About Us
AccessMind is a new, innovative company dedicated to developing assistive technology for us – the blind and visually impaired community worldwide, in addition to providing digital accessibility consulting services. We believe technology should empower independence, choice, and full participation in every part of life.
Founded and led by Adi Kushnir – an entrepreneur, assistive technology developer, and blind advocate since birth – together with Venkatesh Chari, founder and CEO of Orbit Research with over 25 years of experience in creating cutting-edge assistive technology solutions, AccessMind brings together deep personal insight and world-class technological expertise.
Our philosophy is simple and powerful – Designing around mainstream with accessibility in mind.
We integrate assistive technology into modern, high-quality hardware and software built on mainstream ecosystems, ensuring that our solutions meet the highest standards of performance, design, and usability while remaining fully accessible.
Our upcoming flagship hardware product, the OPTIMA brail laptop computer, is designed to seamlessly combine accessibility with mainstream computing power, delivering a complete, uncompromising experience for work, education, and everyday life.
Beyond product development, AccessMind also provides digital accessibility consulting services to organizations and businesses worldwide. We help companies meet the latest international standards, such as WCAG 2.2 and Section 508, ensuring that their digital experiences are inclusive, accessible, and user-friendly for everyone.
At AccessMind, we believe that innovation should be driven by the blind and visually impaired community itself. As part of the community, we shape the future of our products from within.
Our Team
Our team is comprised of professional accessibility experts, software and hardware developers, engineers, localizers, training and technical support personnel, most of whom are part of the blind and visually impaired community. As an international team working from various places around the world, we truly understand the needs of various markets and are dedicated to provide unique, customizable solutions to meet the standards in each and every country.
Venkatesh Chari
CEO

Adi Kushnir
CPO & Co-CEO
of the Israeli division

Amit Kandy
VP program and project management

Rami Kandy
Co-CEO
of the Israeli division

Talyah Aviran
Professional director | accessibility consulting division

Avi Asher
Director of training & technical support – Israeli division

Andre Polykanine
CTO
Beka Gozalishvili
Lead software engineer, WIndows&mobile
Nathalie Polykanine
Software engineer
