Assistive Technologies and Inclusive Solutions for
All
José Angel Martínez Usero
Project Coordinator
Madrid, Spain
14th and 15th March, 2011
15% of the total EU population having disabilities (i.e. about 74 million
individuals)
Inclusive ICT and ATs are essential for enabling full participation in
society
These technologies mitigate barriers many people face in their daily
life environments.
The potential beneficiaries of eAccessibility are not only people with
strictly defined disabilities.
Relevance of ATs
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The Socio-economic problem
Barriers from the market perspective:
• The fragmentation caused by different national systems and
policies,
• Different service delivery and gaps in the AT value chain
Barriers from the users perspective:
• High purchasing costs of ATs for end-users
• Lack of availability of product information
The barriers of the ATs (1/2)
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The Socio-economic problem
Barriers from the technological perspective:
• Lack of coordination mechanisms and sharing of knowledge
among AT developers lead to :
• Development redundancy with similar technologies produced
regionally
• Lack of interoperability of mainstream ICTs and ATs
• R&D projects face barriers to bringing their outcomes to the AT
market
The barriers of the ATs (2/2)
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The Socio-economic problem
Web 2.0 technologies and user participation
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Philosophical base in three cornerstones
Redefinition of the target market
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Philosophical base in three cornerstones
Focus on Open software and cutting-edge technological trends
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Philosophical base in three cornerstones
O1. Creating a sustainable and reference European network
O2. Development of the “Market place”, an online meeting point for
key actors.
O3. Setting up of the “R&D community”.
O4. Development of a key actors search application to find
organisations relevant in the field of ICT ATs.
O5. Setting up the “EASTIN 2.0” portal, a reference online portal
providing a seamless access to these sets of services developed by both
projects.
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Specific objectives of ATIS4all
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The Consortium partners
TECH
RIM
DTU
NITA
ABIL
MVCR PMIL
FULLM
BRAI
CERTH
AGE
TECNAL
EDF
ANDI
EFD
FVE
EPR
CURE
TECH
Best PracticesCRC
WRC
ETNA (yellow) and ATIS4all (blue)
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Main result of the cluster of both TNs
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Main results of ATIS4all
Online meeting point focused on ICT ATs (whether commercial, freely
downloadable or open source), inclusive solutions (accessible products
and services such as accessible maps, accessible games, etc.) and related
services (delivery, training, post-sale, etc.). It contains two sections:
Web 2.0 applications such as a forum for products and services,
blogs, users’ ratings and comments, and other participation tools.
Useful information (e.g. best practices, market fragmentation,
etc), links to external sources of information , news, RSS, mailing
lists and other tools for communication and dissemination.
The “Market place”
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Main results of ATIS4all
Online meeting point focused on R&D and cutting edge technologies
applied to the ICT ATs and inclusive solutions. It contains two sections:
Web 2.0 applications such as a forum for R&D and cutting edge
technologies, blogs, and other participation tools .
Useful information on R&D and cutting edge technologies, links to
external sources of information, news, RSS, mailing lists and other
tools for communication and dissemination.
The “R&D community”
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Main results of ATIS4all
The “key actors search application” aims to facilitate the search of
organisations relevant in the field of ICT ATs, inclusive solutions, and
related services, and R&D and cutting edge technologies applied to them.
Outcome: an online interactive directory of relevant organisations
The “key actors search application”
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Timescale and main objectives of each WP
WP1. “State of the art of the AT market and R&D” (Jan 2011 – Jun
2011)
Identification and consensus on the topics to be covered in the
Market place and the R&D Community
Identification of the main sources of information
Identification of the key actors to be involved in ATIS4all and in the
portal
Technical analysis of existing EASTIN portal to develop the demo
for user rating and commenting
Website, epractice community, project handbook, dissemination
material, etc.
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Timescale and main objectives of each WP
WP2. “Compilation of information and categorisation” (Jul 2011 – Dec 2011)
Gathering and analysis of the information for the “Market place” and “R&D community”
Development and integration of the demo for user rating and commenting
WP3. “Planning of tools and applications to the self-management of the portal” (Jan 2012 – Jun 2012)
Gathering and analysis of the information for the “Market place” and “R&D community”
Consensus, planning and design of the Web 2.0 applications
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Timescale and main objectives of each WP
WP4.“Development of the portal tools, applications and content” (Jul 2012–Dec 2012)
Development and integration of the Web 2.0 applications
Development and integration of the whole EASTIN 2.0 portal
Integration of the information gathered and analysed in WP2 and WP3
WP5.“Dynamic participation in the “EASTIN 2.0” portal and involvement of key actors” (Jan 2013 – Jun 2013)
Active participation in the “EASTIN 2.0” portal, including: offering information, fostering online discussion, supervising members’ behaviour, etc.
Involvement of the key actors identified in WP1 as active members of the portal
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Timescale and main objectives of each WP
WP6.“Dynamic participation and sustainability ensuring of the
network and portal” (Jul 2013–Dec 2013)
Active participation in the “EASTIN 2.0” portal, including: offering information, fostering online discussion, supervising members’ behaviour, etc.
Involvement of more key actors
Development of a sustainability plan for EASTIN 2.0 portal and ATIS4all network beyond the funded period
Dissemination and exploitation actions are transversal to all WPs
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The Consortium management structure in Technosite
Project coordinator: Jose Ángel Martinez ([email protected])
Technical coordinator: Mª Elena Gomez ([email protected])
Administrative and financial coordinator: Mercedes Ontiveros ([email protected] )
General management structure:
• Consortium Executive Board (CEB)
• Market Place Committee (MPC)
• R&D Committe (R&DC)
• Dissemination and Exploitation Committee (DEC)
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Project website and epractice community
ATIS4all website
http://www.atis4all.eu/
ePractice community “eAccessibility practice, policy, monitoring and impact”
http://www.epractice.eu/community/eaccessibility
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ATIS4ALL: Be part of it! , Be part of us!
This initiative will succeed if all partners, supporters and (in the future) members of the portal are active.
Only the interesting topics for the key actors in the field will attract them and make them active contributors
Today, you will decide on the topics that interest you (as key actors)
So…
Please, be active in the debates!!!!!!!