Silesian University of Technology
Assistive technology research group
We develop assistive technology for visually impaired people. Our goals are
promotion of multimedia software accessible for impaired people, accessible e-learning
and computer aided education.
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We offer free Daisy Reader for Windows XP/Vista. Daisy Reader free download!We have several european and national research projects:
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European Accessible Information Network
together with National Libraries for the Blind, European Universities and Federation of European Publishers.EUAIN project has two main objectives:
- to share knowledge, advice, tools and solutions with all those involved in the production of accessible information.
- to stimulate and support the adoption of new methodology in order to help achieve less expensive production and distribution of accessible information.
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together with German Universities and Libraries for the Blind.
Semantic Search in Multimedia Content
- Internet multimedia library accessible for impaired readers.
- Evaluation of web services accessibility for people with disabilities in Poland.
- Evaluation of multimedia publication accessibility on CD/DVD discs.
- Accessibility evaluation of e-learning platforms and educational software.
- Designing virtual laboratories.
- Designing multimedia courseware accessible for people with disabilities.
- Designing communication and publishing tools for e-learning platforms.
We work and cooperate with universities, schools and companies that deploy distant education.
We are interested in collaboration in several areas:
- Assistive technology.
- Accessible e-learning.
- Accessible educational software.
- Multimedia applications.
- Digital libraries.
- Accessible applications for mobile devices (smartphones and PDA's).
Contact:
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Piotr Brzoza - project manager.
- piotrbr@polsl.pl
- tel. (+48 32) 2371889
- fax. (+48 32) 2372733
- Silesian University of Technology
- Computer Science Department
- Akademicka 16
- 44-100 Gliwice,
- Poland