Projects

UK and EU Funded Projects

The SRU is currently a partner in several UK and EU funded projects.

ASK-IT

The ASK-IT project aims to support and promote the free movement and independence of people with special needs, with a primary focus on providing travel information. Information can be accessed through a combination of telecommunications services and other information and communication technologies.
www.ask-it.org

Cost 219ter

The Cost 219ter project aims to increase the accessibility of next generation telecommunication network services and equipment to elderly people and people with disabilities by design or, alternatively, by adaptation when required.
www.tiresias.org/cost219ter/index.html
This project finished in February 2008.

Happy Tourist

The Happy Tourist project aims to offer equal opportunities to people with disabilities, either as tourists or staff, based upon the combination of innovative, modular and cost-effective information and communication technology tools, e-learning concepts and on-the-job-training schemes.
http://vodafone.lst.tfo.upm.es/happy_tourist/
This project finished in September 2007.

Medi-Voice

The Medi-Voice project aims to take current state-of-the-art compliance monitoring, enhance and combine it with speech technology and incorporate them into pharmaceutical blister packaging through novel manufacturing techniques. These technologies will aim to overcome the problems associated with non-compliance and missed-dosage, specifically through the incorporation of spoken instructions.
http://pera.projectcoordinator.net/~medi-voice

PhoneAbility

PhoneAbility is the independent UK focal point for telecommunications and the needs of disabled and elderly people. The group acts as a catalyst in this area by organising conferences and seminars on telecommunications and disability. It also acts as the UK reference group to the European project COST 219ter.
www.tiresias.org/phoneability/index.htm

SNAPI

The SNAPI project was established to: Promote standardisation of coding on smart media for personalisation of terminals, develop products from the extended EN1332-4 Standard and act as a centre of excellence, in conjunction with the RNIB Tiresias website, for improving accessibility to and infrastructure by suppliers and for users of smart media. www.tiresias.org/snapi/index.htm