Keyboard Developer (Volunteer)

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Description

Build and expand the keyboard development community through collaboration and partnering with keyboard developer groups (e.g. CLDR, Keyman, as well as mobile, laptop and desktop device manufacturers). Encourage communities to be involved in, and eventually take over, the development and implementation of their own language keyboards and related digitization work. Provide them with the relevant training and support so they may become more self-sufficient and train their own members.

• Build keyboard layouts for desktop, web, tablet and phone. Optimize your keyboards for each platform, including touch-and-hold keys and alternative layers.

• Work with community leaders and technical activists to define project goals.

• Create, design, implement and test keyboards. Write documentation for keyboards.

• Follow existing processes for delivering keyboards. Propose new tasks and processes to adapt to new needs.

• Engage with the keyboard requester community to help test the output and provide feedback on design, layout and utility.

• Create multipurpose, reusable tech training materials (e.g. video, docs, workshops, case studies, FAQ) as well as Train the Trainer materials.

• Identify, recommend, or create keyboard design and dev tools.

• Coach/train/supervise other developers in developing keyboards.

• Look for ways to make keyboard development scalable to many communities, through training, support, and tools.

• Knowledge of Keyman Developer or similar tools preferred, but will train.

• Some basic knowledge of writing systems (e.g. Arabic, Cyrillic, Devanagari, Latin, among others).

• Experience with Github or similar repositories.

• The belief that digitally disadvantaged languages (DDL) should have access to digital information and their language supported by the most available devices, browsers, operating systems, and mobile applications.

• Flexible