c8a11y

Overview

c8a11y (pronounced “ca-lee”) is a Google Chrome extension developed as part of a Bachelor’s dissertation. The extension utilises Tensorflow.js and the face-landmarks-detection model to predict where a user is looking in the browser. The aim of the project was to research how the availability of gaze detection software for cognitive accessibility research can be simplified and improved.

Instructions

1. Download c8a11y and unzip

2. Open Google Chrome, navigate to chrome://extensions/
3. Switch on Developer mode (top right corner), three buttons will show up in the top left corner

4. Click on Load Unpacked and select the unzipped folder from your local machine, c8a11y will show up in the extension list

5. Click on Details and change Site access to "on click"

6. Pin the application to the top bar

7. Navigate to the c8a11y playground and click on the extension icon in the top bar (reload page if required)

✅ c8a11y should now be active and provide further instructions.