Impact
Evidence first. Always.
A marketplace is judged on proof, not promises: real users, real revenue, real participation. Ability Bazaar is designed to capture evidence from day one - paid invoices, usage analytics, creator records, agent logs and tester payouts.
Already true today
Years of paid accessibility testing
DATTC has sold digital accessibility testing services for years, delivered by trained professionals with disabilities, with an established customer base.
AI-operated, strengthened by lived experience
Gemini agents run intake, scoping, scanning, drafting, scheduling and invoicing in production. The $199 service scans up to 200 public pages, then a blind or low-vision accessibility expert validates up to 20 highest-impact distinct findings and performs focused checks on 3 key pages. Delivery is within three business days; deeper human and assistive-technology testing is available through the custom-quote contact form.
Apps shipped, not slideware
The AI Development Center has built the SEP AI Tutor (live), Arohi (pilot in scoping) and Nidra (working prototype).
A prospective first app customer
The American India Foundation (AIF) is in discussions as a potential paying customer for Arohi.
Live proof, honestly counted
Gemini Impact Agent Public marketplace launched: Updated as of:
Every order can turn demand into opportunity.
Customers are buying accessibility services while sponsors fund the next generation of disability-led technology talent.
Commercial proof since the July 5, 2026 launch
- Paid orders accepted for fulfillment
- 9
- Distinct paying customers
- 8
- Student training places funded
- 19
- Paid service orders accepted
- 7
9 paid transactions came from 8 distinct paying customers because one customer placed two orders.
AI-native delivery and growth
- Eligible disability-led creators registered
- 4
- Completed Gemini-powered agent actions
- 107
- Human page visits logged since launch
- 11,747
- Qualified opportunities in the pipeline
- 5
How these figures are counted
- The public marketplace launch date comes from the first successful Cloud Run revision with public access enabled.
- Confirmed figures include only paid orders accepted for fulfillment; unfinished checkout attempts are excluded.
- Transaction and payer counts can differ when one customer places more than one paid order.
- Pipeline counts open check-payment orders and active planned quotes without publishing their dollar value.
- Page visits are privacy-preserving aggregate human page views, not unique people.
Compensation pathway
How disability professionals are paid
Ability Bazaar's accessibility experts and creators are currently based in India. Because Ability Bazaar is operated by Vision-Aid Incorporated, a United States 501(c)(3) public charity, professional compensation is administered through Vision-Aid's established grant programme to its registered charitable partner in India, rather than paid directly from the marketplace checkout. Vision-Aid India assigns the work and records the related local payments.
The marketplace ledger therefore records the customer order and payment, while the India programme records professional compensation. The current XPRIZE P&L includes only costs posted through August 12; attributable fulfillment payments are reported when the work is assigned, completed and recorded. This separation is an operating and compliance structure, not unpaid labor.
Launch targets
The early ecosystem we commit to building - and measuring - before any open marketplace claim.
- 5-10 PwD creators or PwD-led teams in the first cohort
- 20-40 PwD validation testers paid for lived-experience testing
- 150-300 beta users across the launch catalogue
- 2+ arms-length paid institutional pilots before scale-up
- 3-5 new mini-apps beyond the SEP AI Tutor anchor
Our go / no-go discipline
We proceed to marketplace scale-up only if the platform shows useful additional mini-apps, repeat usage, creator participation and paid pilots - without pretending an open marketplace already exists.
Who the hub serves
| Segment | Value proposition | Commercial route |
|---|---|---|
| PwD individuals | Use free core tools; selected users may buy premium access. | B2C and sponsored access |
| Schools, NGOs and rehabilitation centres | Provide curated tools to defined learner or beneficiary cohorts. | Institutional licence or paid pilot |
| Employers | Support PwD employees with workplace and learning tools. | Workplace access package |
| CSR, foundations and sponsors | Sponsor AI + accessibility training cohorts for students with disabilities - an invoiced workforce-development engagement. | Training sponsorships ($300-$5,000) and sponsored access |
| Enterprises | Commission accessible AI mini-apps for customers or employees. | Enterprise mini-app builds and validation |
| Approved creators | Publish paid tools and services after the marketplace matures. | Creator revenue share; platform commission |
The virtuous cycle
Train
PwD professionals learn testing and AI-assisted creation.
Employ
Creators and testers do paid, professional work.
Deliver
Customers get validated apps and expert services.
Earn
Revenue flows to creators, testers and the platform.
Reinvest
Earnings fund more training, more creators, more tools.