1. Accessible Guidance to Accessible Infrastructures
Context: reduced mobility
disabled people, aging people, wounded people = all of us everybody at some point of our life !
still poor accessibility in many places: need to assess, publish information, put pressure
poor access to that information both static and on the move
Objectives
infrastructure assessment
user-oriented, objective, precise, measurable, efficient
on line publishing:
supporting accessibility oriented queries
pre-travel preparation:
generation of adapted itinerary, virtual tour
on the move access through
localisation and specific point of interest information
Adapted/multimodal devices (voice/braille/usability)
May 2007

2. Mainstreaming ICT support
Instrument: IP Project
Assessment level:
Reference model-based for acquisition and analysis: common reference framework, adaptable to country specific
Efficient field tools: aptic support
Develop open-source supporting tools
On-line publishing
P-accessibility ontology
E-accessible website (PC but also mobile devices)
Pre-travel preparation
Planning best itinerary, identifying/anticipating/addressing problems
“3D” virtual tour (esp. blind people)
On the move level
Extending GPS with accessibility layer
On adapted mobile devices relying on multimodality
May 2007

3. Open Consortium Current kernel
Catholic University of Louvain (University - BE)
Project coordinator
Multimodal and accessible IT systems and human interfaces
SME: GAMAH (BE), Accessmétrie (FR), Marie-Curie (BG)
Domain expert: method for surveying and analysing
Validation in respective countries
CETIC (research centre – BE)
ICT support for infrastructure survey and analysis
Looking for (will be published on ideal-ist)
Industrials/SMEs active in mobile devices, telecom, localisation
Association active in physical accessibility in various EU countries
Contacts with national federation coordinating accessibility
Contacts
Jean Vanderdonckt – UCL :
Christophe Ponsard – CETIC:
May 2007