Home Free Accessibility Extension

Shows accessibility score on real estate listings.

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—sourced from OpenStreetMap and Melbourne Open Data APIs. These are combined into a Total Accessibility Score out of 10, which is 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 Toggleable view of found features and scoring breakdown Built using FastAPI backend and OpenStreetMap data for real-time analysis Privacy First: HomeFree is built with privacy in mind. It does not access: Browser history Tabs Cookies Personally identifiable information The only permissions it requests are for the real estate listing sites it supports, and the API it uses to fetch neighbourhood data. All logic runs locally in the browser, with minimal and anonymous API usage for geolocation. Who Is This For? HomeFree is ideal for: People with mobility challenges Carers and family members assessing housing for loved ones Occupational therapists or housing advisors Anyone wanting to quickly understand accessibility without reading long paragraphs of text