diff --git a/Radegast/Core/RadegastInstance.cs b/Radegast/Core/RadegastInstance.cs
index 3a87dbd9..89467cf6 100644
--- a/Radegast/Core/RadegastInstance.cs
+++ b/Radegast/Core/RadegastInstance.cs
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
 using Radegast.Netcom;
 using Radegast.Media;
 using OpenMetaverse;
+using ScreenReaderAPIWrapper;
 
 namespace Radegast
 {
@@ -115,6 +116,8 @@ public virtual void OnRadegastFormCreated(RadegastForm radForm)
         /// </summary>
         public ContextActionsManager ContextActionManager { get; private set; }
 
+        public ScreenReader ScreenReader { get; private set; }
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Allows key emulation for moving avatar around
         /// </summary>
@@ -250,6 +253,7 @@ public RadegastInstance(GridClient client0)
             Keyboard = new Keyboard();
             Application.AddMessageFilter(Keyboard);
 
+            ScreenReader = new ScreenReader();
             Netcom = new RadegastNetcom(this);
             State = new StateManager(this);
             MediaManager = new MediaManager(this);
@@ -304,6 +308,7 @@ private void InitializeClient(GridClient client)
             client.Self.Movement.UpdateInterval = 250;
 
             RegisterClientEvents(client);
+            ScreenReader.SapiEnabled = false; // TODO: add optional support
         }
 
         public string ComputeCacheName(string cacheDir, UUID assetID)
diff --git a/Radegast/Radegast.csproj b/Radegast/Radegast.csproj
index 7dd9404e..b2baa904 100644
--- a/Radegast/Radegast.csproj
+++ b/Radegast/Radegast.csproj
@@ -103,6 +103,7 @@
     <PackageReference Include="Newtonsoft.Json" Version="13.0.1" />
     <PackageReference Include="OpenTK" Version="3.3.1" />
     <PackageReference Include="OpenTK.GLControl" Version="3.1.0" />
+    <PackageReference Include="ScreenReaderAPIWrapper" Version="3.0.2" />
     <PackageReference Include="System.Collections" Version="4.3.0" />
     <PackageReference Include="System.ComponentModel.Composition" Version="5.0.0" />
     <PackageReference Include="System.Console" Version="4.3.1" />