Project description DEENESFRITPL Hybrid web accessibility support infrastructure Marginalising people with disabilities is a critical and problematic issue, especially today, where access to information should be equally available to all. The EU-funded WADcher project will address the challenges people with disabilities face when accessing online products and services. While these challenges have been identified (EC’s Web Accessibility Directive, WAD, 2016), they have not yet been addressed efficiently. In this context, and building on ongoing tools, WADcher will research, develop and demonstrate a set of innovative frameworks for large-scale accessibility assessment of WAD compliance by implementing monitoring, reporting and enforcement procedures of WAD in the European public sector. WADcher will minimise costs and development time while increasing scalability, accessibility, and usability for all stakeholders. Show the project objective Hide the project objective Objective One of the many challenges people with various degrees of disabilities face is their difficulties in accessing mainstream products and services thus being excluded from benefiting from Web content and services on an equal basis as people without disabilities. Marginalising people with disabilities on this level is a critical and problematic issue, especially in today’s “Information Society”, where access to information should be equally available to all. While these challenges have been identified (also by EC with the recently Web Accessibility Directive which was entered into force on 22/12/2016), they have not been addressed yet efficiently.In this context and building on ongoing tools and work, WADcher will research, develop and demonstrate an innovative Decision Support Environment for large scale hybrid web accessibility assessment services. WADcher aims to build a large scale infrastructure by integrating extended and enhanced existing web accessibility solutions, and by also making them customizable to the needs of different stakeholders in EU member states. The minimisation of costs and development time along with increased scalability, accessibility and usability for all types of end-users will be also analysed. Specifically, the WADcher Innovation Action will be based on the following pillars: 1) build a large scale accessibility assessment infrastructure; 2) develop and demonstrate advanced decision support tools for assisting developers and designers to create accessible assets; 3) implement a web accessibility observatory platform for hybrid combination of automatic/expert reviews; 4) validate WADcher results under a significant number of pilots and users and a coherent Web Accessibility Conformance methodology; 5) develop methods and tools with which organizations can measure the evidence, accuracy and quality of testing results; 6) liaise with relevant standardisation bodies and create needed impact through proactive dissemination and exploitation. Fields of science natural sciencescomputer and information sciencessoftwarenatural sciencescomputer and information sciencesinternetworld wide webweb accessibility Programme(s) H2020-EU.2.1.1. - INDUSTRIAL LEADERSHIP - Leadership in enabling and industrial technologies - Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) Main Programme Topic(s) ICT-23-2017 - Interfaces for accessibility Call for proposal H2020-ICT-2016-2017 See other projects for this call Sub call H2020-ICT-2017-1 Funding Scheme IA - Innovation action Coordinator FRAUNHOFER GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FORDERUNG DER ANGEWANDTEN FORSCHUNG EV Net EU contribution € 594 000,00 Address HANSASTRASSE 27C 80686 Munchen Germany See on map Region Bayern Oberbayern München, Kreisfreie Stadt Activity type Research Organisations Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Total cost € 594 000,00 Participants (7) Sort alphabetically Sort by Net EU contribution Expand all Collapse all THE NATIONAL MICROELECTRONICS APPLICATIONS CENTRE LTD Ireland Net EU contribution € 261 843,75 Address LONSDALE ROAD SUPARULE HOUSE NATIONAL TECHNOLOGY PARK . LIMERICK See on map SME The organization defined itself as SME (small and medium-sized enterprise) at the time the Grant Agreement was signed. Yes Region Ireland Eastern and Midland Dublin Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Total cost € 374 062,50 CONSIGLIO NAZIONALE DELLE RICERCHE Italy Net EU contribution € 348 167,50 Address PIAZZALE ALDO MORO 7 00185 Roma See on map Region Centro (IT) Lazio Roma Activity type Research Organisations Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Total cost € 348 167,50 HILFSGEMEINSCHAFT DER BLINDEN UND SEHSCHWACHEN OSTERREICHS VEREIN Austria Net EU contribution € 141 687,50 Address JAGERSTRASSE 36 1200 WIEN See on map SME The organization defined itself as SME (small and medium-sized enterprise) at the time the Grant Agreement was signed. Yes Region Ostösterreich Wien Wien Activity type Other Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Total cost € 141 687,50 AGENZIA PER L'ITALIA DIGITALE Italy Net EU contribution € 127 187,50 Address VIA LISZT 21 00144 Roma See on map Region Centro (IT) Lazio Roma Activity type Public bodies (excluding Research Organisations and Secondary or Higher Education Establishments) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Total cost € 127 187,50 DEXTERA CONSULTING LIMITED Cyprus Net EU contribution € 139 475,00 Address MPOYMPOYLINAS 11 1060 NICOSIA See on map SME The organization defined itself as SME (small and medium-sized enterprise) at the time the Grant Agreement was signed. Yes Region Κύπρος Κύπρος Κύπρος Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Total cost € 199 250,00 MINISTRY OF HEALTH Greece Net EU contribution € 79 650,00 Address ARISTOTELOUS STREET 17 . ATHINA See on map Region Αττική Aττική Κεντρικός Τομέας Αθηνών Activity type Public bodies (excluding Research Organisations and Secondary or Higher Education Establishments) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Total cost € 79 650,00 ETHNIKO KENTRO EREVNAS KAI TECHNOLOGIKIS ANAPTYXIS Greece Net EU contribution € 265 000,00 Address CHARILAOU THERMI ROAD 6 KM 57001 Thermi Thessaloniki See on map Region Βόρεια Ελλάδα Κεντρική Μακεδονία Θεσσαλονίκη Activity type Research Organisations Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Total cost € 265 000,00