However much time you have
An hour a month is worth having. We would rather scope a task to the time you actually have than ask for a commitment you have to break.
Volunteer
Give the time you have to something that lasts
Our tools are open source and built by a small team. Volunteers close the gap between what we can build and what people are waiting for.
- Remote, wherever you are
- No fixed hours
- One task or many
How volunteering works here
Real tasks, sized to your week
Field knowledge counts
Teachers, therapists, and families who use this equipment every day can tell us in ten minutes what a spec never would. You do not have to write code to be useful here.
Never on your own
You get a person to ask, a clear task, and somewhere to say it is not working. Nobody is handed a repository and wished luck.
Where we need help
Eight places to start
If none of these is quite you but the mission is, get in touch anyway and pick "Something else". Tell us what you would want to do.
Looking for something more structured, with mentorship and a set term? That is our internship program.
Software development
Join the team on Ability Foundry VR and our AAC tools. Knowing a language helps, and an interest in accessibility helps more. You will learn the rest here.
Good fit if you already write code and want somewhere useful to point it. Pick up an issue at whatever pace your week allows.
Apply for this work: Software developmentWebsite development
Build and maintain the site you are reading now. Astro, Tailwind, and a standing rule that everything has to work with a keyboard and a screen reader.
The site is open source, so this one you can try before you commit to anything. Small fixes are genuinely welcome.
Apply for this work: Website developmentUI/UX Design
Design interfaces for the people most software forgets. Research, wireframes, and testing your work with the people who will actually use it.
Often a single project rather than a standing commitment: one flow, one review, one round of testing.
Apply for this work: UI/UX DesignHardware and assistive tech
Switches, mounts, controllers, and the adaptations that make an off-the-shelf device usable. A soldering iron is optional, curiosity is not.
Suits anyone who already builds or repairs things, including occupational therapists and parents who have solved this at home.
Apply for this work: Hardware and assistive techVideo or Podcast production
Film, edit, and produce the content that shows what the projects actually do, for the website, social media, events, and our podcast on accessibility and technology.
Episodic by nature. An edit here, an event filmed there, no standing hours expected.
Apply for this work: Video or Podcast productionBookkeeping
Keep the receipts filed and the books straight. Categorizing expenses, reconciling the accounts, and keeping our records ready for the people who fund this work.
A steady few hours a month, and a role where being organized matters more than knowing about accessibility.
Apply for this work: BookkeepingGrant writing and research
Find the funders whose priorities already match ours, then help make the case to them. Researching opportunities, drafting applications, and keeping track of what is due when.
Deadline-shaped rather than weekly. Grant experience helps, and so does being the sort of person who enjoys the research.
Apply for this work: Grant writing and researchMarketing
Get the mission in front of people who would want to know about it. Content, social media, and outreach that grows the community around the work.
A few hours a month moves this a long way. Writing, posting, or making an introduction to someone who should know us.
Apply for this work: MarketingWhy it matters
Small contributions, compounding
Assistive technology is expensive because it is built in small numbers for people the market has decided are not worth the tooling. Open source changes that arithmetic, and volunteers are most of why it works, across our accessible gaming, virtual reality, and communication tools alike.
A fixed bug, an edited video, a page someone can finally read with a screen reader. None of it is small to the person on the other end of it.
Get involved
Tell us how you would like to help
Send us what you are interested in and roughly how much time you have. A short note is plenty to start with.
Volunteer with us