Project description
Accessible and Inclusive ICT
The ÆGIS project seeks to determine whether 3rd generation access techniques will provide a more accessible, more exploitable and deeply embeddable approach in mainstream ICT (desktop, rich Internet and mobile applications). We develop and explore this approach with the Open Accessibility Framework (OAF) through which we address aspects of the design, development and deployment of accessible mainstream ICT. The OAF provides embedded and built-in accessibility solutions, as well as toolkits for developers, for "engraving" accessibility in existing and emerging mass-market ICT-based products, thus making accessibility open, plug & play, personalised & configurable, realistic & applicable in various contexts; ÆGIS is placing users and their needs at the centre of all ICT developments. Based on a holistic UCD, AEGIS identifies user needs and interaction models for several user groups, (users with visual, hearing, motion, speech and cognitive impairments as well as application developers) and develops open source-based generalised accessibility support into mainstream ICT devices/applications: A) desktop, B) W3C/WAI standards-abiding accessible rich web applications and C) embedded generalized accessibility in terms of user interfaces and applications running into standard (CDLC and CDC) as well as rich features cell phones and PDAs. All developments are iteratively tested with hundreds of end users, developers and experts in three phases and 4 Pilot sites Europewide (in Belgium, Spain, Sweden and UK). The project includes strong industrial and end users participation (the participating Industries are among the market leaders in the corresponding mainstream ICT markets). The project results' uptake is promoted by strong standardization activities, as well as an Open Accessibility Everywhere Group (OAEG) that will live beyond the project lifetime, bringing together end users and developers in a "stars rating" system assessing accessibility and usability of mai
Fields of science
- natural sciencesearth and related environmental sciencesphysical geographycartographygeographic information systems
- natural sciencescomputer and information sciencesinternetweb development
- engineering and technologyelectrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineeringinformation engineeringtelecommunicationsmobile phones
Call for proposal
FP7-ICT-2007-2
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Funding Scheme
CP - Collaborative project (generic)Coordinator
28040 Madrid
Spain
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Participants (35)
1000 BRUSSEL
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3000 Leuven
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M5T 1W1 Toronto Ontario
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N2L 3W8 WATERLOO ONTARIO
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M5S 1A1 Toronto
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4056 BASEL
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14800 PRAHA 4
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160 00 Praha
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12000 Prague
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80686 Munchen
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28012 Madrid
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28042 MADRID
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14234 N IONIA
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14564 Nea Kifisia
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57001 Thermi Thessaloniki
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013981 BUCURESTI 1
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462 80 Vanersborg
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434 41 KUNGSBACKA
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W14 8YW LONDON
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NG1 4FQ Nottingham
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OX3 7DR HEADINGTON, OXFORD
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WC1H 9NE LONDON
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CB2 1TN Cambridge
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100045 BEIJING
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100193 BEIJING
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80992 Muenchen
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85551 KIRCHHEIM-HEIMSTETTEN
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28027 Madrid
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78 140 Velizy Villacoublay
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92715 COLOMBES CEDEX
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3 DUBLIN
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. DUBLIN 1
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49002 PETACH TIKVA
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95054 SANTA CLARA CA
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94065 Redwood Shores
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