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AppleVis Extra 116: Blind Developer Showcase: Yannick Plassiard of aGram, aCapture, aScan, and More
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- Aug 8, 2026
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Summary
In this episode of the AppleVis Extra, David Nason is joined by blind software developer Yannick Plassiard for a fascinating conversation about accessibility, software development, and what happens when the person building an accessible app is also someone who relies on accessibility every day. Yannick is the developer behind App-Suite, a growing collection of accessibility-focused applications that includes aGram, aScan, aCapture, and other projects spanning MacOS, iOS, Windows, and Android. Yannick takes us back to his earliest experiences with computers, learning to program on MS-DOS and working primarily with Braille at a time when screen readers and assistive technology looked very different from what we use today. From there, he discusses a career that has taken him through accessibility, Braille technology, healthcare, financial systems, and backend development. That varied background has given him an interesting perspective on accessible software design: techniques developed to solve problems in one industry can often prove surprisingly valuable when applied somewhere else. The conversation then turns to App-Suite and the accessibility problems that inspired Yannick to start building his own applications. We hear about aScan, his approach to making document scanning and understanding easier for blind users; aCapture, which grew from his frustration with the complexity of recording and streaming audio on the Mac; and aGram, an alternative Telegram client designed with accessibility firmly in mind. Yannick also shares some of the lessons learned while developing aGram, including why newer technology isn't necessarily the best technology for every job and how performance problems led him to reconsider an initially SwiftUI-heavy approach. One of the most intriguing…