I want to share a project that addresses a specific and underserved accessibility gap in financial education.

🔗 [https://github.com/shankar1593/accessible\_tools](https://github.com/shankar1593/accessible_tools)

The Texas Instruments BA II Plus is the standard calculator for CFA, FRM, and other professional finance exams. The physical device has no screen reader compatibility. Blind and low-vision candidates either work around it or can't access it at all during study.

This project is a web-based replica built screen-reader-first:

* WCAG 2.1 AA + WAI-ARIA 1.1 compliant
* All 12 BA II Plus worksheets implemented and tested
* ARIA live regions for immediate result announcements
* Semantic heading hierarchy, skip nav, keyboard-only operation
* Tested with NVDA, JAWS, and VoiceOver
* 231 tests verified against the official TI guidebook
* MIT licensed

The AI\_TRANSPARENCY.md documents openly that Claude and GitHub Copilot were used substantially in development, alongside domain expertise from an FRM-certified author.

**Looking for:**

* Screen reader users willing to test and file issues
* Developers interested in contributing (especially mobile a11y and Bond worksheet parity)
* Feedback on ARIA patterns and live region behavior

All issues and PRs welcome. This is genuinely a community gap that could use more eyes.

Open source: screen-reader-first BA II Plus financial calculator for blind finance exam candidates