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Introduction

1

2.4

Evolution of text telephony

2.

Current examples of

2.4.1 The recommendations of the

90

existing products and

Nordic countries regarding

services for people with

functionality for text telephony

disabilities

2.4.2 Mobile and IP-based text

93

2.1 Introduction

5

telephony

Flexible text communication

2.2 New technologies to help

services in Sweden

people with disabilities and

elderly people

2.4.3 Mobile text telephony based on

97

GPRS communications

2.2.1 Safe navigation with wireless

9

technology

2.5

User participation in

technology

2.2.2 Speech processing

24

2.5.1 Example of procurement

105

2.3 New remote services

specifications: functional

specification for terminal

2.3.1 Novel broadband-based

43

procurement in Sweden

services: new opportunities for

people with disabilities

3.

Smart home environment

Broadband trials by the

3.1 Introduction

110

National Post and Telecom

Agency (Post- och telestyrelsen

3.2 Smart home framework

111

PTS), in Sweden

3.3 Smart home technology

116

2.3.2 Access to video relay services

60

through the Pocket Interpreter

3.4 Products and services

125

(3G) and Internet (IP)

3.5 User interaction

130

2.3.3 Convenient invocation of relay

65

services

3.6 Realized projects

134

2.3.4 Ways of using mobile

75

3.7 Challenges

147

telephones by people with

dementia

4.

Ambient Intelligence and

implications for people

2.3.5 Implementation of an SMS-

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with disabilities

based emergency service in

Finland

4.1 Introduction

157

iii

Towards an inclusive future

Contents

4.2

The ISTAG scenarios: a case

158

7.4 Discussion of the results

294

study

7.5 References

298

4.3

Ethical and legislative issues

188

with regard to Ambient

8

From concept to reality

Intelligence

8.1 New technologies

300

5

The regulatory scene

8.2 The development process

303

5.1 Regulation at the crossroads

206

8.3 Legislation and regulation as

309

5.2 eAccessibility: European

234

drivers

developments and targets

8.4 Conclusions

310

6

The role of evaluation of

accessibility

Appendices

6.1 Introduction

247

I

Scenarios for people who are

312

not able to see

6.2 Evaluation trends

249

II

Glossary of acronyms used in

324

6.3 Mobile phone evaluation toolkit

255