Community Focus
We partner directly with blind schools and NGOs, building what learners actually ask for rather than what we assume they need.
Empowering Access
Economics you can listen to.
We believe knowledge should be open to everyone, not limited by barriers.
24,000+
Students impacted worldwide
9
Affiliated blind schools & NGOs
$3,500
Raised for visually impaired students
About EconReads
Built for visually impaired learners from the first line of code
The World Health Organization estimates 45 million people worldwide are fully blind, and the World Blind Union believes up to 90% of them don't receive adequate education. Only about 1% of learning materials worldwide are printed in accessible formats like Braille. EconReads exists to close that gap.
The problem we started from
Most articles, reports, and commentaries on economics and finance are published in text-heavy formats that overlook how people who cannot see the page can engage with the ideas inside. That creates a major gap in access to information that shapes daily decisions, financial independence, and participation in important economic discussions - not because the material is hard, but because of how it happens to be packaged.
What we do about it
We transform existing articles into clear, engaging audio recordings, organized by topic, with a link back to the original source. We also work offline: fundraisers, collaborations with schools for the blind and NGOs, awareness campaigns, and liaising with public representatives on longer-term policy solutions.
Educational Growth
Economics and personal finance decide real outcomes. We make that knowledge reachable without a paywall or a sighted intermediary.
Inclusive Learning
Every lesson is audio-first and screen-reader native, so the experience is designed for our learners instead of retrofitted for them.
Our work
Workshops, fundraisers and policy conversations
The curriculum is one half of EconReads. The other half happens in person - here's some of it.
Advik
Founder, EconReads
From the founder
Why I started EconReads
I started EconReads because I kept running into the same gap: the people who most needed to understand money had the least access to anyone explaining it.
My motivation for founding EconReads stems from my very own personal experience. Four years ago, I met a visually impaired relative who had built a career in banking despite the barriers that inaccessible information and technology presented. Seeing firsthand how much determination was required to navigate systems that were often not designed with visually impaired people in mind made me increasingly aware of the gap between having access to education and being able to access it independently. This experience is what ultimately inspired me to create EconReads, with the aim of making economics, finance, and educational resources more accessible to visually impaired learners.
Curriculum
Ten modules, built to be heard
Every lesson comes with a transcript and read-aloud. Recordings are added as we produce them.
Money Basics
What money actually is, how it holds value, and the vocabulary every other module builds on.
Banking
Accounts, interest, and how to make a bank work for you instead of the other way around.
Credit & Debt
Credit scores, borrowing costs, and how to tell useful debt from expensive debt.
Fintech & Digital Money
Payment apps, digital wallets, and staying safe when money moves through a screen.
Investing & Markets
Stocks, bonds, risk and compounding - explained without the jargon or the hype.
Economy & You
Inflation, jobs, and interest rates - how headline economics reaches your daily life.
International Affairs & Global Economics
How trade, currencies and international institutions connect the world's economies - and what happens when they don't get along.
Political Economy
How different economic systems are actually organized, and the political forces and institutions that shape them.
Economic History
The crises, turning points and eras that explain how today's economy got built.
Behavioral Economics
Why people don't act like the rational calculators economic models assume - and what that means in practice.
Scams, Fraud & Consumer Protection
How financial scams actually work, and the rights and tools that protect you when something goes wrong.
Entrepreneurship & Small Business
What it actually takes to start and run a small business, from the first idea to the first hire.
Environmental Economics
How economics explains environmental problems - and the tools used to price and fix them.
Taxes
What taxes actually pay for, how the major kinds work, and how to file with confidence.
This week's briefing
Weekly Briefing - Stocks and gold both hit highs as inflation cools
Stocks and gold rose together this week, and economists expect Wednesday's inflation report to show further cooling.
Why we publish it
Economic news is written for people who can skim a chart. Our briefing is written to be heard - plain language, no jargon, and always explaining what a headline actually means for your money.
Testimonials
What learners and partners tell us
“The lessons on EconReads have taught me things that my school textbooks never covered. I now understand topics like budgeting, saving, digital payments, and how banks work in everyday life. My Braille textbooks mainly focus on theory, but EconReads connects economics to real situations that I will actually face as an adult.”
Pranav Chatterjee Student “The EconReads workshops at our school were one of the most useful sessions we have ever had. We learned how to use screen readers with banking apps, make digital payments safely, and avoid common scams. My classmates and I now feel much more confident managing money independently, and we still use the skills we learned.”
Sneha Kulkarni Student “Before finding EconReads, I always had to rely on teachers or family members to help me access economics and finance resources. The website is so much easier to navigate than others I have used, and the screen reader compatibility is excellent. Everything is labelled properly, the audio works smoothly, and I can study independently whenever I want. It has given me much more confidence in my own learning.”
Aarav Deshmukh Student Help us reach the next learner
Every donation funds recording equipment, assistive tools and workshop materials for visually impaired students. Signing our petition costs nothing and helps just as much.