AI That Speaks Your Language
An AI assistant with Easy Read mode built in. One toggle transforms complex explanations into simple language with emojis, short sentences, and the option to listen instead of read.
The insight: AI interfaces usually leave out the people most designs skip. aXread changes that.
The Gap We Closed
AI assistants are everywhere now. But they weren't built for everyone.
Who AI interfaces usually leave out, and what aXread changes
- xPeople with intellectual disability—AI responses are too complex
- xPeople with low literacy—no option for simpler language
- xPeople who process audio better than text—no TTS built in
- xPeople who find typing difficult—voice input is an afterthought
What aXread Assistant Does
- +Easy Read mode with one toggle—5-word sentences, emojis, simple vocab
- +Listen button on every response—hear it instead of reading
- +Voice input with privacy notice—speak your questions
- +44px touch targets—actually usable on mobile
Standard vs Easy Read
Real vocabulary substitutions from the assistant.
NDIS
The National Disability Insurance Scheme provides funding for individualised supports.
NDIS
🏠 NDIS pays for help. 🧑🦽 For people with disability. ✅ You choose your helpers.
Assistive Technology
Assistive technology refers to devices or systems that help individuals perform tasks.
Assistive Technology
🛠️ Tools to help you do things. 💻 Like a computer that talks. 🚪 Or ramps.
Service Agreement
A service agreement outlines the terms and conditions of service delivery.
Service Agreement
📝 A deal with a helper. ✍️ It says what they do. 💵 And what you pay.
Key Features
One-Toggle Simplicity
Switch between Standard and Easy Read with a single click. No settings menus, no complexity. Just tap the toggle.
AI That Explains Simply
Easy Read mode uses short sentences, simple words, and emoji anchors.
Listen to Any Response
Text-to-speech on every message. Click "Listen" to hear it read aloud. Click again to stop. WCAG 44px touch targets.
Voice Input
Speak your questions instead of typing. Browser-based speech recognition—no data sent to external servers beyond what your browser requires.
Vocabulary Substitution
"Participant" becomes "people with disability". "Assistive technology" becomes "tools to help you". Real substitutions, not dumbing down.
Works Everywhere
The assistant sits in the corner of every page, with no special mode to enable, ready when you need it.
How It Works
The assistant is a single shared component used across aXai and DisabilityX. Site-specific configuration (greeting text, fallback responses) is injected, but the accessibility features are universal.
Cognition Toggle: Radio group with role="radiogroup" and aria-checked states
TTS Hook: Web Speech API with speakMessage/stopSpeaking controls per message
STT Hook: Web Speech API with browser privacy notice, transcript callback
Easy Read Prompts: System instructions for 5-word sentences, emoji anchors, vocabulary subs
Technical Specs
- Cognition Modes
- Standard / Easy Read
- Response Model
- Gemini 2.5 Flash
- TTS Engine
- Web Speech API
- STT Engine
- Web Speech API
- Touch Targets
- 44×44px minimum
- Accessibility
- WCAG 2.2 AA
Why This Matters
Everyone talks about making AI accessible. But "accessible" usually means screen reader compatible. That's important—but it's not enough.
What about the person with an intellectual disability who can use a screen but needs simpler language? What about the person who processes audio better than text? What about the person whose motor difficulties make typing exhausting?
These are the people most designs skip. aXread is designed for them first: an AI that explains things clearly, in the form each person reads or hears best.
Neurodivergent-led innovation means we design for the people most designs skip, and everyone else gets a clearer interface as a result.
Why aXai
aXai is a disability-led AI, software and accessibility company. We build AI systems, software, and concepts and prototypes ready to scale, and we deliver them through AI-supported work: skilled people with disability in real, properly paid roles, working to clear quality standards, with AI removing the barriers and people keeping the accountability.
Every project runs on our own infrastructure, the Decision Bus and Project Layer, so each step is planned, signed off by a person and on the record. That is our operating advantage. Read how it works.
Try It Now
The "Chat with Axel" button in the corner of this page is aXread Assistant, and Meet Axel is his own page. Click it, toggle to Easy Read, and ask anything.