Keyboard Creation Project
Translation Commons has assembled a group of volunteers from industry and academia to assist Indigenous communities to digitize their language. One of the first necessary steps in language digitization is to have a keyboard so that users can enter the characters and symbols used in their language.
This project is a collaboration with individual Indigenous communities that want their language digitized and our experts in the design and implementation of virtual keyboards. It is a free service that offers communities:
The keyboards we develop are generally open source, however for communities that are concerned about cultural appropriation or other issues, we can accommodate their privacy.
Translation Commons intends to eventually develop a streamlined and scalable framework to assist communities in the design, development and adoption of keyboards for their languages.
