Tag Archives: accessibility

_____________________________________________________________________ SUMMARY SOWN (the Southampton Open Wireless Network) is a project which aims to build a free-to-use, wireless network in the city of Southampton. The project is part of of the Southampton University Wireless Society (SUWS) which is also an Amateur Radio club. The project’s initial focus has been on providing coverage to the University […]

_____________________________________________________________________ SUMMARY Hybrid communication architectures are network infrastructures from Smartphones which combine opportunistic and broadband networking. This project aims at studying the fundamental trade-offs involved in designing a hybrid communication architecture. The goal is to bring modern communication services to populations in remote communities with sparse and patchy communication infrastructure. _____________________________________________________________________ SOLUTIONS Modernising communication infrastructures […]

_____________________________________________________________________ SUMMARY As cloud computing expands, methods for representing and visualising cloud-based data have become more important. The Direct Visualisation in the Cloud project will develop techniques for the high-quality, interactive visualisation of large models on workstations and web-based clients. _____________________________________________________________________ SOLUTIONS Developing methods to visually present large-scale, cloud-based data Producing direct visualisations of information […]

_____________________________________________________________________ SUMMARY The goal of the COMMIT programme is to find solutions to societal problems and to exploit socio-economic opportunities through the use of ICT technology. The programme also aims to strengthen the Dutch ICT innovation ecosystem by establishing best-practices in public-private collaboration. COMMIT will pursue three specific objectives: producing multi-disciplinary research projects whose impact […]

_____________________________________________________________________ SUMMARY The database group of Hebrew University is involved in research projects of both theoretical and practical natures which are geared towards three goals:  Making Databases User Friendly  New Methods for User Interaction with the Web  Incorporating Uncertainties into Databases: _____________________________________________________________________ SOLUTIONS Developing solutions that will allow greater user friendliness in databases such as: […]

_____________________________________________________________________ SUMMARY The main objective of the Centre is to support the equal participation and socioeconomic integration of disabled persons within the emerging Information Society through developing accessible applications and services. The centre’s output is based on the principles of Universal Access, and aims to facilitate independent living, interpersonal communication, education, vocational training and employment. […]

_____________________________________________________________________ SUMMARY The aim of the Witty City programme is to provide people with better living and working environments and to create opportunities for enterprise to bring new products and services on the market. City and town administrations will play a key role in the project as they are central players in such areas as […]

_____________________________________________________________________ SUMMARY I2Web is a research project that aims to enable an accessible Future Internet for people with special needs. From a socio-economic standpoint, accessibility and usability issues are becoming critical issues due to the worldwide trend of demographic change. For instance, according to the UN 2006 Revision of World Population Prospects, a third of […]

_____________________________________________________________________ SUMMARY The project aims to develop a content delivery platform for mobile devices optimized for live and recorded video content, including live user generated content (UGC) from mobile devices. fullXS is an open platform, which enables anyone with basic online experience to create a mobile content service and deploy it to various mobile platforms. […]

_____________________________________________________________________ SUMMARY Robbraille is an e-mail service which can convert digital text documents into either Braille or audio files, thereby making them accessible to the visually impaired. Translation processes which normally take a long time, making the user reliant on assistance from others, can now be accessed and completed in a matter of minutes by […]