PhoneAbility

Designs on the Games

Tuesday 7th October 2008
Savoy Place, London

This free seminar will highlight what should be considered from an accessibility viewpoint when designing new technological systems to be used by visitors to major events.

The target audience is specifiers and designers of new systems as well as disabled consumers and organisations concerned with accessibility.

9:30 – 9:45	Opening speech
9:45 – 10:00	Welcome from IET	Robin McGill, Chief Executive & Secretary, The IET
10:00 – 10:30	Introduction
10:30 – 11:00	Service excellence for disabled customers	Dr. Stephen Duckworth
11:00 – 11:30	Coffee
11:30 – 12:00	Travel information and special events	Prof. Mike McDonald
12:00 – 12:30	Smart ticketing	Geoff Doggett
12:30 – 1:30	Lunch
1:30 – 2:00	Location-based services	Prof. Wamadeva Balachandran
2:00 – 2:30	Watching the Games on our mobiles	Jim Slater
2:30 – 3:00	Security of visitors, officials and athletes	Julian Jones
3:00 – 3:30	Tea
3:30 – 4:00	Bringing it all together	Tony Shipley
4:00 – 4:15	Concluding remarks	Dr. John Gill

The seminar is being organised by PhoneAbility in collaboration with the Institution of Engineering and Technology. It is being financially supported by BERR.

Photograph of a physically impaired athlete To register for this free seminar, please go to www.tiresias.org/phoneability/games/form.htm. For more information please go to www.theiet.org/games

Speakers

Dr. Stephen Duckworth,
Disability Matters, will quantify the user requirements and explain how these can be converted to technical specifications. He will also explain the appropriate methodologies for testing these systems with disabled users.

Prof. Mike McDonald,
University of Southampton, will describe the types of transport information systems planned for 2012 and how these can be made accessible to people with disabilities.

Geoff Doggett,
Smart Card Networking Forum, will cover integrated ticketing for both transport and events using technologies such as near field communication and smart cards. He will explain how adaptable user interfaces can be implemented to help people with special needs.

Prof. Wamadeva Balachandran,
Brunel University, will describe how location-based services will be used to help visitors, and how to make these services accessible to people with disabilities.

Jim Slater,
Slater Electronic Services, will describe how television services can be delivered in this type of environment and the methods for making these services accessible to people with disabilities.

Julian Jones,
will describe how to make security systems accessible by as many people as reasonably possible. In particular he will highlight methods for improving the usability and accessibility of biometric systems.

Tony Shipley,
PhoneAbility, will address how to ensure that all aspects of the services are accessible and will work together. He will also discuss the methods to help disabled visitors know what is available and how to use it.