EDeAN

European Design for All e-Accessibility Network

EDeAN UK: The National Contact Centre and Centre of Excellence in Design for All

The Design for All Research Group in the School of Computing Science at Middlesex University was appointed as the UK National Contact Centre and recognised as a centre of excellence by EDeAN. The group is headed by Gill Whitney.

The group has arranged workshops in the UK to address such issues as ethical relationships with potentially vulnerable user groups and the promotion of design for all in industry. Within the UK the group has strong contacts and working relationships with DTI contributing to the eInclusion Working Group  and UK Disability and e-Accessibility Working Group, works with representatives from RNIB, RNID, Abilitynet and engages with design through the RSA.

EDeAN successfully bid for a Framework 6 Collaborative Action to support Design for All@ eInclusion.  EDeAN UK leads workpackage 6 on Training and is working towards providing recognised training in Design for All in ICT at undergraduate and post-graduate levels, vocational qualifications and training for trainers. We are working closely with our partners throughout Europe representing academia, disability organisations and industry.

For further information about EDeAN UK please contact g.whitney@mdx.ac.uk

EDeAN European Design for All eAccessibility Network

EDeAN is a network of over 160 organisations with partners in 23 of the  European Union member states. The goal of the network is to support all citizen's access to the Information Society.

EDeAN provides:

  • a European forum for Design for All issues, supporting EU's e-inclusion goals
  • awareness raising in the public and private sectors
  • online resources on Design for All

Events

Conference: Public Procurement of accessible ICT in Europe
Workshop: Utilising best practise in ICT Design for All Teaching
In a celebration of best practice in Design for All in ICT training delegates from around Europe attended a workshop held at the Trent Park Campus, Middlesex University. The speakers revealed how they have engaged their students with the issues of designing interactive technologies to meet the needs of a diverse community. These included the development of a design toolkit, a practical project working with children with special needs, an e-learning project with older adults and a video of older people buying and using digital TV.

EDeAN website

Visit EDeAN: www.edean.org

The website features:

  • Thematic discussions - to share your expertise. Follow discussions of the special interest groups and add your input.
  • Resource centre - for when you need information. A range of tools and information on DfA and eInclusion
  • An online chat facility, information on NCC contact persons as well as links to all EDeAN member organisations.
  • The site can be accessed easily through a customisable web-based interface compliant with W3C - WAI WCAG V1.0 level AAA

EDeAN Special Interest Groups

EDeAN has so far established five thematic discussion groups - Special Interest Groups SIGs - for knowledge exchange and discussions related to Design for All and eAccessibility:

  • policy and legislation
  • standardisation
  • benchmarking
  • curricula on Design for All
  • proactive assessment 

EDeAN UK Newsletters

March 2008
June 2008
September 2008
November 2008
February 2009
April 2009
August 2009

To find out more about EDeAN and to join in this European network go to: 
www.edean.org

 

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