Monitoring eAccessibility in Europe: 2011 Annual Report
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- Question 47: How many types of agents/vendors is this AT hardware and software supplied through
- Question 48: What is the price of the three selected devices for each AT hardware and software
Assistive technologiesAlthough policy and research efforts in recent years have focused on fostering universal design and ensuring eAccessibility of mainstream ICTs, there is also a need to provide special assistive technologies, to meet the particular requirements of certain users. Given the breadth of the Assistive Technology (AT) ICT industry, this study focuses on a limited set of technologies grouped into two technology groups: AT hardware (hearing aids, Braille displays and communication devices) and AT software (screen reader, screen magnifier, voice recognition and a augmentative and alternative communication systems). Search procedure for collecting information related to availability and cost of assistive technology hardware and software in your country Step 1: Identify: - the main national disability agency (like Spain’s IMSERSO) - the main retail vendors - the main assistive technologies (AT) distributors - the main user organisations that operate country-wide and justify your choice with the criterion followed for their identification (e.g. any statement through Web search that indicates that they are one of the main ones in the national market). Step 2: Visit their Websites where they offer information about AT hardware and/or software through the browser of these Websites, the Web map and/or analysing the set top box technical manuals. Step 3: Look for the specific information required in each question. Step 4: If you are unable to immediately identify the information required in Step 3, use the search function to check the entire Web site. Search for terms that may be helpful depending on the information required. Step 5: If this does not lead to any positive results, please identify a contact telephone number or help desk and ask for the specific information required in Step 3. Step 6: If none of the previous steps leads to any positive results or you have any question, you can send an email to the mailing list (technology.experts@technosite.es). Question 45: Are there any specialised AT databases with information about AT hardware and/or software in the national language?(Based on the information provided by user organisations and national disability agencies) (Please write “Yes” or “No” in each cell)
Question 46: If a specialised AT database with information about AT hardware and/or software exists, does it provide specific information about the following AT hardware and software?(Please write “Yes” or “No” in each cell)
Question 47: How many types of agents/vendors is this AT hardware and software supplied through?(Type of vendors = retail vendors, specialised AT distributors, user organisations) (Please write “Yes” or “No” in each cell for each AT hardware and software)
Question 48: What is the price of the three selected devices for each AT hardware and software?(Please detail the purchase price for each selected models for each AT hardware and software)
Question 49: In the price indicated for each model in the previous question, is there any funding for the purchase of these devices?Please write the appropriate number of answer in each cell:
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