Accessibility in development of free software projects

In recent years the use of free software has been considered in private enterprise, government agencies and end users. It is also remarkable the increase of projects and free software communities in Brazil. However, there are concerns about accessibility, because despite the growth in utilization and number of free software projects, accessibility is not always regarded in the software development process. In this article, we present the results of a study on accessibility in free software development that sought to identify how free software projects in Brazil are dealing with accessibility. Furthermore, we proposed changes in a specific process for the development of free software in order to insert accessibility elements.