Special Needs at Different Educational Levels: A Forecast of 2020

Authors

  • Charalampos Karagiannidis University of Thessaly
  • Christos Kouroupetroglou ALTEC Software S.A.
  • Adamantios Koumpis ALTEC Software S.A.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3991/ijet.v7i4.2168

Keywords:

accessibility, future accessibility technologies, scenario development

Abstract


This paper reports on the results of the eAccessibility 2020 study which was funded by the European Commission to explore and analyse the relationships between the emerging ICT landscape in the societal and economic context, and the development and provision of assistive technologies and eAccessibility within a perspective of the next 10 years. The methodology of the study included both desk research and direct contact with relevant actors through 2011 and 2012. The results of the study are summarised for different educational levels (from primary-school to post-university) and are presented in terms of core issues, which are the most important developments in the area that will concentrate research and development efforts; roadmaps, which are most probable elements of a future research agenda in the area; and potential scenarios, which are indicative and not necessarily representative examples of use cases that may appear in the field.

Author Biographies

Charalampos Karagiannidis, University of Thessaly

Associate Professor Special Education Department University of Thessaly

Christos Kouroupetroglou, ALTEC Software S.A.

Senior Researcher Research Division ALTEC Software S.A.

Adamantios Koumpis, ALTEC Software S.A.

Director of Research Programmes Division

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Published

2012-12-06

How to Cite

Karagiannidis, C., Kouroupetroglou, C., & Koumpis, A. (2012). Special Needs at Different Educational Levels: A Forecast of 2020. International Journal of Emerging Technologies in Learning (iJET), 7(4), pp. 4–19. https://doi.org/10.3991/ijet.v7i4.2168

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