Accessible Workspace for Mac
A native macOS app designed around VoiceOver.
What it is
Accessible Workspace is a pair of desktop apps made by Eliezer Andres, a blind developer. You sign in with your Google account, and the app gives you a keyboard-first way to work with your mail, calendar, contacts, and files.
Accessible Workspace for Windows
A native Windows app for JAWS users, with the familiar feel of classic Outlook. It updates itself.
Why the apps ask for access to your Google account
The apps do what the Google websites do, in a form that works well with a screen reader. They ask for access to these services for these reasons:
- Gmail: to show your messages and folders, send and reply to mail, save drafts, and label, flag, move, and delete conversations.
- Google Calendar: to show your events, create and change them, and answer invitations.
- Google Contacts: to show and edit your contacts, and to suggest addresses while you write.
- Google Drive: to browse your files, including Shared with me and shared drives; upload, download, rename, move, and trash files; share them with other people; and attach Drive files to mail or save attachments to Drive. This covers your whole Drive because you can browse and manage all of it from the app.
Your data stays between your computer and Google
The apps talk directly to Google from your computer. There is no developer server, and the developer never receives your email, calendar, contacts, files, or sign-in details. Your Google data is not sold, used for advertising, or used to train artificial intelligence models.
Read the full privacy policy for Accessible Workspace.
Getting the apps
Accessible Workspace is not yet generally available. Google is required to review apps that use this kind of access, and downloads will be offered here when the apps are ready for public use.
Support and contact
For questions or help, email contact@eliandres.com.