He built a switch-accessible AI tool hub giving his nonspeaking brother communication after 10 years
acrolicious · reddit · 2026-10-09
The author's brother Ben lost speech and mobility to ultra-rare TUBB4A-related leukodystrophy and could only answer yes/no by turning his head. In 2024, after realizing AI could write code despite zero programming background, the author started building accessible tools: Ben now has a keyboard, phrase boards, texting for the first time in his life, web search, streaming control, and dozens of custom games.
Stack: VS Code + Claude Code extension. The author describes needs in plain language while Claude Code writes, debugs, and iterates. Markdown files like ACCESSIBILITY.md in the repo act as build rules so every game follows the same scan-and-select switch-access standard. A real-time conversation tool uses Claude Haiku to suggest replies Ben can pick with his switches. The NARBE Foundation nonprofit keeps everything free, MIT-licensed, and browser-based.
- Games: switchedgames.org
- Hub: bennyshub.com
- Code: github.com/narbehouse
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