Bermuda National Disability Register App — UNDP-Backed Voluntary Registry With Text-to-Speech Access

On 24 April 2024 Bermuda's Ministry of Youth, Social Development and Seniors launched a National Disability Register mobile app at City Hall, with financial and technical support from UNDP (Jamaica office). The app was customised by developer Conville Brown, adapting technology previously used in The Bahamas, and is distributed through Apple and Google Play stores.
It gives the ministry a centralised, current database of the types of disability residents live with, so that gaps in services and special equipment can be assessed and policy in health, education and accessibility informed. Government sources estimate about 3,000 Bermudians live with a disability. Registration is voluntary; the Minister acknowledged that many people prefer not to disclose a disability for fear of stereotyping. The interface includes an inclusive text-to-speech feature that reads on-screen text aloud for blind users, and launch registration events provided interpreters for deaf and hard-of-hearing people.
Evidence is limited: no registration numbers, accessibility audit, user testing results or budget have been published, and privacy/data-protection detail is only referenced via a notice. Access to tailored accessibility services is planned for a later phase. It is included as a small-jurisdiction example of accessible-by-design registry tooling, with outcomes still to be demonstrated.

Read the full analysis: https://www.gov.bm/articles/national-disability-register-launch