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A Vision-Aid initiative

Ability Bazaar
Talent with disabilities. Apps without barriers.

A disability-led marketplace where people with disabilities build accessible AI apps and deliver expert accessibility services - for individuals, institutions and employers worldwide.

Owned and operated by Vision-Aid, Inc., a United States 501(c)(3) public charity. Ability Bazaar advances Vision-Aid's charitable mission by creating technology training, livelihood opportunities and accessible tools with people with disabilities. Nonprofit ownership and mission.

Explore the apps Hire accessibility services Watch the demo (2 min)

Try a free instant ABLE screening of your site

Scan up to 200 public pages + focused review by a blind or low-vision expert - $199, within 3 business days

Accessible Document Remediation - fixed packages from $199; custom 500+ page projects from $6 per standard page

Launch a website, web app, mobile-friendly app or AI proof of concept - fixed packages at $500 and $1,000 include live support and one year of hosting

Need a detailed human expert review? Request a custom quote

Limited-time launch offer: new customers get 50% off one eligible scan, build or document-remediation package with LAUNCH50 through September 30, 2026. See the packages

● Live interactive demo · 2 min · with voice narration Watch a custom order workflow, replayed step by step. In this $399 illustrative Custom Accessibility Scan, AI agents do most of the workflow — and an accessibility expert with a disability performs the essential live testing and final review. ▶ Play the demo
Three learners with disabilities work at computers with headphones beneath an Ability Bazaar - A Vision-Aid initiative sign; their large-text screens show a screen-reader menu, a 'Learn to Code' Python lesson and a code editor at 200% zoom.
Talent with disabilities at work in an Ability Bazaar training lab - learning to code on accessible, high-zoom, screen-reader-friendly workstations.

Take a look

A quick tour of Ability Bazaar

See how AI agents run the marketplace - and how talent with disabilities delivers the work.

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Getting started

How to use Ability Bazaar

Two ways in. Follow whichever one you came for - each step is a link to the page that does it.

For organisations, employers and institutions

If you need a site tested, fixed or built

  1. Screen a page free

    Run our ABLE engine on one page and see the WCAG 2.2 issues in a few minutes. No sign-up, no card.

    Run a free screening

  2. Pick what you need

    The $199 offer scans up to 200 public pages, validates up to 20 priority findings and adds focused checks on 3 key pages, with delivery within three business days. $500 and $1,000 launch packages cover accessible websites, web apps, mobile-friendly apps and AI prototypes with bounded support and one year of hosting.

    See the services

  3. Agents do the groundwork

    Intake and scoping structure your request; ABLE crawls the pages; the drafting agent writes the report. Every action is logged.

    Meet the agents

  4. Add detailed human testing when you need it

    For an additional cost, a custom scan can add a comprehensive manual review and assistive-technology testing by an expert with a disability. Use the contact form for a custom quote.

    Request a custom quote

For creators with disabilities and the teams they lead

If you want to build accessible apps

  1. Register as a creator

    Tell us your email and whether you have a disability or lead a team that includes people who do. That unlocks the App Builder Agent straight away.

    Apply as a creator

  2. Describe the app in plain language

    No code. The planning agent drafts the workflow and the builder agent writes a working, accessible prototype.

    Open the AI Studio

  3. Use it here, on the page

    Your app runs in the browser immediately - try it with your keyboard and your screen reader, because that is exactly how it will be reviewed.

  4. A tester validates it, then it is yours

    A paid tester with lived experience checks it with real assistive technology. Pass, and the download link is emailed to you. AI never publishes.

    How the creator programme works

Not sure which fits? Tell us what you need and a person will reply.

One platform. Two proven engines.

Ability Bazaar is a new platform with more than two decades of Vision-Aid experience behind it. Vision-Aid's deep knowledge of visual disability, trusted community relationships and vast network across the United States and India give the platform a proven foundation from which to scale quickly.

Apps

Custom apps, built by talent with disabilities

PwD-led teams design, build and deliver custom web, mobile and AI applications for any business need - accessible by default, because accessibility expertise is on the team, not bolted on. The catalogue already includes the voice-first SEP AI Tutor, with Arohi and Nidra close behind.

See the app catalogue of accessible AI apps

Services

Accessibility services with a track record

Choose a $199 automated scan of up to 200 public pages, or make PDF, Word and PowerPoint files accessible with fixed packages from $199. Blind or low-vision professionals add focused expert review or screen-reader validation. For a comprehensive manual audit, VPAT/ACR or assistive-technology testing, request a custom quote.

See the services offered by DATTC

The flywheel

Every user can become a requester. Every request can become an app. Every app creates income for its creators.

  1. Use

    PwD users access trusted mini-apps through one predictable, accessible shell.

  2. Request

    Users describe unmet needs from lived experience.

  3. AI-build

    PwD-led teams use AI App Builder Agents to create new tools.

  4. Earn & scale

    Validated tools reach users; creators build portfolios and income.

Follow one order through the bazaar

What actually happens when you buy - the full lifecycle of a transaction, and where the Google pieces plug in at every step.

  1. You choose the service

    Buy the $199 automated scan of up to 200 public pages with a focused blind/low-vision expert review, choose a $500 or $1,000 website or app launch package, or request a custom quote for deeper work.

    Runs on Google Cloud Run · payment via PayPal/Stripe

  2. Intake & scoping

    The Intake and Scoping agents structure your request and confirm scope and price.

    Gemini agents · every decision logged

  3. ABLE scans your site

    Our ABLE engine crawls the pages in scope and runs automated WCAG 2.2 checks.

    axe-core on Cloud Run · triaged by Gemini

  4. Report prepared

    The Report Drafting agent turns raw findings into a clear, prioritised report draft.

    Gemini agents · evidence retained for expert review

  5. Expert review

    For the $199 scan, a blind or low-vision expert validates up to 20 highest-impact distinct findings and performs focused checks on 3 key public pages. Custom engagements can add comprehensive manual and assistive-technology testing.

    Bounded lived-experience review · deeper custom options

  6. Delivery & follow-up

    You get the deliverable included in your order; invoicing and follow-up run automatically.

    Gemini agents · evidence stored in Firestore

You meet our agents at the front door - the intake and scoping agents process every request you send, and you can try them live in the AI Studio. The rest work behind the scenes; every action they take is logged and auditable.

Live proof, honestly counted

Gemini Impact Agent Public marketplace launched: Updated as of:

Every order can turn demand into opportunity.

Gemini agents coordinate the workflow while people with disabilities provide the expertise, validation and lived experience that matter.

Commercial proof since the July 5, 2026 launch

Paid orders accepted for fulfillment
9
Distinct paying customers
8
Student training places funded
19
Paid service orders accepted
7

9 paid transactions came from 8 distinct paying customers because one customer placed two orders.

AI-native delivery and growth

Accessible app drafts generated
8
Eligible disability-led creators registered
4
Completed Gemini-powered agent actions
68
Human page visits logged since launch
7,863

How these figures are counted

  • The public marketplace launch date comes from the first successful Cloud Run revision with public access enabled.
  • Confirmed figures include only paid orders accepted for fulfillment; unfinished checkout attempts are excluded.
  • Transaction and payer counts can differ when one customer places more than one paid order.
  • Pipeline counts open check-payment orders and active planned quotes without publishing their dollar value.
  • Page visits are privacy-preserving aggregate human page views, not unique people.

Live - anchor app

SEP AI Tutor

Speak English with confidence.

A voice-first AI tutor for spoken-English practice, designed with and for visually impaired learners in Vision-Aid's Spoken English Program. Conversational coaching with support for more than 12 Indian coaching languages.

Pilot in scoping

Arohi

Our next institutional app.

Built by the Vision-Aid AI Development Center, with the American India Foundation (AIF) as a prospective first institutional customer. Pilot scoping is underway.

Working prototype

Nidra

A prototype with commercial promise.

A working prototype from the AI Development Center, identified as a candidate for commercialization. Now being evaluated for the Ability Bazaar launch catalogue.

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Why this wins

App stores exist. AI builders exist. None of them are disability-led - and that changes everything.

  • Disability-led creation

    Real needs come from lived experience; PwD creators and testers shape what gets built and share in the economic value.

  • One predictable accessible shell

    No one should learn a new interface for every app. Voice-first, screen-reader-friendly interaction is built into the platform.

  • Problem-led catalogue growth

    Users submit unmet needs; AI groups recurring requests; creator teams respond with reusable solutions.

  • AI-assisted creation

    The App Builder Agent converts a plain-language problem into a draft workflow, prompts, outputs, guardrails and listing.

  • Trust and curation

    PwD testers validate usefulness, accessibility and safety before publication. The open marketplace follows only after standards are proven.

  • A real creator economy

    Creators earn from commissions, sponsored challenges, enterprise builds and professional portfolios.

A mission-driven social enterprise, from day one.

Ability Bazaar is a Vision-Aid program with real customers and AI-native operations. Its mission-related earned revenue helps sustain the platform, train talent with disabilities and create paid work for testers and creators while delivering useful, accessible tools to the community.

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Customer experience

What a customer says

“Ability Bazaar’s custom accessibility scan was eye-opening. It uncovered several important issues we had never recognized and gave us clear, practical insights to improve. I’m grateful for the experience and impressed by the value it delivered.”

Mr. K. Phene CEO, Pristine Infotech