Douglas Ireland

Accessible Tools & Utilities

Simple, high-contrast helpers for daily tasks.

Following the same ethos as my Games Page, these tools are built specifically for users with visual impairments. Every utility here is designed with three core principles:

  • Absolute Privacy: No GPS tracking, no cookies, no advertising and no data collection. I don’t want to know who you are or where you are.
  • High Visibility: Ultra-large fonts, high-contrast yellow-on-black interfaces, and zero visual clutter.
  • Audio First: Built-in voice support to read information aloud without requiring a system screen reader.

The Toolset

Net Check

Net Check Screen. This image shows a system diagnostic web page for netcheck.douglasireland.com on a black background with yellow and green text. The page lists several technical details: Public IP Address: 192.0.2.123. Connection Protocol: Secure (HTTPS) | HTTP/2.0. System Clock Drift: A green tick mark with the text SYNCED (Offset: 0.0s). Device Capabilities: en-GB | 16 Cores | Mouse/Trackpad. Screen & Window: Screen resolution of 1920 x 1080 and a window size of 1920 x 950. User Agent: Detailed browser information indicating Chrome/120.0.0.0 on Windows 10. At the bottom of the page, there is a large yellow button with the text COPY REPORT TO CLIPBOARD.

Private system diagnostic. Check your IP, clock sync and device info locally.

Launch Tool

Outlook: Easy Weather

A screenshot of a mobile application titled Outlook: Easy Weather. The interface features a high-contrast design with a black background and bright yellow text and buttons. At the top, there is a text input field containing the word Paisley, followed by a large yellow Get Weather button. Below this, a white button features a loudspeaker icon and the word Listen. The central section displays the current weather for Paisley, Scotland, showing a temperature of 2°C and the status CLEAR SKY. At the bottom, there is a button labelled Tomorrow's Forecast.

Talking weather station with massive text and tomorrow’s forecast.

Open Outlook

Support the Cause

These tools are provided free of charge, utilising my own time, server resources, and bandwidth. I am happy to keep them running for anyone to enjoy.

However, if you find yourself using these utilities regularly and would like to give something back, please consider making a donation to Sight Scotland. They are Scotland’s oldest charity dedicated to tackling vision loss and they do incredible work supporting people with sight impairments.

Donate to Sight Scotland