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I've been developing a free chrome extension called Hands Free for Chrome that lets you navigate Chrome using just your voice; that idea was that people with co

I've been developing a free chrome extension called Hands Free for Chrome that lets you navigate Chrome using just your voice; that idea was that people with conditions like Mihai's would use it to more easily interact with the web. However, only about 500 people use it despite that there are far more than that who could find a use for it. I'm not sure how to make it more known and get it into more people's hands. If anyone has any advice, please email me at [redacted]. Reading articles like this just really reminds me how important accessibility tools can be for some individuals.

jacquesm 12y ago
link: http://www.handsfreechrome.com/ http://www.handsfreechrome.com/
noir_lord 12y ago
Contact charities and organizations that deal with groups that have people with such impairments, they mostly all have websites and newsletters. I have syringomyelia which depending on location and severity can cause paralysis so they'd be a natural start you can find US orgs here http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/syringomyelia/org_syringomyelia.htm http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/syringomyelia/org_syringo... British ones (I'm British) here. http://www.annconroytrust.org/what-we-do/education/british-syringomyelia-group/ http://www.annconroytrust.org/what-we-do/education/british-s... A quick friendly email and a link would probably do it, these days such groups are heavily connected internally and stuff goes around really quickly.
samdk 12y ago
Have you tried contacting the Gnome Accessibility folks? (https://wiki.gnome.org/Accessibility/ https://wiki.gnome.org/Accessibility/) It's not exactly on-topic for them, but I bet you'll find some people there with ideas/contacts.
SoftwareMaven 12y ago
Facebook and Reddit both have large communities of people centered around various illnesses and disabilities. Introducing yourself to groups like that (being genuine and engaged; not just a drive-by) can be a great way to get the word out.

jacquesm 12y ago

link: http://www.handsfreechrome.com/ http://www.handsfreechrome.com/

noir_lord 12y ago

Contact charities and organizations that deal with groups that have people with such impairments, they mostly all have websites and newsletters. I have syringomyelia which depending on location and severity can cause paralysis so they'd be a natural start you can find US orgs here http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/syringomyelia/org_syringomyelia.htm http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/syringomyelia/org_syringo... British ones (I'm British) here. http://www.annconroytrust.org/what-we-do/education/british-syringomyelia-group/ http://www.annconroytrust.org/what-we-do/education/british-s... A quick friendly email and a link would probably do it, these days such groups are heavily connected internally and stuff goes around really quickly.

samdk 12y ago

Have you tried contacting the Gnome Accessibility folks? (https://wiki.gnome.org/Accessibility/ https://wiki.gnome.org/Accessibility/) It's not exactly on-topic for them, but I bet you'll find some people there with ideas/contacts.

SoftwareMaven 12y ago

Facebook and Reddit both have large communities of people centered around various illnesses and disabilities. Introducing yourself to groups like that (being genuine and engaged; not just a drive-by) can be a great way to get the word out.