Accessibility

Umiko is for every child. Here is what we have built so more families can use it, and what we have not finished.

What Umiko does today

Talk instead of type. A child can speak to Umiko, and Umiko reads her words aloud. The youngest never need to read or type.
Three languages. English, Hindi and Hinglish, chosen by the parent for each child.
Big targets. Buttons are large and well apart, made for small and unsteady fingers.
Less motion on request. If your phone or computer is set to reduce motion, Umiko stops her animations.
Real buttons and links. Everything you can tap is a proper button or link, so a keyboard or a screen reader can reach it.
Clear contrast. Dark outlines and plain colours, so words and shapes stand out.
One thing at a time. Short sentences, one action on a screen, no timers and no pressure.
Works on a phone, a tablet or a school computer. It can be installed like an app.
The right reading language. Pages tell a screen reader whether they are in English or Hindi.

Umiko has not had a formal accessibility audit.
Some games rely on seeing the picture, and are not yet fully usable with a screen reader.
Speech recognition can struggle with some voices and accents. Typing is always there from age 7.
There are no captions for Umiko's voice beyond the words already on the screen.

If your child cannot use part of Umiko because of how it is built, tell us what happened and on which device. We would rather fix it than guess.