Atis4all european thematic network on a ts and inclusive solutions

Assistive Technologies and Inclusive Solutions for All

José Angel Martínez Usero

Project Coordinator

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

ATIS4all Assistive Technologies and Inclusive Solutions for All

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)



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)



Web 2.0 technologies and user participation


Philosophical base in three cornerstones

Redefinition of the target market



Focus on Open software and cutting-edge technological trends



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.


Specific objectives of ATIS4all


The Consortium partners

TECH

RIM

DTU

NITA

ABIL

MVCR PMIL

FULLM

BRAI

CERTH

AGE

TECNAL

EDF

ANDI

EFD

FVE

EPR

CURE

TECH

Best Practices

CRC

WRC

ETNA (yellow) and ATIS4all (blue)


Main result of the cluster of both TNs


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”



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”



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”


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.



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



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



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


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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