Portable and pervasive technologies: opportunities for pwd

Jose Angel Martínez UseroDirector of International Projects and Relations

Qatar, March 1st, 2011

MADA Global Speaker Seminar: New trends in ATs

• 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

• ATs mitigate barriers many people face in their daily life

environments.

• The potential beneficiaries of eAccessibility are not only

people with strictly defined disabilities.

The Socio-economic problem

ATs as solutions for everyone, anytime and anywhere

• People dealing with situational constraints (e.g. lighting conditions)

• Tourists or immigrants who do not understand the local language.

• People who are not familiar with ICT.

Basic research in accessible and inclusive technology

INREDIS project : a paradigm shift

INREDIS prototype

Accessible and interoperable PDT

Mashup:

• Gmaps

• Avatars

• YouTube

• Flickr

• Twitter

• Facebook profiles

INREDIS prototype

Accessibility features:

• Blind: voice navigation

• Deaf: Spanish sign language navigation

• Emotion

• Touchscreen

Interoperable using mobile browser

Available in June 2009

More info: http://cdt.inredis.es/

Traits of the European AT market

• Fragmentation caused by different national systems, methods of financing, and availability of products.

• Impossibility of AT companies to tackle all the value chain.

• Fast changing technology trends implies continuous adaption

• Non available information for final users

• Additional costs to develop solutions for different national markets.

The future AT ecosystem

A new AT ecosystem is possible

• Vertical AT companies are concentrated on survival due to market barriers. Diversification of AT industry

• Mainstream technologies evolve rapidly. Personalisaton of interfaces

• Delivery is a key constraint. Cloud computing an ubiquitous ATs are the solution.

• Disperse knowledge. International awareness activities and coordinated networks for interchange of good practices.

EU Pilot: Personalisation of interfaces

European Portal of ICT ATs

http://www.atis4all.eu/

Cloud-based ATs

Cloud platforms Lead to Open and Universal access for people with Disabilities and for All

-European Project Proposal 2011-

Sharing the vision of GPII – Global Public Inclusive Infrastructure

http://npii.org/

Thanks for your attention

José Angel Martinez UseroDirector of International Projects and

Relationsjamartinez@technosite.es