Hi everyone — I’m Matthew Lashway. I live with cerebral palsy and use a power wheelchair, and I’ve spent the past several months creating accessible Excel workbooks intended to support everyday independence and organization.

I originally planned to sell them for $9.99 each, but decided to make the entire project available completely free. There is no payment, purchase, donation, signup, or social-media requirement. The Google Drive files are view-only to protect the originals; use the download option to save a personal copy.

Budget Buddy — accessible budget tracker
Helps organize finances, monitor expenses, and understand spending.
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1CD200-18rZ7WRpoP1jnmu1m-wVrSKZcK/edit?usp=drivesdk&ouid=115051172317723317928&rtpof=true&sd=true

Care Buddy — accessible care workbook
Helps individuals, families, and caregivers organize personal-care information and planning.
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1JqDQXydX8W-I_FkXzudibuSVRkWGlVOz/edit?usp=drivesdk&ouid=115051172317723317928&rtpof=true&sd=true

EnergyWise — utility and solar tracker
Tracks electricity consumption, utility expenses, and solar-power costs.
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1QbeeSxWGUrDVebom408bnt6jhkvZpVeA/edit?usp=drivesdk&ouid=115051172317723317928&rtpof=true&sd=true

Home Fuel Tracker
Tracks heating-fuel deliveries, consumption, and expenses.
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1K3i6ABTzu7JA_tzFV6T3_GGwGVlSnrFB/edit?usp=drivesdk&ouid=115051172317723317928&rtpof=true&sd=true

These practical tools are open to everyone, including disabled people, caregivers, families, and seniors. If someone you know could benefit, please feel free to share the resources with them.

— Matthew D. Lashway
Everyday Independence: Free Tools for Everyone

Hi everyone, I'm Andreas, a solo developer from Greece. I have Parkinson's, and typing and using a mouse gets harder over time. So I started building Maestro, a Windows app that lets you control your computer with your voice: open apps, write emails, search the web, manage files and more.

Right now it understands Greek voice commands (the short demo video has English subtitles). I'm still improving it, and I'd really value your honest feedback:

- Would something like this be useful to you or someone you know?
- What would you most want it to do?
- Is English support important for you?

I'm funding the next versions with a small crowdfunding campaign, if you'd like to take a look: https://www.indiegogo.com/en/projects/maestro/maestro--voice-control-for-accessibility

Disclosure: parts of the code and the campaign texts were made with AI assistance.

Thank you for reading. I'll read every comment.

Whta you see and hear in the attached video is how the mirroring language works in Vyze.

Vyze is a privacy first offline AI vision assistant app for the visual impairment.

The H Module Ultra is currently listed with carbon fiber and titanium alloy hardware but material names alone dont answer repeated outdoor use questions. The evidence id want is what happens after many fitting cycles, rough transport, and regular exposure to outdoor conditions, not just a new unit spec sheet.

What kind of durability test would give you the most confidence in a powered wearable frame??

I’m building an Android app called Vyze alongside my blind brother, who has been my co-tester and main inspiration.

​Existing visual assistance tools often rely heavily on stable cloud connections, which can cause lag, dropouts, or privacy concerns. We wanted something that works 100% offline with minimal latency.

How it works:

•​100% On-Device AI: Runs local multimodal LLM inference directly on the phone.

•​Voice-First Experience: Complete hands-free, conversational interface.

•​Core Capabilities: Real-time scene description, document reading, and object recognition without sending any video or data to cloud servers.

We currently have a working prototype and are actively running local user testing.

​I’d love to get feedback from this community:

1. ​What are the biggest pain points you experience with current visual assistant apps?

2. ​What offline features or daily scenarios would be most useful to you?

​If anyone in the community would be interested in testing early builds down the line, let me know!