Assistive and Accessible Tech
The web and other technologies should be accessible to all people. The ability to use technology regardless of disability or status is a fundamental precursor to that technology serving civic goals.
Suggested resources:
Aira
Aira connects people who are blind or low vision to a trained professional agent who is dedicated to further enhancing their everyday experience – completely hands-free assistance at the touch of a bu...
IncluCity Calgary
Calgary's First Inclusive Usability Testing Service
Code for Africa Universal Access Guide
The purpose of this guide is to standardise accessibility features and ensure accessibility compliance across Code for Africa’s projects. Please feel free to copy and adapt it for your organisation.
WebAIM's WAVE Web Accessibility Evaluation Tool
Just enter the website URL into the tool and it will let you know the accessibility issues it finds.
Access Guide
Access Guide is a friendly introduction to digital accessibility based on WCAG 2.1 (Web Content Accessibility Guidelines).
US Digital Service Accessibility for Teams guide
A guide to digital accessibility created by US Digital Services
WP Accessibility Helper
WordPress Accessibility made easy!
Be My Eyes
Bringing sight to blind and low-vision people
Secure Usability and Accessibility Lab at Open Tech Fund
OTF’s Secure Usability and Accessibility Lab offers secure usability and user-interface assistance to Internet freedom and digital security tools to help them recognise and solve usability challenges...
Wayfindr with TfL
We have developed the world's first internationally-approved standard for accessible audio navigation.
The 21st Century Integrated Digital Experience Act
The 21st Century Integrated Digital Experience Act (IDEA) requires all government-produced digital products, including websites and applications, to be consistent, modern, and mobile-friendly.
Seeing AI
A free app that narrates the world around you. Designed for the low vision community, this research project harnesses the power of AI to describe people, text and objects
Centre for Internet and Society
The Centre for Internet and Society (CIS) is an Indian, non-profit organization that undertakes interdisciplinary research on internet and digital technologies from policy and academic perspectives --...
Bookshare
Bookshare makes reading easier. People with dyslexia, blindness, cerebral palsy, and other reading barriers can customize their experience to suit their learning style and find virtually any book they...
The Smart City Digital Inclusion Maturity Model
The Smart City Digital Inclusion Maturity Model is a tool to help cities worldwide assess and benchmark their level of digital inclusion and ICT accessibility.
Sign Dict
A crowdsourced German sign language dictionary. Funded by @prototypefund
Liftware
Liftware's selection of stabilizing and leveling handles and attachments are designed to help people with hand tremor or limited hand and arm mobility retain dignity, confidence, and independence.