Enhancing accessibility for FOSS Desktops

This project is funded by the Department of Information Technology, Ministry of IT, under the NRCFOSS-Phase II project. The project aims to

• study the field of accessibility with respect to the needs and the relevant technologies; and identify the needs in terms of FOSS development,
• develop software solutions suitable for Indian environments based on FOSS for specific types of disabilities,
• formulate guidelines for software applications to support accessibility, and
• plan and organise training programs in this area.

Some of the broad deliverables of this project include:

• Predictive writing tool integrated with the desktop
• Screen Reader based full desktop including office, browser, etc.
• Development of speech-based input mechanisms
• Enhancing the desktop to cater to people with cognitive disabilities

All the tools developed in this project will be released open source and will be integrated with Linux desktops, as applicable.

Staff Associated:

Sasikumar M

Aparna R

Sagun B

Naveen K

Leena C

Madhavi P

Dattatray B

Sambaiah R