We connect people and companies through digital accessibility.
Hand Talk was created with the mission of breaking communication barriers through technology. Know the complete story.
Through technology we can cross borders and reach almost everywhere. And is through it that we are bringing people together, bringing more accessibility to millions of them and contributing to a fairer and more inclusive world.
CEO of Hand Talk
Awards
Most innovative solution in the world.
Gifted Citizen Prize. Puebla-MEX (2016)
Best Social app in Latin America.
Best accessibility app in Latin America. Elected by the UN as the best accessibility app in Latin America and Caribbean. MedellÃn-COL (2015)
Best broadcast solution in Latin America.
Best broadcast and new media solution Latin America. SETup Challenge (2015)
One of the 16 most innovative startups in Latin America.
BID. Demand Solutions, 2014.
Social Entrepreneur of the Future.
Folha de Sao Paulo, 2014.
One of the three projects of web accessibility.
Elected by the W3C as one of the three best projects for web accessibility. [email protected] (2014).
Most innovative startup in Latin America.
QPrize 2014, Qualcomm Ventures. São Paulo - Brazil / California - EUA.
Most innovative startup in Brazil.
Rio Info 2012. Rio de Janeiro - Brazil.
Honorable mention
Global Pluralism Awards. 2017.
One of the 20 selected organizations.
Google AI Impact Challenge. 2019.
Best social app in the world
Elected by the UN the World's Best Social app. WSA-mobile, Abu Dhabi (2013)
Massachusetts Institute of Technology Award
On Media
Brazilian startup wins Google competition of artificial intelligence.
Hand Talk receives an investment of R$ 2,5 million.
Ronaldo Tenório, digital entrepreneur: “Deaf people live like strangers in their own country”.
Application connects blind with volunteers who "lend sight".
Curiosities
There are over 200 different sign languages being used in the world today.
Libras (Brazilian Sign Language) is one of the official languages of Brazil.
Libras is a language. It has it’s own morphology, syntax and semantics.
Deaf is not an offensive term. Actually, it is the best way to refer to hearing impaired people that use Libras.
Watch: The impact of the silence
The 'Impact of the silence' series was made by Hand Talk with idea of giving voice to deaf people, opening a space for their stories with Libras and the accessibility barriers they face daily
Partners
