Freelance writer Sharon Schindel, who has chronic pain and nerve damage, argues that blanket criticism of AI writing tools overlooks their accessibility value for disabled users. She describes using AI to clean up dictated text rather than to generate content, allowing her to keep working despite physical limitations. Citing a 2026 focus group in which 13 of 20 disabled adults used generative AI for accessibility despite not trusting it unconditionally, she calls for AI policy debates to include disabled voices rather than treat AI use as inherently shameful.
