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- Funded under: FP7-ICT
- Objective: ICT-2011.5.5 - ICT for smart and personalised inclusion
- Total Cost: €1,567,718.00
- EC Contribution: €999,000.00
- Project Type: CSA
- Call for proposals: 287725
- Execution: From: 09/2011 To: 08/2014
Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI) - Cooperation Framework for Guidance on Advanced Technologies, Evaluation Methodologies, and Research Agenda Setting to Support eAccessibility
Start date:2011-09-01
End date:2014-08-31
Project Acronym:WAI-ACT
Project status:Execution
Coordinator
| Organization name:GEIE ERCIM | |
| Administrative contact | Address |
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Name:Shadi |
W3C 2004, ROUTE DES LUCIOLES SOPHIA ANTIPOLIS 06410 BIOT FRANCE Region:MÉDITERRANÉE PROVENCE-ALPES-CÔTE D'AZUR Alpes-Maritimes |
| Tel:+43-12637081 | |
| Fax:+33-492387822 | |
| E-mail:Contact | |
| URL: | Organization Type:Other |
Description
Objective:
WAI-ACT, a Cooperation Framework for Guidance on Advanced Technologies, Evaluation Methodologies, and Research Agenda Setting to Support eAccessibility, will address critical areas of advanced accessibility support through activities that build upon the strengths of past web accessibility work, harmonise existing work, and help shape a research agenda in coordination with key stakeholders in Europe and internationally.
There is a need for expanded European and international cooperation on the development of accessibility solutions for people with disabilities; for consensus-based, authoritative technical guidance to accelerate implementation of advanced technologies; for internationally harmonised evaluation methodologies; and for a coordinated research agenda on eAccessibility.
WAI-ACT will address these challenges through development of a framework for open, expanded cooperation among European and international stakeholders, technical guidance on advanced web technologies; an evaluation methodology for web accessibility; and a research agenda for eAccessibility. Technical guidance will include a repository of information on accessibility support in web technologies, application notes on authoring accessible web page components, and code samples for web applications. WAI-ACT will result in:
- expanded cooperation on the development of accessibility solutions;
- authoritative accessibility guidance on advanced web technologies;
- harmonised methodologies for evaluating accessibility of websites;
- common visions for a coordinated eAccessibility research agenda.
WAI-ACT will be lead and will build upon the strengths of the existing World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI) cooperation mechanisms to facilitate strategic European and international participation throughout the project. WAI-ACT will also seek active exchange with relevant networks in Europe such as eAccess+, and coordinate standardisation activities such as EC Mandate M/376.
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Project Details
Start date:2011-09-01
End date:2014-08-31
Duration:36 months
Project Reference:287725
Project cost:1567718 EURO
Project Funding:999000 EURO
Programme Acronym:
FP7-ICT
Programme type:Seventh Framework Programme
Subprogramme Area:ICT for smart and personalised inclusion
Contract type:Coordination and support actions
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Subject index:Information, Media
Other participants
| Organization name:UNIVERSITAET LINZ | |
| Administrative contact | Address |
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Name:Klaus |
INSTITUT INTEGRIERT STUDIEREN ALTENBERGERSTRASSE 69 4040 LINZ ÖSTERREICH Region:WESTÖSTERREICH OBERÖSTERREICH Linz-Wels |
| Tel:+43-73224689232 | |
| Fax:+43-73224689322 | |
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| Organization name:FRAUNHOFER-GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FOERDERUNG DER ANGEWANDTEN FORSCHUNG E.V | |
| Administrative contact | Address |
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Name:Sidonie |
IZB - INTEGRATED PROJECT MANAGEMENT Hansastrasse 80686 MUENCHEN DEUTSCHLAND Region:BAYERN OBERBAYERN München, Kreisfreie Stadt |
| Tel:+49-2241141968 | |
| Fax:+49-2241142386 | |
| E-mail:Contact | |
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| Organization name:STICHTING BARTIMEUS ACCESSIBILITY | |
| Administrative contact | Address |
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Name:Eric |
SBA OUDENOORD 3513EP UTRECHT NEDERLAND Region:WEST-NEDERLAND UTRECHT |
| Tel:+31-302398270 | |
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Record control number:100705
