In December 2014, Able to Include partner Teamnet released the first prototype for the text-to-speech service that will act as a core component of the Accessibility Layer. The prototype of the TTS Service uses ESPEAK as the Text To Speech

One aim of the Able-to-Include European project is to make text simplification technology available for people with intellectual or developmental disabilities. The TALN group at Universitat Pompeu Fabra in Barcelona is leading the development and adaptation of technology to simplify

One of the prerequisites of developing accessible software for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities is truly understanding how they use technology, and what their needs and requirements are. Therefore, to facilitate the creation of the accessibility layer, the final

In order to gather insight on the current knowledge and expectations of persons with intellectual and developmental disabilities regarding social media, researchers from Thomas More organized several focus groups with our target group, but also with their coaches. In addition

ABLE-TO-INCLUDE aims to improve the quality of life of people with Intellectual or Developmental Disabilities (IDD) by creating a new open User Centred Accessibilty Layer that will empower our target group to use internet and social media applications on their

Innovative technology company Ariadna Servicios Informáticos presented the Able to Include project to an audience of stakeholders at the ‘Ciudades que caminan’ (Walking Cities) Congress in Pontevedra in October 2014. The project was introduced to academics, organisations from the intellectual

In October and the beginning of November, Able to Include partner Thomas More held their first two rounds of focus groups designed specifically for people with intellectual disabilities. Working together with applied psychology students who will write their theses on