Dasher v6
Predictive text entry without a keyboard
Dasher is a legendary text-entry system enabling the fastest writing speeds available for users who control a computer via continuous movement like head tracking, eye gaze, or joysticks. Despite its 25-year legacy as a lifeline for disabled people worldwide, the codebase has suffered from a lack of maintenance. This project delivers a complete modernization of Dasher, integrating fresh user experience research and modern architecture. By rebuilding the system with direct input from accessibility design squads, Dasher v6 will streamline onboarding, improve prediction pipelines, and secure a sustainable, open-source foundation for the next generation of assistive communication.
- The project's own website: https://dasher.acecentre.net
This project was funded through the NGI0 Commons Fund, a fund established by NLnet with financial support from the European Commission's Next Generation Internet programme, under the aegis of DG Communications Networks, Content and Technology under grant agreement No 101135429. Additional funding is made available by the Swiss State Secretariat for Education, Research and Innovation (SERI).
