# Accessibility privacy ratings

Accessibility tools that keep data on the device.

| Name | Grade | Jurisdiction | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [eSpeak NG](https://privacyratings.com/accessibility/espeak-ng/) | B (80/100) | Unknown | Open source speech synthesizer supporting more than 100 languages and accents, used as a text-to-speech engine by screen readers such as NVDA and Orca. |
| [NVDA](https://privacyratings.com/accessibility/nvda/) | B (80/100) | Australia (Five Eyes) | Free, open source screen reader for Windows that reads screen content aloud by speech or braille display. Developed by the Australian non-profit NV Access. |
| [Orca](https://privacyratings.com/accessibility/orca/) | B (80/100) | Unknown | Free, open source screen reader for Linux desktops that gives access to applications through speech and braille, using the AT-SPI accessibility framework. Part of the GNOME project. |
| [Speech Note](https://privacyratings.com/accessibility/speech-note/) | B (80/100) | Unknown | Open source Linux app for taking, reading and translating notes with offline speech-to-text, text-to-speech and machine translation. Processing runs locally on the computer. |
| [Vocalinux](https://privacyratings.com/accessibility/vocalinux/) | D (50/100) | Unknown | Offline voice dictation for Linux on X11 and Wayland that types speech into the focused app. Speech recognition runs locally with engines such as whisper.cpp and VOSK. |
| [Dragon](https://privacyratings.com/accessibility/dragon/) | F (0/100) | United States (Five Eyes) | Commercial speech recognition software for dictation and voice control of the computer, sold as Dragon Professional for Windows and Dragon Anywhere for mobile. Made by Nuance, a Microsoft company. |

## Criteria

- **Open source** (weight 3): Is all the source code needed to run the product public?
- **No trackers or telemetry** (weight 3): Are the website and apps free of third-party trackers, with any analytics anonymous and any telemetry off by default?
- **No ads or data sales** (weight 2): Is the product funded without advertising, ad targeting or selling user data?
- **Independent audit** (weight 2): Has an independent security or privacy audit been published within the last three years?

Source: https://privacyratings.com/accessibility/