Built for the audience we serve

Our commitment

SightNiq targets WCAG 2.1 Level AA conformance and aims for Level AAA where reasonable. This is also broadly aligned with US Section 508 (Revised). We treat regressions in accessibility the same way we treat regressions in security: a blocker, not a backlog item.

What we test against

• Automated axe-core checks on every pull request via our test suite.
• Manual VoiceOver (macOS / iOS) and TalkBack (Android) verification on every shipped flow.
• Keyboard-only navigation on every page — no mouse required to complete any action.
• Minimum 44×44 CSS-pixel touch targets, large enough for low-vision users without precise pointing.
• Live regions (aria-live) for every AI response so screen readers announce them as they arrive.

Assistive tech support

We test on these screen readers and browsers regularly:

• VoiceOver on macOS Safari + Chrome (latest)
• VoiceOver on iOS Safari (current iOS)
• TalkBack on Android Chrome (current Android)
• NVDA on Windows Firefox + Chrome (NVDA latest)

Known gaps we're working on

We'll be honest about what isn't done yet:

• Voice-first onboarding (lets you set up the app without typing) is in progress — until it ships, the tutorial requires some keyboard / dictation input.
• The voice picker shows only voices your OS has installed; users on Linux/Chrome will see fewer options than Apple / Windows.
• Push notifications on iOS require an Apple Developer Program membership and won't fire on the free signing path.

Glasses & wearable hardware

SightNiq supports Mentra Livesmart glasses (mentra.glass) so a user can look at something and ask SightNiq to describe it, translate it, or find it — without holding up a phone. The data path is intentionally narrow:

• Photos and microphone audio go directly from the glasses to the user's phone over Bluetooth, or over the user's local Wi-Fi for higher-resolution photos.
• From the phone, they go to SightNiq's backend (the same/api/visionendpoint used by the web and mobile apps) where Claude generates the description.
• No image or audio data passes through Mentra's servers. We use Mentra's Bluetooth SDK (open source) which connects phone↔glasses directly. The legacy MentraOS cloud SDK routes some data through Mentra infrastructure; we do not use it.
• The glasses have a visible recording LED for video streaming; single photos are exempt per Mentra's privacy posture.

See the full privacy policy for the corresponding retention and deletion details.

Report a barrier

If something is hard to use with your assistive technology of choice, we want to hear it directly. Email hello@deejayits.com with the page URL, your browser and screen reader, and what you expected to happen. We aim to acknowledge within 2 business days and fix critical issues within a week.