News update: VERITAS @ ICT 2010

VERITAS will participate in the ICT 2010 networking session “Built-in accessibility assessment and interoperability architectures in products of the future”, which will take place on 28/09/2010 (16:00-17:30).

News update: VUMS cluster website online

The VUMS (Virtual User Modeling and Simulation Cluster) cluster website has been launched and can be reached via www.vums-cluster.eu. VUMS is a project cluster that includes the GUIDE, MyUI, VERITAS and VICON projects. The projects collaborate on future joint efforts. All projects work on improving the accessibility of various products and application areas, taking into account various impairments.

News update: 1st Newsletter available

VERITAS just released its 1st Newsletter (accessible PDF).

News update: VERITAS at ICT 2010

VERITAS will have its own stand ‘VIRTUAL USER MODELING AND SIMULATION FOR ACCESSIBILITY ASSESSMENT’ at ICT 2010, Europe’s biggest research event for information and communication technologies. The event will take place on 27-29 September 2010 at Brussels Expo in Brussels, Belgium.

News update: VERITAS survey online

VERITAS is undertaking a survey among designers and developers that will help us to better understand the design and development process of products and services for people with disabilities and functional limitations as well as older people in the Automotive, Smart living spaces, Working environment, E-health and Infotainment application areas. Click here to participate.

News update: VERITAS user forums now open for registration

Designer and developers, as well as people with disabilities and older people that will be the main users and beneficiaries of the VERITAS system, are invited to dedicated User Forums where best practices and knowledge can be exchanged. These forums will take place in coincidence with the project’s conferences, where all interested parties will be able to join the debate. Members of the User Forum will also have the opportunity to apply for participation in testing of VERITAS services, and will be able to participate in project conferences at a reduced fee. Equally, all User Forum members will be provided with the project’s 6-monthly newsletter. To become part of the User Forum, please complete the registration form. Additionally, after submitting the form, you can also access our online User Forum.

VERITAS project presentation

VERITAS aims to develop, validate and assess tools for built-in accessibility support at all stages of ICT and non-ICT product development, including specification, design, development and testing. The goal is to introduce simulationbased and virtual reality testing at all stages of assistive technologies product design and development into the automotive, smart living spaces (buildings & construction, domotics), workplace, ehealth and infotainment applications areas. The goal is to ensure that future products and services are being systematically designed for all people including those with disabilities and functional limitations as well as older people. Furthermore, VERITAS plans to promote its results to the appropriate standards organisations for consideration and potential adoption and also to make them available through an open framework.

Project number: 247765
Project acronym: VERITAS
Project full title: Virtual and Augmented Environments and Realistic User Interactions To achieve Embedded Accessibility DesignS
Starting date: 1 January 2010
Duration: 48 Months
VERITAS is an Integrated Project (IP) within the 7th Framework Programme, Theme FP7-ICT-2009.7.2, Accessible and Assistive ICT