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ACTIVITIES :: e-Inclusion :: Events

Expert meeting on Assistive Technology & e-Accessibility Workshop, 25 March 2009, Brussels

Objectives of the meeting

E-inclusion means ensuring that mainstream ICT products and services are usable by as many people as possible, and the use of ICT to overcome social and economic exclusion. The objective of this meeting was to explore ways to better implement ICT assistive features, either as a part of mainstream technologies or in assistive technologies (hereafter "AT"). Different aspects were addressed (technical, market, legal) from the perspective of relevant constituencies (users, industry, authorities).

The European Commission wanted to facilitate an exchange of views and experiences with a view to identify possible coordination or supporting actions, including at European level.

The report of the meeting is available download as a word document.

Presentations done by speakers at that meeting can be downloaded below, under the respective agenda item.

Subject

Speaker

Presentations

Presenting the challenges

10:00 – 11:15 Setting the scene

  • Impact of technology trends on e-Inclusion policy and practice

Gregg C. Vanderheiden

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  • Fragmentation of the AT industry - how to improve competitiveness

Carmen Pastor

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  • Key barriers for users

Peter Brass

11:15 – 11:45 Industry perspectives 

  • AT industry opportunities and challenges

Adam Wing

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  • Specific market factors limiting the development and use of  technology to improve the lives of the visually impaired

Michiel Van Schaik

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Ongoing initiatives and how to solve the challenges

12:00 - 12:45 The AT Market Value-Chain

  • "Raising the floor" initiative

Gregg C. Vanderheiden

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  • Accessibility interoperability Alliance – AT and AT interfaces

Andreas Erbert

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  • Social service providers

Steve Barnard

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12:45 – 13:30 Industry coordination and cooperation with stakeholders

  • AAATEs activities in the AT field and their current  opening to industry participation

Anna Liisa Salminen

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  • EDeANs activities on design for all and how to interact with AT

Pier Luigi Emiliani

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  • AEGIS-project

Karin Slegers

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  • Sharing Assistive Technology Expertise across networks and communities – The Experience of AbilityNet in the UK

David Banes

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EU and Member States support tools

14:15 – 15:00 EU and MS support tools

  • EC support tools: FP 7, CIP, studies

François Junique EC (DG INFSO)

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  • Standardisation activities

Martina Sindelar EC (DG ENTR)

 
  • Funding schemes for disabled users to buy assistive technology across MS - challenges and opportunities

Inmaculada Placencia EC (DG EMPL)

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Application domains - the way forward

15:00 – 16:00 Home based applications

  • Traditional computers and WEB 2.0 applications

Abou-Zahra Shadi

to view the slides please access the W3C web site
  • Mobile communication and COST 219

John Gill

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  • Digital-TV and brown goods

David Johnston

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  • Smart house and white goods

G. Zimmermann

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16:00 – 17:00 Public applications

  • Employment issues

Sean Smith

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  • ATMs and transaction terminals

Jose Á. Martinez Usero

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  • "Stand alone" assistive technology – future R & D

Mathijs Soede

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Last update: 13/09/2011 

 

 

 


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