Project Abled Like Me
Abled Like Me is a calm, algorithm-free community built around a simple idea: everyone deserves a trusted place to find assistive technology resources, discuss accessibility, and connect with people who understand.
This project is currently in beta, being developed as a capstone project for the Digital Media Design program at Harvard Extension School.
Disability is a spectrum
Some people come here with a diagnosis. Others arrive because certain things have always felt harder — without a clear explanation for why. Many come because someone they love is navigating a world that wasn't designed with them in mind.
Abled Like Me is for all of them. Young adults with disabilities. Parents of children with learning, sensory, physical, or cognitive differences. Caregivers, educators, and those who simply want to understand more and do better by the people around them.
Disability is a spectrum. So is this community.
- Young adults with cognitive or learning differences
- People with sensory processing challenges
- Those with physical or mobility needs
- Parents navigating a child's diagnosis
- Educators and support workers
- Allies and anyone who wants to learn
What you'll find here
No ads. No engagement-bait. No endless scroll. Just resources, honest reviews, and real conversations.
Curated Resource Library
A growing collection of assistive technology tools, apps, services, and educational resources — filtered by age group, category, disability type, cost, and platform. No random links. Everything is reviewed before it appears.
Community Discussions
Forums and peer spaces where you can ask questions, share what works, and hear from people living the same realities. Moderated for respect and clarity — not optimised for outrage.
Detailed Product Reviews
In-depth, multi-criteria reviews of assistive technology products written and rated by the community. We go beyond star ratings to ask: does this actually work for people with different needs?
Powerful, Accessible Search
Find exactly what you need with filters built from the ground up to be usable — whether you're browsing with a keyboard, screen reader, or just looking for something free and cross-platform.
Calm by Design
No algorithmic feeds, no notification badges, no dark patterns pushing you to engage more. The site is designed to be easy to navigate, easy to leave, and easy to return to.
Open and Growing
Abled Like Me is an independent, open-source project. It grows through contributions from the community — suggestions, reviews, and eventually, direct submissions from creators of AT tools.
Our approach to accessibility
Every page on this site is built so that it works — not just renders — for people using screen readers, keyboard-only navigation, high-contrast displays, or custom font and spacing preferences. Accessibility isn't a feature we added later; it's the reason the project exists.
You can adjust text size, font, letter spacing, line height, and colour theme from any page using the preferences button in the header. Your settings are remembered across visits.
Where we're headed
Abled Like Me is being built in three phases, each unlocking new ways to help.
- Live
Resource Library
A fully searchable, filterable library of AT tools and resources. No account needed. Browse freely.
- In progress
Community Platform
User accounts, community forums, direct messaging, saved resources, and peer connections.
- Planned
Reviews & Ratings
Multi-criteria community reviews of AT products, including detailed accessibility scoring and expert verification.
Start exploring
The resource library is free, open, and requires no account. Dive in whenever you're ready.