Accessible KDE File Management
Accessible file dialogs throughout KDE applications
This project aims to make a core part of computing with KDE software, namely file management, fully accessible. Many applications and frameworks by KDE are used in high-profile institutions and the public sector. Even though a main point of focus of this project is the improvement of accessibility in KDE's default file manager Dolphin, most of the work benefits framework code which is used in many of the most popular applications in the FLOSS ecosystem. As such, this project will empower people with disabilities around the world to perform more computer-driven tasks efficiently.
The accessibility improvements to "Open/Save" dialogs, the keyboard shortcut editor, and various other panels and dialogs will simplify integration of people with handicaps in various social and work contexts including public institutions and private companies, which in turn will allow more of them to base their digital infrastructure on open standards and digital commons in line with EU's value "to be free from discrimination on the basis of […] disability".
- The project's own website: https://api.kde.org/frameworks/kio/html/,
Run by KDE
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).