Their families (parents, siblings, grandparents)
- AAC specialists — speech therapists, therapists, and special education teachers

## Key Facts
- AI text-to-pictogram accuracy: 70%+
- Symbol library: 17,000+ ARASAAC pictogram symbols
- EU-funded (European Funds, FENG program)
- Platform: Android (ward app), iOS & Android (caregiver app)
- Price: Free
- Location: Lublin, Poland

## How It Works
1. A parent, therapist, or family member speaks or types a message in natural language
2. Artificial intelligence automatically converts the text into a sequence of AAC pictograms understandable by the recipient
3. The recipient sees the message as pictograms and can reply by selecting symbols from their personalized board

## Technology
- Backend: Fastify, PostgreSQL, Socket.IO, MinIO
- Caregiver App: React Native (Expo)
- Ward App: Native Kotlin, Jetpack Compose, Material 3
- AI: OpenAI/Gemini for text-to-pictogram conversion
- Symbol Standard: ARASAAC (Aragonese Centre for Augmentative and Alternative Communication)

## Optional

- [Full details](https://telepon.app/llms-full.txt)