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Komodo is a not-just-for-profit enterprise that develops open and inclusive technologies that facilitate the daily lives of people with disabilities and also benefit everybody else.

How to avoid an inaccessible dialer

All Android devices include a dialer. The dialer is the application that allows users to enter a number so a phone call can be made. Dialers will typically present a big number pad on the screen that users can tap … Continue reading

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Sí! Tecla Access now available in 5 more languages!

Thanks to Eva, Matteo, Gwenaël, Jon and others, the Tecla Acces app for Android is now available in your language! That is, of course, if your language is any of English, French, Spanish, Italian, German or Swedish. But even if … Continue reading

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Calling all student hackers with and without disabilities!

We just received the super rad news that Komodo OpenLab has been accepted as a mentoring organization in the Google Summer of Code (GSoC) 2012! If you are a switch user who can also hack, this will be your chance … Continue reading

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Sneak Peek – Switch Access to iPad Coming Soon!

“Complete game- changer” – @janefarrall   Komodo OpenLab has been working tirelessly with the Inclusive Design Research Centre in the development of a full switch access solution to iOS devices. As a result, we are excited to announce that The … Continue reading

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Tecla Shield ‘UNO’ Now Shipping Worldwide!

We are very proud to announce that after a very productive year collaborating with amazing users, caregivers and clinicians across the globe, we finally completed the first shipment of the first commercial version of the Tecla Shield (codenamed ‘UNO’)! This … Continue reading

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Help Localize Tecla!

The Tecla Access development team over at the Inclusive Design Research Centre has unveiled a new localization site for the Tecla Access app. This site makes it easy for anyone to contribute translations, which is great because we constantly get … Continue reading

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Tecla Access 0.6 Released!

Tecla Access 0.6 (beta) for Android has been released. Now with auto-hide timeout, it is a lot less intrusive and will let you read that last line in your e-Book pages. This version also enables alternative character selection for non-english … Continue reading

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Telekinetic Control of Android and Other Wonders of the Modern World

The Google TechTalk by Jorge Silva, Technical Lead at Komodo OpenLab, is finally up online. If you are technically inclined and feel like watching an hour-long rant on how Android could be soooo much more amazing than it is now, … Continue reading

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