abilIT.net An Interactive App Directory for People with Disabilities Prof. Dr. Julia Krnung, Markus Nltner Mannheim, The Opportunity 2 Prof. Dr. Julia Krnung Assistant Professorship for E-Business and E-Government AbilIT - Is it spelled wrong? 10 million people with disabilities in Germany (7.5 million cannot live without assistance) However, permanent assistance sometimes leads to self-devaluation and even depression Instead, affected people generally prefer to be as independent as possible and determine their level of assistance autonomously Internet and mobile technologies have resulted in various services and applications for people with disabilities that provide many useful and assistive solutions Destatis (2014): Statistisches Bundesamt. https://www.destatis.de/DE/ZahlenFakten/GesellschaftStaat/Gesundheit/Behinderte/BehinderteMenschen.html Keany, K., and Glueckauf, R Disability and Value Change: An Overview and Reanalysis of Acceptance of Loss Theory, Rehabilitation Psychology (38:3), pp. 199210. Examples 3 Prof. Dr. Julia Krnung Assistant Professorship for E-Business and E-Government Examples 4 Prof. Dr. Julia Krnung Assistant Professorship for E-Business and E-Government Examples 5 Prof. Dr. Julia Krnung Assistant Professorship for E-Business and E-Government The Opportunity 6 Prof. Dr. Julia Krnung Assistant Professorship for E-Business and E-Government AbilIT - Is it spelled wrong? No, it is not! Information and communication technologies have the potential to enable instead of assist people with physical disability Major challenge: Finding the right app! The Project 7 Prof. Dr. Julia Krnung Assistant Professorship for E-Business and E-Government Design and realize abilIT.net, an interactive and accessible app directory Key benefits for people with disabilities Find apps that ease your daily life Review and rate apps Engage in a community -Purpose: Overview of applications and websites of services for people with disabilities -Stakeholders: People with disabilities, app developers, researchers -Paramount: Barrier-free access The Team 8 Prof. Dr. Julia Krnung Assistant Professorship for E-Business and E-Government Participants work in one role Participants take their role depending on abilities and personal preferences Major contact for supervisor Manage the project Coordinate the team 0-1 Team Leader Manage requirements Assure quality Create initial content 2 Analysts Craft the visual design Design the user experience 0-1 Designer Design the technical architecture Implement requirements 2-3 Developers Icons made by Freepik from Join us! 9 Prof. Dr. Julia Krnung Assistant Professorship for E-Business and E-Government Project setting 4-7 participants Language: German Supervisors: Prof. Dr. Julia Krnung, Markus Nltner Requirements Mandatory: At least 2 participants with excellent web development skills (good general web stack knowledge, HTML, PHP, SQL, etc.) Beneficial: Visual design skills, experience in requirements management Your benefits Make abilIT.net your website! Gain software project experience that is valued by employers Contribute to the social inclusion of people with disabilities Contact Dieter Schwarz Endowed Assistant Professorship for E-Business & E-Government L15, 1-6, MannheimFind us on Facebook:10 Prof. Dr. Julia Krnung Assistant professor and supervisor Markus Nltner Supervisor (primary contact)