NewSight - Barrier-free News

NewSight uses ElevenLabs voice AI to deliver accessible, clutter-free news - tailored for people with visual or cognitive impairments, and designed to fit how you see and understand the world.

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Inspiration

Over 2 billion people worldwide live with visual impairments, yet most news platforms ignore their needs. Watching family members strain to read headlines sparked the idea for an AI companion that listens and adapts on your behalf.

What it does

NewSight isn’t just a tool—it’s an AI companion you speak to. It:

  • Listens to your preferences: "Make text larger," "Enable high contrast," "Adjust the Color Scheme".
  • Transforms any news site in real time - resizing text, tweaking colors, restructuring layouts without a single click.
  • Reads articles aloud using ElevenLabs Voice AI, bringing headlines and summaries directly to your ears.
  • Summarizes top stories, delivering concise bullet points on demand.

How we built it

  • Bolt.new powered full-stack development and testing, delivering a production-ready app rapidly.
  • ElevenLabs gives our AI companion a warm, human-like voice and personality.
  • OpenAI crafts concise, accessible summaries of complex news.
  • NewsAPI provides real-time access to global news articles for live content delivery.

Challenges we ran into

  • Designing voice prompts that feel conversational, not robotic.
  • Handling diverse impairment profiles (color-blindness, dyslexia, low vision) in one flow.
  • Ensuring instant page transformations with zero UI friction.
  • Balancing summary brevity without losing essential context.

Accomplishments that we're proud of

  • A zero-click interface driven entirely by voice commands.
  • Quick response time from voice command to on-page update.
  • Seamless AI summaries that cut reading time tremendously.
  • Offering a powerful new opportunity for blind, low-vision, and dyslexic users to access the news -without barriers, and on their own terms.

What we learned

  • True accessibility means removing every barrier - even clicks.
  • Voice-first experiences demand precise, empathetic language.
  • Build Conversational AI Agents, using ElevenLabs and enhance abilities, using OpenAI
  • AI companions can build trust when they listen and adapt instantly.

What's next for NewSight - Barrier-free News

  • Live voice tuning: let users refine voice style, speed, and tone.
  • Personalized news briefs: AI-curated feeds based on spoken interests.
  • Multilingual support: expanding to non-English speakers.
  • API release: empower developers to integrate the NewSight AI companion into any web experience.

NewSight’s AI companion puts you in control - no clicking, no confusion, just clear news on your terms.

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