Assistive Technology Information

Overview

Who Are We?Project UpdateIntroducing the [AT] Reuse Web Brochure[AT] Connects Accessibility ProjectQuick Peek at MiestoLooking Forward

Who Are We?

Anne Long – Outreach and Information CoordinationLong Boat Key, FL and Long Island, NH

Jason Paradis – DevelopmentAuburn, NH

Sönke Dornblut – Project LeadDurham and Newmarket, NH

Project Update

Everyone works remotelyEveryone works part-timeWe were winding down, but then…

Introducing the [AT] Reuse Web Brochure

To promote the availability of used AT to new populations.

To attract customers to AT Programs

Free to all AT Act Programs

To provide a modern, easy to use site that will allow both customers and managers to easily access and post data.

The Platform

All brochure sites are to be built on top of the popular WordPress platform. This provides many benefits: Easily portable. You’ll never be locked into having [AT] Connects supporting you after the grant ends.

Word Press hosting is cheap and widely available. Plugins. With the popularity of the platform comes a wide variety of plugins that let us (and you) customize the site to your needs. Ease of use. Word Press is built to be simple to use.

The Design

The brochure sites are built to be simple and easy to use for both users and managers.

Provides easy access to information in a modern single page design all while being accessible.

And now… A Demonstration

[AT] Connects Accessibility Project

What? Open Platform

Crowdsourcing Accessibility InformationIntegration of Accessibility Data via an Open API

What does it mean?Simply put: We intend to create a universal repository for accessibility data and provide access to this data to everyone.

Where do we start?This is a big undertaking. To start we’re going to work on location based data.

Quick Peek at Miesto

Miesto [mee-esto] will allow users to search for accessible locations in their area as well as leave feedback on locations that they visit.

Our goal is to facilitate a thriving community that will span the globe and provide rich data to both the user community as well as local business owners.

Data that users enter via Miesto will be available as part of the Accessibility Project’s public API.

When? Miesto isn’t quite ready for public consumption just yet.

We’re aiming for a launch late this year on iOS devices with Android support coming next year. There will be a signup to become a beta tester going up

early fall if you’d like to get involved with the apps development and provide feedback.http://miesto.launchrock.com/

Looking Forward

Promotion and Development of additional digital brochures

Development and Launch of MiestoTransition to … the future …

This concludes our presentation. Thank you for joining us!

Stay in Touch sonke.dornblut@unh.edu 603-862-4064 www.atconnects.com