ICT for Societal Challenges - European Commission - Europa

People with autism face serious problems in integrating with society as they find it
difficult to recognise emotions and mental states through the classic communication
forms (verbal and body language). ICT can offer
innovative and less expensive solutions to train
people with autism.
The ASC-Inclusion project aims to assist children
with autism to recognise, understand and express
emotions through facial expressions, voice and
body gestures through interactive games.
ASC-Inclusion
The projects develops an online virtual world platform consisting of three subsystems:
• Facial expressions
• Vocal intonation
• Body gestures
These systems will analyse children’s behaviour and train them to recognise theirs and
others’ verbal and non-verbal communication.
http://asc-inclusion.eu/
Funded by the Seventh Framework Programme (FP7)
Duration: 2011-2014
ICT can help disadvantaged people to stay involved in the society. At the same time,
ICT itself can represent a barrier for those who are missing the necessary skills or
need personalised features to access technology. Services such as eGovernment,
eHealth, eCulture and eCommerce cannot be enjoyed by all if the technology is not
accessible.
Everyday actions, such as withdrawing money from a bank terminal or buying a ticket
for a public transport service, can become a burden for disabled people, the elderly or
anybody who is not familiar with public digital terminals (PDTs).
The APSIS4ALL project (Accessible Personalised Services in Public Digital Terminals
for All) works towards full accessibility of public digital terminals, such as Automated
Teller Machines (ATMs) and Ticket Vending Machines (TVMs). It also overcomes
the existing accessibility barriers faced by people unfamiliar with ICT, people with
disabilities and older people when interacting with Public Digital Terminals.
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