Open call for experts
Accessibility is an urgent
issue nowadays. Authorities and experts are putting a lot of effort on pushing
forward accessibility of software applications but, despite this fact, ICT
applications and systems are not fully accessible yet. Getting started from
this need, comes the triggering idea behind the ACCESSIBLE project, which is to
contribute to better accessibility for all citizens, to increase the use of
standards, and to develop an assessment simulation environment (including a
suite of accessibility analysing tools as well as developer-aid tools) to
assess efficiently, easily and rapidly the accessibility and viability of
software applications for all user groups.
ACCESSIBLE is an EU FP7 project spanning over 36 months, start date 1st September 2008, with the aim of improving the accessibility of software development products, by introducing an harmonised accessibility methodology into accessible software development processes, using significantly better measurement strategies, methodologies, etc.
The envisaged improvement will enable large organisations, SMEs or individuals (developers, designers, etc.) to produce software products of superior accessibility and usability, accompanied with appropriate measures, technologies and tools that improve their overall quality.
The ACCESSIBLE project is implementing specific methodologies and tools for ensuring accessibility for designers and software developers.
An open call for experts has been launched for supporting the evaluation of the envisaged project results (evaluation of Assessment tools, developer designer aid module, and the Harmonized methodology). The target is to receive feedback on the results of the project under the expert view of people who have experience in this domain and can evaluate, approve and enrich the ACCESSIBLE outcomes.
Candidates will preferably be public bodies, representatives of software development organisations and SMEs, industrial organisations, accessibility consultants, developers, designers, testers, and other interest organisations and researchers. Also the participation of people with disabilities should be welcomed.
Interested experts are kindly requested to fill in the following application form and submit it through the web site.
Mandatory field Name* Mandatory field Organisation* Expertise (Optional)
Address (Optional)
Mandatory field Country* Mandatory field Tel* Fax (Optional)
Mandatory field Email* I am interested in revising the following:
Harmonised Methodology for
Web applications Web services Mobile applications Description languages
Tool for
Web assessment Web services assessment Mobile assessment Description Languages assessment
Developer designer aid module (simulator)
The call for experts is open until 30 April 2010 .
Thank you very much for your interest to participate in the evaluation.
