About
Level the interface—not the student.
Sign First begins with a simple premise: an AI interface should adapt to signed language instead of requiring an ASL-first learner to translate their thinking before asking for help.
10 / The mission
Student autonomy, access, and learning outcomes are the product. Children’s data is not.
01
Access
Begin where the learner thinks.
The long-term experience should feel as direct as typing into an AI, with assurance running quietly and intervention appearing only when meaning is at risk.
02
Authority
Do not hide uncertainty behind fluent output.
The system should reveal uncertainty in a way the learner can act on and should never silently convert recognition into an authoritative question.
03
Evidence
Build openly enough to know what remains.
Technical infrastructure, governance controls, and controlled demos can be verified internally. Deaf-led usability and learner outcomes require external evidence and are stated as such.
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