The Center for Democracy & Technology (CDT) and the American Association of People with Disabilities (AAPD) have released a new policy brief titled Inclusive Innovation: How to Incorporate Privacy into Inclusive Design for Assistive Technologies. This brief explores how assistive technologies (AT) can and should be designed with both accessibility and privacy in mind. While these tools are increasingly AI-enabled and widely used in work, education, and daily life, they often pose privacy risks, especially when sensitive data is shared without adequate safeguards. The report highlights how inclusive design must integrate “privacy by design,” a framework with seven key principles, including embedding privacy into the design, limiting data collection, ensuring transparency, and respecting user consent. The authors contend that too often, privacy is treated as an afterthought, which can expose users to data misuse by advertisers, government agencies, or through security breaches.