Owen Mcgirr
Founder at Switchify
Raphoe, County Donegal, Ireland
Summary
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Top SchoolOwen Mcgirr is a founder and software developer with 13 years of experience focused on building assistive and inclusive technologies from County Donegal, Ireland. He created Switchify, an open-source Android app that enables switch access via winks, smiles, blinks and other inputs, reflecting his lived experience with cerebral palsy and AAC. Owen blends hands-on development with product leadership across ventures including EnabO, Timberlogs and McGirr Web Design, translating accessibility needs into practical, independent solutions. Recognized as an MIT Innovator Under 35, he combines empathy-driven design with a pragmatic engineering approach and a track record of shipping real-world assistive tools. Notably, his work highlights how personal experience can directly inform scalable open-source solutions that expand digital independence.
13 years of coding experience
1 year of employment as a software developer
Diploma in Object Oriented Programming, Diploma in Object Oriented Programming at Letterkenny Institute of Technology
Github Skills (25)
joystick9
kotlin-android7
uiview7
shadow7
hud7
kotlin7
rotation6
android6
accessibility6
reimplementation5
xbox-one5
voiceover5
shake4
switch4
pods3
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
KomodoOpenLab/TypeOver
Feb 2013 - Oct 2013
Contributions:233 commits in 8 months
ios-deviceiosfacilitatesinterfacesvoiceover
enaboapps/Switchify
Dec 2023 - Feb 2025
An Android accessibility service that allows switch users to operate their device!
Contributions:136 releases, 568 PRs, 691 pushes in 1 year 1 month
accessibilityandroiddisabilitiesdisabilitydisability-assistance
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