TalkBacki
TalkBacki is a cross-platform assistive technology project that provides spoken feedback and screen-reading capabilities for users with visual impairments. Designed to be modular and extensible, TalkBacki aims to unify text-to-speech output, gesture-based navigation, and support for braille displays across desktop and mobile environments.
Key features include real-time screen reading, adjustable voices and speech rate, multilingual support, Braille display compatibility,
Architecture centers on a modular core written in C++ with bindings to Python and JavaScript for scripting.
History traces TalkBacki to a mid-2024 proposal by a consortium of accessibility researchers and developers as
Reception and impact have been mixed in practice: demonstrations highlighted its modular design and accessibility tooling,
Related topics include TalkBack, screen readers, and accessibility software.