I built a teleprompter for people like me who can’t use teleprompters. The app is called Scriptate, and it takes your scripts, uses Apple Intelligence to generate cues, and then reads them aloud at your pace. It even works completely off-line. So if you write a lot of scripts and can’t use a normal teleprompter, give the beta a try and let me know what you think. 👇
https://testflight.apple.com/join/WUbaJGkP

#Accessibility #A11y #IndieDev #SwiftUI #AppleIntelligence #AssistiveTech #Showcase #iOSDev #Scriptate

MouthX convierte movimientos de lengua y mandíbula en control de móvil/PC: clic, scroll y cambio de dispositivo desde una férula dental a medida. En preventa por 1.290€. https://aidoo.news/noticia/6A2dJW

#Discapacidad #Rehabilitacion #SaludDigital #AssistiveTech

MouthX convierte movimientos de lengua y mandíbula en control de móvil/PC: clic, scroll y cambio de dispositivo desde una férula dental a medida. En preventa por 1.290€. https://aidoo.news/noticia/6A2dJW

#Discapacidad #Rehabilitacion #SaludDigital #AssistiveTech

Interesting nvda add-on from Tony Gebhard, Interactive NVDA screen reader training add-on — guided, hands-on lessons built into NVDA
Submitted for addon store review, you can check out the Github repo here,
https://github.com/tonygeb23/nvdaCoach-
Thrilled to share something I've been building: NVDA Coach is now available —

a free, interactive training add-on for the NVDA screen reader. 🎉

As an assistive technology instructor, I've worked with a lot of people who are

just starting out with screen readers. The hardest part isn't finding the right

resource — it's the gap between reading about a command and actually using it.

NVDA Coach closes that gap.

Instead of reading a manual, students practice real NVDA commands step by step,

inside NVDA itself, with spoken instructions and instant feedback.

📚 Version 1.0.0 includes 24 lessons across three chapters:

→ Getting Started — the 10 essential commands every beginner needs

→ Reading and Moving Through Text — character, word, line, and selection navigation

→ Browse Mode and Web Navigation — heading, link, form, and landmark navigation

What makes it different:

✅ Everything happens inside NVDA — no PDFs, no videos, no switching context

✅ Live practice forms for hands-on Tab and control navigation

✅ Practice text embedded directly in the lesson window for reading drills

✅ A practice web page auto-opens for browse mode lessons

✅ Completely free. No account. No internet required after install.

✅ Built for beginners, usable independently or with an instructor

If you work with people who are learning NVDA, or if you're learning yourself,

I'd love for you to try it and share it with anyone who might benefit.

This is a beta release with plenty of room for feedback, comments, and suggestions. Please feel free to flood my email inbox. :)

🔗 Learn more: tonygebhard.me/NVDACoach

📧 Questions or feedback: [email protected]

#NVDA #ScreenReader #AssistiveTechnology #Accessibility #AT #BlindTech

#DigitalInclusion #AccessibilityTools #A11y #AssistiveTech

As someone who wants to work in assistive technology, I find the potential of AI working with assistive tech interesting, though with a lot of caution. I am sure if this AI assistant were to be implemented on Xbox there would be some abuse, then again, a lot of disabled and elderly people might welcome the assistance.

Windows Central - March 3, 2026:

"Following Microsoft's recent announcement that Xbox head Phil Spencer is retiring and the company's CoreAI Product president Asha Sharma is stepping up to fill the role of Microsoft Gaming CEO, a patent the firm filed that describes helpers — human or AI — stepping in to assist players when they get stuck on difficult in-game challenges has rapidly become the target of public scrutiny.

"Some have run with the idea that this represents the start of aggressive AI expansion into the Xbox gaming experience on consoles and PC by Sharma. Something that needs to be understood, however, is that this patent was filed by Microsoft in 2024, long before Sharma entered her new position.

"The "State management for video game help sessions" patent itself describes a process in which a system recognizes when you're struggling with a particular game segment, encounter, or puzzle, and offers you a choice to connect with a helper. If you accept it, the system saves your game and a helper briefly takes control of the game over the cloud and completes what you're stuck on for you, explaining how they did so over text chat.

"Notably, the patented system includes the option for players to immediately get control of the game back from a helper at any time if they want it. It also mentions machine learning that determines when assistance should be offered and how long it lasts, which would hopefully ensure the system doesn't feel intrusive."

#Xbox #GamingNews #Microsoft #VideoGames #GamingAccessibility #InclusiveGaming #AI #MicrosoftAI #TechEthics #AssistiveTech #Accessibility #Disabled #Elderly

https://www.windowscentral.com/gaming/xbox/an-old-xbox-ai-patent-is-going-viral-for-the-wrong-reasons-assistive-tech-is-actually-one-of-the-best-use-case-scenarios-for-ai

Hearing aids cost €2000+. They require appointments, fittings, adjustments.
For many people that's simply not accessible.

We make simpler tools. An iPhone app. A standalone device with four buttons. Not replacements for medical devices, but bridges for people who need help now.

Technology should lower barriers, not create them.

#a11y #HearingLoss #AssistiveTech

To everyone who replied to my last post. thank you More than I can say. Knowing there are people out there who understand where I am coming from has lifted me in ways I did not expect. It is something I struggle with, and your kindness made a real difference. Welcome, also, to my new followers. I am glad you are here.

Today was my usual Saturday therapy appointment. Things are moving in a good direction. I have graduated to fortnightly sessions, which feels significant. After therapy I caught up with a friend, and came home with a new Victor Reader Stream 3. I am very much still in the "what does this button do" phase. My immediate goals are connecting it to my hearing aids via Bluetooth, getting it onto the wifi, tracking down all my favourite radio stations, and working out how to import my podcast subscriptions from Downcast. The good news is that Downcast can export an OPML file, and the Stream 3 has an "import podcast feeds from file" option in the podcasts menu, so that should be doable once I have the basics sorted.

Tomorrow is church. I am the cantor for the entire service, including the mass setting. It is the first time I have done the full thing from beginning to end. Meaningful does not quite cover it, but neither does terrifying. I only received the hymns and psalm list tonight, so my evening has been spent embossing everything and making sure I have it all ready. There is something grounding and nerve-wracking about that kind of preparation under pressure.

#BlindLife #DeafBlind #AssistiveTech #VictorReaderStream3 #Cantor #ChurchMusic #TherapyJourney #OPML #Downcast