1. Assistive Technologies and
Inclusive Solutions for All
José Angel Martínez Usero
Project Coordinator

2. ATIS4all
Assistive Technologies and Inclusive Solutions for All
The Socio-economic problem
Relevance of ATs
15% of the total EU population having disabilities (i.e. about 74 million
individuals)
Inclusive ICT and ATs are essential for enabling full participation in society
These technologies mitigate barriers many people face in their daily life
environments.
The potential beneficiaries of eAccessibility are not only people with strictly
defined disabilities.

3. ATIS4all
Assistive Technologies and Inclusive Solutions for All
The Socio-economic problem
The barriers of the ATs (1/2)
Barriers from the market perspective:
• The fragmentation caused by different national systems and policies,
• Different service delivery and gaps in the AT value chain
Barriers from the users perspective:
• High purchasing costs of ATs for end-users
• Lack of availability of product information

4. ATIS4all
Assistive Technologies and Inclusive Solutions for All
The Socio-economic problem
The barriers of the ATs (2/2)
Barriers from the technological perspective:
• Lack of coordination mechanisms and sharing of knowledge among AT
developers lead to :
• Development redundancy with similar technologies produced
regionally
• Lack of interoperability of mainstream ICTs and ATs
• R&D projects face barriers to bringing their outcomes to the AT market

5. ATIS4all
Assistive Technologies and Inclusive Solutions for All
Philosophical base in three cornerstones
Web 2.0 technologies and user participation

6. ATIS4all
Assistive Technologies and Inclusive Solutions for All
Philosophical base in three cornerstones
Redefinition of the target market

7. ATIS4all
Assistive Technologies and Inclusive Solutions for All
Philosophical base in three cornerstones
Focus on Open software and cutting-edge technological trends

8. ATIS4all
Assistive Technologies and Inclusive Solutions for All
Specific objectives of ATIS4all
O1. Creating a sustainable and reference European network
O2. Development of the “Market place”, an online meeting point for key
actors.
O3. Setting up of the “R&D community”.
O4. Development of a key actors search application to find organisations
relevant in the field of ICT ATs.
O5. Setting up the “EASTIN 2.0” portal, a reference online portal providing a
seamless access to these sets of services developed by both projects.

9. ATIS4all
Assistive Technologies and Inclusive Solutions for All
The Consortium partners
NITA MVCR EFD PMIL
Best Practices
ANDI CRC
ABIL
TECH
BRAI
EPR
RIM EDF
FULLM CURE AGE
FVE
WRC
DTU
TECNAL TECH CERTH

10. ATIS4all
Assistive Technologies and Inclusive Solutions for All
Main result of the cluster of both TNs
ETNA (yellow) and ATIS4all (blue)

11. ATIS4all
Assistive Technologies and Inclusive Solutions for All
Main results of ATIS4all
The “Market place”
Online meeting point focused on ICT ATs (whether commercial, freely downloadable
or open source), inclusive solutions (accessible products and services such as
accessible maps, accessible games, etc.) and related services (delivery, training,
post-sale, etc.). It contains two sections:
Web 2.0 applications such as a forum for products and services, blogs,
users’ ratings and comments, and other participation tools.
Useful information (e.g. best practices, market fragmentation, etc), links
to external sources of information , news, RSS, mailing lists and other tools
for communication and dissemination.

12. ATIS4all
Assistive Technologies and Inclusive Solutions for All
Main results of ATIS4all
The “R&D community”
Online meeting point focused on R&D and cutting edge technologies applied to
the ICT ATs and inclusive solutions. It contains two sections:
Web 2.0 applications such as a forum for R&D and cutting edge
technologies, blogs, and other participation tools .
Useful information on R&D and cutting edge technologies, links to external
sources of information, news, RSS, mailing lists and other tools for
communication and dissemination.

13. ATIS4all
Assistive Technologies and Inclusive Solutions for All
Main results of ATIS4all
The “key actors search application”
The “key actors search application” aims to facilitate the search of organisations
relevant in the field of ICT ATs, inclusive solutions, and related services, and R&D and
cutting edge technologies applied to them.
Outcome: an online interactive directory of relevant organisations

14. ATIS4all
Assistive Technologies and Inclusive Solutions for All
Timescale and main objectives of each WP
WP1. “State of the art of the AT market and R&D” (Jan 2011 – Jun 2011)
Identification and consensus on the topics to be covered in the Market place
and the R&D Community
Identification of the main sources of information
Identification of the key actors to be involved in ATIS4all and in the portal
Technical analysis of existing EASTIN portal to develop the demo for user
rating and commenting
Website, epractice community, project handbook, dissemination material, etc.

15. ATIS4all
Assistive Technologies and Inclusive Solutions for All
Timescale and main objectives of each WP
WP2. “Compilation of information and categorisation” (Jul 2011 – Dec 2011)
Gathering and analysis of the information for the “Market place” and
“R&D community”
Development and integration of the demo for user rating and commenting
WP3. “Planning of tools and applications to the self-management of the
portal” (Jan 2012 – Jun 2012)
Gathering and analysis of the information for the “Market place” and
“R&D community”
Consensus, planning and design of the Web 2.0 applications

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Assistive Technologies and Inclusive Solutions for All
Timescale and main objectives of each WP
WP4.“Development of the portal tools, applications and content” (Jul 2012–
Dec 2012)
Development and integration of the Web 2.0 applications
Development and integration of the whole EASTIN 2.0 portal
Integration of the information gathered and analysed in WP2 and WP3
WP5.“Dynamic participation in the “EASTIN 2.0” portal and involvement of
key actors” (Jan 2013 – Jun 2013)
Active participation in the “EASTIN 2.0” portal, including: offering
information, fostering online discussion, supervising members’ behaviour, etc.
Involvement of the key actors identified in WP1 as active members of the
portal

17. ATIS4all
Assistive Technologies and Inclusive Solutions for All
Timescale and main objectives of each WP
WP6.“Dynamic participation and sustainability ensuring of the network
and portal” (Jul 2013–Dec 2013)
Active participation in the “EASTIN 2.0” portal, including: offering information,
fostering online discussion, supervising members’ behaviour, etc.
Involvement of more key actors
Development of a sustainability plan for EASTIN 2.0 portal and ATIS4all
network beyond the funded period
Dissemination and exploitation actions are transversal to all WPs

18. ATIS4all
Assistive Technologies and Inclusive Solutions for All
The Consortium management structure in Technosite
Project coordinator: Jose Ángel Martinez (jamartinez@technosite.es)
Technical coordinator: Mª Elena Gomez (megomez@technosite.es)
Administrative and financial coordinator: Mercedes Ontiveros
(montiverosg@technosite.es )
General management structure:
• Consortium Executive Board (CEB)
• Market Place Committee (MPC)
• R&D Committe (R&DC)
• Dissemination and Exploitation Committee (DEC)

19. ATIS4all
Assistive Technologies and Inclusive Solutions for All
Project website and epractice community
ATIS4all website
http://www.atis4all.eu/
ePractice community “eAccessibility practice,
policy, monitoring and impact”
http://www.epractice.eu/community/eaccessibility