Home Free Accessibility Extension

Update note: HomeFree 3.0 now offers the ability to export a listing accessibility assessment to PDF, fully user-initiated. HomeFree Accessibility Insights for Property Listings Developed as part of a university project, HomeFree is a lightweight Chrome extension designed to help users, especially those with mobility needs, assess how accessible a property may be, directly from the listing page on realestate.com.au. HomeFree works by scanning property listings for common accessibility features such as: Step-free or single-level entry Wide doorways and hallways Grab rails and roll-in showers Elevators or stairlifts Smart locks and lever handles Non-slip flooring Visual/auditory aids It uses keyword detection on the page to calculate a Property Accessibility Score and combines that with real-world neighbourhood accessibility data such as proximity to public toilets or wheelchair-friendly infrastructure. Neighbourhood data is sourced using: Nominatim (OpenStreetMap), for geocoding the listing address, Home Free API, for nearby accessibility infrastructure data (from open data sources). These are combined into a Total Accessibility Score out of 10, displayed on a floating panel on the page. Key Features: Automatic detection of accessibility-related terms in property descriptions Combines listing analysis with nearby infrastructure data Graceful fallback to suburb-level data if full address isn’t available No need to copy-paste or navigate away, insights are shown directly on the listing page and can be exported to PDF Toggleable view of found features and scoring breakdown Built using FastAPI backend and OpenStreetMap data for real-time analysis Privacy & Data Handling: Only publicly available listing address data is sent off-device, and only to the services above (Nominatim + Home Free API) for score calculation No personally identifiable information, cookies, or browsing history are collected Data is used only for generating on-page accessibility scores and is not stored, sold, or shared for advertising purposes Permissions are limited to supported listing domains and required APIs Who Is This For? People with mobility challenges Carers and family members assessing housing for loved ones Occupational therapists or housing advisors Anyone wanting a quick accessibility summary without reading long descriptions