FreshBooks Makes Accounting Accessible for the Blind | American Foundation for the Blind | AccessWorld |

Jamie Pauls

Many AccessWorld readers are familiar with Mystic Access, a company that provides technology training for blind people in a number of ways including audio tutorials, webinars, and one-on-one training packages. Mystic Access also sells products such as Bluetooth headphones bundled with tutorials on how to use the product as a blind person. Even if you don’t purchase products directly from Mystic Access, you can still buy a tutorial on how to use the product more efficiently. Their regular podcasts feature interviews with a variety of people related to the field of blindness as well as information about upcoming products from the company. Free Zoom webinars cover many topics including how to back up your important data efficiently. It’s also possible to get paid one-on-one training from Mystic Access on a number of topics including how to use your iPhone.

Mystic Access uses a variety of employment strategies to produce this diverse range of products and resources. Between contracting individuals to teach classes, record tutorials, and the other services that the company offers, a robust, accessible accounting program is imperative.

The company’s founder, Chris Grabowski, needed an accessible solution for keeping his financial records in order. One day while listening to a [...]

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