[NFBCS] Accessible AI agents

[Charles Vanek]

Hi Bhavya, knowing what you are looking to create may result in better answers.  
Assuming you are looking to generate specifications and cod scripts, applications or explore existing repositories/files, etc. You may find VS Code is the place to start working with Agentic AI models. 

There’s some setup you’ll need to do one time such as enabling accessibility mode with control+alt+Z, installing coding assistant extensions such as Google Gemini’s free assistant. I use Github Copilot Enterprise which has a wide range of models to use from free all the way up to Claude Opus 4.6 (FastMode). The nice thing about learning VS Code and using free/paid agents is the interaction with files and the interface doesn’t change you simply select the model you want or set it to Auto. Thus you can write and refine specs with a powerful Claude Opus model but then switch to a lower cost OpenAI CodeX, Claude Sonnet or Gemini to write your code, markdown docs, etc. It’s also very easy to write with one model then switch to a different model and ask it to do an Adversarial Code Review of whatever is created in the folder.

Once you are set up in VS Code with accessible mode, extensions installed for AI here’s the basic steps:
1. Open a Folder to work in, you should be asked if you Trust the files, do so if you have an Empty or Trusted folder.
2. Press Control+Shift+I to place the cursor into the prompt box and then simply tell it to do something. E.g. Write for me an HTML page that is WCAG 2.0 compliant and explains how to use agentic AI agents in VS Code.
3. Press Alt+F2 to open up an Accessible view of what the model has output. 

NOTE: The models are going to ask to execute specific commands such as Terminal commands when connected to a terminal such as PowerSheLL, WSL or the MacOS terminal.  You’ll have to Allow these via Control+Enter as you review them, but you can also always allow certain operations to speed things up.

This is a very brief look into what can be possible in VS Code. I’d suggest anyone getting started should review VS Code accessibility docs as well as set yourself up with a browser based ChatGPT, Claude or Gemini chat session to help you along your journey.

 Best of luck,
CV

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> On Feb 26, 2026, at 1:53 AM, Bhavya shah via NFBCS <nfbcs at nfbnet.org> wrote:
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> Have you tried agentic AI tools like MultiOn, Claude Cowork, OpenClaw, Microsoft Copilot, etc? How has your experience been as a screen reader user? I am interested in in getting started with one of these and would prefer one that is both capable and accessible.
> 
>  
> Warmly,
> 
> Bhavya Shah | M.S. AI & B.S. Math/CS, Stanford University
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