Web design for all
The IRIS project focused on incorporating requirements of people with special needs or impairments to Internet-based systems and services. More specifically, the project aimed at including adaptability and multimodality functionalities in ready to use tools for the IT industry. These functionalities would allow all citizens, including those with special needs or impairments to participate in the new age IT technologies. One of the IRIS objectives was to implement a design aid that would lead to a work environment incorporating "design for all" tools and methods. Such an environment was then used for redesigning and enhancing Internet services for e-working, e-learning and e-commerce application areas. An important aspect of project work involved specification of guidelines and recommendations related to hypermedia, enrolment and accessibility. The ever-increasing ICT developments have brought significant improvements in the quality of life by introducing on-line education systems, tele-working systems, telemedicine services, e-commerce activities and many more. By focusing on bringing e-accessibility to all mainstream web-based application areas, the IRIS project gained a better insight on these issues of portals and e-commerce applications. This will allow further optimisation of current standardisation and recommendation practices for a wider Information Society.
