1. Assistive Technologies and Inclusive Solutions for All Interoperability among ATs and mainstream ICTs María Elena Gómez Martínez - Technosite First Workshop - Madrid, Spain 14th and 15th March, 2011

2. Interoperability among ATs and mainstream ICTs First Workshop Contents Basic concepts Mainstream Technologies Universal Interoperability Future Ecosystem Summary

3. Interoperability among ATs and mainstream ICTs First Workshop Basic concepts Interoperability Interoperability is systems that work together. Syntactic  Data exchange. Semantic Metadata exchange.

4. Interoperability among ATs and mainstream ICTs First Workshop Basic concepts Assistive Technologies Interoperability is the communication between Assistive Software and user’s device. Application level Operating system level

5. Interoperability among ATs and mainstream ICTs First Workshop Basic concepts Mainstream Technologies API INTEROPERABILITY!

6. Interoperability among ATs and mainstream ICTs First Workshop Mainstream technologies Current Situation ???

7. Presentación de la Plataforma Accesibilidad Universal Interoperability among ATs and mainstream ICTs First Workshop Mainstream technologies Current Situation

9. Compatibility between current and previous versions.

11. Interoperability among ATs and mainstream ICTs First Workshop Universal Interoperability API Benefits Maximize number of users. Efficient use of functionalities of Assistive Technologies. Efficient use of functionalities of User’s Device. Compatibility. Reduce cost.

12. Interoperability among ATs and mainstream ICTs First Workshop Universal Interoperability API

13. Interoperability among ATs and mainstream ICTs First Workshop Future AT ecosystem

14. Interoperability among ATs and mainstream ICTs First Workshop Future AT ecosystem Benefits Maximize computing capability. Scalability and efficiency. Always up-to-date. Anytime and anywhere available. Customized assistive solutions. Maximize compatibility between device and solutions. Reduce cost.

15. Interoperability among ATs and mainstream ICTs First Workshop Summary Technical Trends Present Installation of ATs from different vendors (niche) in mainstream technologies (PCs, ATMs, etc.) Present Integration of ATs in OS or browsers (built-in/embedded accessibility) Short-term Usage of the same API for facilitating interaction of ATs with a specific system. Accessibility API independent of platform updates. Medium-term Interoperability of ATs in different systems by a Universal Accessibility API. (Specific examples of accessibility APIs: Microsoft's UIA, Java Accessibility API, GNOME accessibility API, IAccessible2, W3C's WAI-ARIA, , Macintosh Accessibility Framework.) Long-term Ubiquitous access to software ATs as a service. Cloud of ATs

16. Interoperability among ATs and mainstream ICTs First Workshop Summary Potential of a future AT ecosystem Vertical AT companies are concentrated on survival due to market barriers. Diversification of AT industry with different kind of ATs and more market actors. Mainstream technologies evolve rapidly. General consensus on universal APIs Delivery is a key constraint. Cloud computing an ubiquitous ATs for software ATs as a service. More open market. Combination of Open and Proprietary source solutions to foster the participation of the public. Fastest progress. Disperse knowledge. Awareness activities and coordinated networks for interchange of good practices. Tools for developers.

17. Interoperability among ATs and mainstream ICTs First Workshop Thank you for your attention María Elena Gómez Martínez megomez@technosite.es www.technosite.es