Projects of Interest

CAOS active partnerships are guided by our strategic plan and the findings of the 2027 Open-Source Accessibility Needs Assessment. Below are some of the communities and projects with whom we currently collaborate closely or loosely.

CREATE — Center for Research and Education on Accessible Technology and Experiences

CREATE at the University of Washington is one of the world’s leading academic centers for accessibility research, bringing together engineers, designers, and disability community members to develop accessible technologies and practices. Their work spans both cutting-edge research and practical open-source tools, making them a natural partner for CAOS’s mission of embedding accessibility into the open-source ecosystem.

Teach Access

Teach Access is a collaborative initiative between technology companies, universities, and disability advocacy organizations working to close the accessibility skills gap in the tech industry. By building accessibility education into computer science and design curricula, Teach Access helps ensure that the next generation of open-source developers understands and prioritizes disability inclusion from the start.

NV Access — makers of NVDA

NV Access is the Australian nonprofit behind NVDA (NonVisual Desktop Access), the free and open-source screen reader used by millions of blind and low-vision people worldwide. NVDA is one of the most important open-source accessibility projects in existence — a proof of concept that open-source assistive technology can be world-class — and NV Access’s commitment to keeping it free makes it a cornerstone of global disability equity.

Contact us if you’d like to explore a collaboration.