A GLEN WAVERLEY computer engineer who has designed software to make the internet easier for people with disabilities, including his son, needs $1.2 million to get it to market.

Kenneth Springer and his children Elleleen, 13, and Huey, 11, have a rare condition called craniometaphyseal dysplasia (CMD), symptoms of which can include hearing loss, vision impairment, bone thickening and a shortened life span.

The idea for a software program to simplify web browsing emerged two years ago after Mr Springer, who is legally deaf, became frustrated with Huey, who is blind in one eye and has only 10 per cent vision in the other.

Huey was interrupting his father because he was accidentally clicking on the wrong links on YouTube, leading Huey to wonder aloud why the internet couldn’t be simpler.

Mr Springer decided to solve the problem himself with “Hueyify” — software that can be used with any internet browser to personalise content presentation.

Features include changing colours, layout and presentation, and annotating and summarising content.

“I’m happy because one day when I go to work I will be able to use it — it will make a big difference,” Huey said.

Mr Springer recently presented Hueyify at the South Pacific Educators in Vision Impairment 2015 conference in Melbourne.

He said it was important for people to be able to set their own preferences because, for example, what worked for a person with autism might not suit a vision-impaired person.

Mr Springer said he wanted Hueyify to be a business rather than a not-for-profit because the software had to be freely available to people with disabilities and constantly evolving.

To donate, visit: hueyify.com/donate or email kenneth@hueyify.com