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62
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Project Description:
Internet Resource:
Area(s) of Application:
Product Development, Social and Vocational Integration
Relevant Player(s):
Manufacturer, Dealer, Enduser, User Organization, Other
Thematic Issue(s):
Recommendations, Possibilities, Methods / Strategies
Methods/Strategies:
Discussion Groups
Screen Based Telephony for the Blind
Important Issues in Todays Telematic Research
Author:
Marco Mercinelli
Abstract:
Screen phones are a natural extension of the classic phone,
maintaining its advantages, while providing some functions typical
of a PC environment. The screen phones and the new web-phones
can provide access to different types of services, such as supplementary
telephone services (e.g. caller identification, call diversion),
specialised telematic services (e.g. home banking, teleshopping,
access to databases), and finally the Internet.
The Telematics VISTEL project has brought together major European
industries, Telecom Operators and Users Organisations in order
to provide technical solutions and guidelines that could allow
opening the smart phone market to visually impaired potential
users. The project involving mayor European players and user
organisations has analysed the technical problems of current
screen-phones terminals and services. Possible solutions have
been presented to users and discussed with them in user fora
that have been set up by the project in the different participating
countries. The visual screen phone information has to be provided
to visually impaired through different adaptations that can
be adopted according to the residual capabilities and preferences
of each user.
Editor:
DG XIII of the European Commission
,
1998
Relevant Pages:
259-265
Project Name:
VISTEL - Visual Impaired Screen Based TELephony Project
Name of Institution
CSELT
European Context:
European Commission, Conference & Exhibition Barcelona,
4-7 February 1998
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