The ACCESSIBLE project aimed to develop tools to assess and improve the accessibility of web applications, mobile applications, and description languages. It sought to create an assessment simulation module, harmonized accessibility methodology, developer aids, and an ontology knowledge base. The project targeted software developers, policy makers, service providers, and users with disabilities. It proposed applying its tools to mobile web applications, web services, e-commerce sites, and description languages. Key components included disability simulators, standards compliance checking, and recommendations for more accessible design. Public results were made available on the project website.

1. Accessibility Assessment Simulation Environment for New Applications Design and Development
ACCESSIBLE Project Presentation
and Achievements
Votis Konstantinos
CERTH/ITI
ACCESSIBLE 224145, FP7-ICT-2007-2

2. The ACCESSIBLE Project Objetives
Objectives
Main Objective 1 (MO1) - To research and develop an Assessment Simulation
module to support the overall analysis and verification accessibility procedure of
Web applications and services, mobile applications as well as description
languages
Main Objective 2 (MO2) – To research and develop for the first time a Harmonized
Accessibility Methodological framework (HAM)
Secondary Objective 1 (SO1)
- Development of a developer/designer-aid module for the design and development
of Java applications - DIAS +Mobile Impairment Simulator (MIS)
- Development of a multilayer ontology based knowledge Resource for
incorporating the ACCESSIBLE harmonised methodology (MO2))
- Development of an EARL based Reporting module in order to export
results in a form, helpful to potential receivers of test results
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3. ACCESSIBLE target user groups
 Software Developers and designers that will use ACCESSIBLE in order to
support them for the development and testing of accessible software
applications
 Groups and public bodies involved in policy making and providing basis
for policy making - public bodies and SMEs dealing with e-accessibility,
International Organisations for disabled persons, etc
 Service providers and software SMEs - public and private enterprises and
organisations responsible for the development of software applications
 Users who benefit from enhanced accessibility - User groups with various
disabilities (e.g. wheelchair users, blind, deaf, elderly, etc.).
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4. The ACCESSIBLE Architecture
ACCESSIBLE User Interface
Developer &
designer
aid Module
Assessment
EARL Reporting Tool
Simulation Module Ontology
based
Knowledge
Resource and
Inference
engine
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5. ACCESSIBLE Application Scenarios
 ACCESSIBLE proposes four innovative pilots evaluating the
accessibility of the implemented prototypes. At least one
application per each pilot domain will be tested within the
ACCESSIBLE environment.
 Mobile Web applications assessment
 Web services assessment - infomobility and ASK-IT compliant web
services
 Web applications assessment – e.g. Web based ecommerce
application for goods & Web based ecommerce application for office
supplies
 Description languages (e.g. SDL) assessment - e.g. Next generation
telecommunication services
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6. Built-in accessibility assessment
 WCAG 2.0 +ARIA assessment
tool
Software
Tester
 Mobile OK+WCAG 2.0
assessment tool
Personas,
Disabilities,
Standards
 SDL assessment  Web services
tool assessment tool
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7. Approximation Simulator for Built-in
accessibility design
3 Disability Simulator
1
NetBeans
IDE PERSONAS
2
Recommendations
4
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8. ACCESSIBLE Public Results
http://www.accessible-project.eu
 Public
Deliverables
 ACCESSIBLE
ontology
 Tools
Downloading
 Publications
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9. Thank you for your attention!
Questions, comments
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