In addition to specific program projects listed in the OATS software repository there are many Open Standards and Open source projects of interest to developers and users.  Much is Linux based.

Not only are these important activities to be aware of and to work with but it is hoped they will eventually have a presence here on Oatsoft. 

This page aims to list all activity of interest and is very much a work in progress. SteveLee  also blogs interesting developments.

1. Web
1. W3C WAI - The web accessibility Open Standards and activities
2. PAS 78 a high level overview of the issues, standards, approaches and user testing. Aimed at web site commisioners more than developers.
3. Mozilla the home of Firefox and Thunderbird
4. AccessFirefox showcases Firefox accessibility features.
5. SUN Mozilla Accessibility Task force
6. Roger Johansson's 456 Berea Street blog covers web standards, accessibility and usability.
7. Guild of Accessible web designers, GAWDS
8. WebAIM - many useful resources including Wave checker
   
9. Introduction - Mark Pilgrim's Dive into accessibility, BSI's PAS 78.
10. TPG and Gez Lemon
    
2. Linux
1. Free Standards Group - Accessibility Workgroup
2. Linux Accessibility resource
3. Linux Accessibility HOWTO
4. Linaccess project , especially ADRIANE - Audio Desktop
5. Debian
6. Ubuntu, and  Accessibility Reviews,  Wiki Search for Accessibility, SOK, Getting Involved
7. Linux sound speech project directory
8. GNU list - http://directory.fsf.org/iface/accessibility/
9. Oralux - LiveCD distro with built in TTS
   
3. Windows
1. IAccessible2 - based on both MSAA and ATI-SPI
   
2. Microsoft enable
3. MSAA, MSDN Mag intro, Mozilla intro,
   
4. UIA
   
4. Desktop
1. Gnome GAP - introductory videos
   
2. KDE
3. Free Desktop Accessibility Working Group
4. AT-SPI & ATK apis for developers
   
5. Other accessibility activitiy
1. AEGIS - European project organised by Peter Korn of Sun
   
2. OpenOffice.org
3. Sun Microsystems - Java & Star Office
4. Raising the Floor - collaboration for web universal access
5. aIDEAS - universal design in commercial products
   
6. Specific AT Projects
1. Screen readers, TTS, Speech Synth
1. Orca screen reader
2. Gnopernicus screen reader - pretty much defunct
   
3. CLC Fire Vox screen reader FireFox extension
4. Click, speak - Firefox add on reader for low vision
   
5. Linux Screen Reader (LSR) - more than just a screen reader - no longer active.
6. Linux Speakup screen reader and associated projects.
7. eSpeak - speech synth
8. FireVox - Firefox add on screen reader
9. Festival - speech synth
10. FreeTTS - speech synth
11. emacspeak audio desktop
12. TTS API provider & SpeechDespatcher - standard API for speech and brail
13. NVDA - Nonvisual Desktop Access for Windows
14. Webvisum - community web page labeling and CAPTCHA solving
    
2. Text mode browsers and tools (for VI)
1. elinks
2. links
3. lynx
4. edbrowse - command line browser (based on ed)
3. Switch and Key input
   
1. GOK switch input
2. onBoard OSK (was SOK)
3. SAW - switch access tool based on UIA
   
4. Hawking toolbar, and Hawking Toolbar 2.0 - Firefox add on
   
5. Jambu  - in place selection and activation
   
6. DKey - disambiguation keyboard based on (fork of) Tapir
   
7. Sue Centre - at + application
4. Mouse and pointer
1. MouseTweaks - options for pointer only users (e.g dwell click)
   
2. MouseTrap - head tracking with webcams
3. OpenGazer - eye tracker
   
5. Symbol
1. Straight-street.com - peer reviewed open symbol set
   
6. Speech Recognition
1. Sphinx
7. Easy access
1. Maavis - touch screen access to media and communications
   
8. Tools
1. Accerciser - extendable a11y explorer (at-poke/sniff on steroids)
2. Speclenium - web accessibility test suite - more details in Eitan's blog
   
9. a-technic Chris Mairs' charity and VI projects. (link to Chris' CBS/IEE Turning lecture).
10. Others listed in repository?
7. General
1. Peter Korn's blog - the Accessibility Architect at Sun Microsystems - mostly SUN and ODF
2. RNIB Software Access Centre - useful resources
3. TechDis - educational resource