Ve dnech 29.-30. listopadu se na Fakultě elektrotechnické Českého vysokého učení technického v Praze bude konat První celoevropský workshop a Uživatelské fórum projektu VERITAS.
Cílem projektu VERITAS je podpora vývoje uživatelsky přístupných produktů z různých aplikačních oblastí pomocí virtuálních modelů uživatelů a využití těchto modelů pro testování vyvíjených produktů pomocí simulací ve virtuálním prostředí. Za použití nástrojů vytvářených v projektu VERITAS bude možné odhalit v počátečních fázích vývoje různé překážky, které snižují přístupnost produktů pro různé skupiny uživatelů (zejména postižené a seniory), což dovoluje návrhářům vylepšit a upravit jejich původní návrh tak, aby žádné skupiny uživatelů nevylučoval. Konkrétní aplikační oblasti, na které se projekt zaměřuje, zahrnují automobilový průmysl, inteligentní domácnost, zdravotní péči a oblast elektronické zábavy. Projekt VERITAS je podporován ze 7. rámcového programu Evropské unie a sdružuje 34 univerzit, výzkumných institucí a firem z různých zemí Evropské unie.
Uživatelské fórum projektu má za cíl umožnit setkání vývojářů a návrhářů na straně jedné a budoucích uživatelů na straně druhé. Workshop poskytne podněty zejména vývojářům a výkonným pracovníkům ze zmíněných aplikačních oblastí. Obě události představí již vyvinuté modely virtuálních uživatelů a první funkční prototyp.
Program obou událostí je dostupný na webové stránce projektu VERITAS. Již nyní je možné se bezplatně zaregistrovat na níže uvedené adrese. Termín pro registraci je 22. listopad 2010.
Potenciální návrháři, výrobci a uživatelé aplikací VERITAS se také mohou připojit k online uživatelskému fóru, kde se mohou zúčastnit diskuse. V případě potřeby dalších informací nebo dotazů prosím kontaktujte: info@veritas-project.eu (komunikace v anglickém jazyce).
Stránka pro online registraci.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

BRUSSELS, BELGIUM – October 13 20, 2010: VERITAS (Virtual and Augmented Environments and Realistic User Interactions To achieve Embedded Accessibility DesignS) announced today its first Pan-European VERITAS User Forum and Workshop which will take place on 29-30 November 2010. The events will be hosted at the Faculty of Electrical Engineering of the Czech Technical University in Prague (Czech Republic).
Ensuring that all products developed in the car, home, work, healthcare and entertainment industry are accessible and designed for all, lies at the core of the VERITAS project. Through the development of virtual user models that can be inserted in simulation environments, any design elements that cause barriers for the beneficiaries (people with disabilities and older people) can be detected at the very beginning, thus allowing the designers to improve their initial design and make it inclusive.
The User Forum aims to bring together on the one hand the developers and designers, and on the other hand the beneficiaries of the developed products and services. The Workshop aims to gain momentum among all affected stakeholders from the aforementioned industries, while offering equally a stage for all involved designers and beneficiaries to discuss their needs with the industry.
These events will also introduce already developed virtual user models, and demonstrate a first working prototype.
The agenda of the two events are available on the VERITAS website. Free registration is already possible using the online registration form. The deadline for registration is 22 November 2010.
Designers, developers and beneficiaries of the VERITAS applications are also welcome to join the project’s online User forum where they can engage in relevant discussions.
For further information or queries please contact info@veritas-project.eu.

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

www.veritas-project.eu
twitter.com/VeritasProj

You can also download the VERITAS press release – for immediate release (pdf file).

Fraunhofer leads an International Consortium Winning the Grant For Research and Development Project On Introducing Simulation-Based and Virtual Reality Testing to Support Accessible Product design and Development.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

STUTTGART, GERMANY – March 10, 2010 – The Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft announces that they are leading the VERITAS project (Virtual and Augmented Environments and Realistic User Interactions To achieve Embedded Accessibility DesignS). VERITAS is an integrated project under the 7th Framework Programme of the European Commission on accessible and assistive ICT. The €12M accessibility research and development effort brings together 32 European companies and organisations that collaborate on the VERITAS Project.

It 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. Motivated by the clear lack of systematic accessibility assessment frameworks and the need to involve real disabled users, the goal of VERITAS is to introduce simulation-based and virtual reality testing, utilizing virtual users, at all stages of assistive technologies product design and development into the automotive, smart living spaces, buildings & construction, domotics), workplace, e-health and infotainment applications areas. VERITAS aims 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. More information can be found at: http://veritas-project.eu.

Participants in the VERITAS Project include:  Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Förderung der angewandten Forschung e.V. (Germany, Coordinator), Centre for Research & Technology Hellas / Informatics & Telematics Institute (Greece); Centre for Research & Technology Hellas / Hellenic Institute of Transport (Greece), FIMI s.r.l. (Italy), Instituto de Aplicaciones de las Tecnologías de la Información y de las Comunicaciones Avanzadas (Spain), Centro Ricerche Fiat Società Consortile per Azioni (Italy), Foundation for Research and Technology Hellas (Greece), Continental Automotive France SAS (France), University of Newcastle (UK), Scuola Superiore Di Studi Universitari e di Perfezionamento Sant’Anna (Italy), La Plateforme Europeenne Des Personnes Agees et Retraitees (Belgium), BYTE COMPUTER S.A. (Greece), RE:Lab (Italy), Università degli studi di Trento (Italy), Virtual Reality & Multi Media Park S.p.A. (Italy), Marie Curie Association (Bulgaria), Ceske Vysoke Uceni Technicke v Praze (Czech Republic), Universität Basel (Switzerland), Indesit Company S.p.A (Italy), DOMOLOGIC Home Automation GmbH (Germany), LMS International NV (Belgium), ATOS Origin Sociedad Anónima Española (Spain), Asociación de Investigación de la Industria de juguete, conexas y afines (Spain), Piaggio & C. S.p.A. (Italy), Smartex s.r.l. (Italy), Human Solutions GmbH (Germany), Bauunion 1905 GmbH (Germany), Hypertech S.A. (Greece), I+ srl (Italy), University of Salzburg (Austria), Brunel University (UK), Universidad Politécnica de Madrid / Life Supporting Technologies (Spain), Universität Stuttgart (Germany).

The VERITAS project is supported by a distinguished scientific advisory board comprised of worldwide leaders in the field of design and accessibility.

“Accessibility should be deeply embedded from the very beginning, that is, in the design concept of products” says Dr. Dimitris Tzovaras, VERITAS Technical Coordinator and Research Director at the Centre for Research and Technology Hellas. “The VERITAS project aims to establish this new paradigm for design at all stages of assistive technologies product design and development into the automotive, smart living spaces, (buildings & construction, domotics), workplace, e-health and infotainment applications areas.”

“Designing accessible products means a better design for all of us. In particular disabled people and the aging part of our society will benefit from our innovations in the engineering process” says Dr. Manfred Dangelmaier, the co-ordinator of VERITAS and director of the Business Area Engineering Systems at Fraunhofer IAO. “Using VERITAS results will enable designers and engineers to make most products better usable for everybody.”

The VERITAS Project will involve research and prototypes that address a broad range of impairments related to vision, hearing, mobility, cognitive resources, as well as the needs of older people (independent and dependent).

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

www.veritas-project.eu
twitter.com/VeritasProj

You can also download the VERITAS press release – for immediate release (pdf file).