[Irl-dean] draft document: centre for excellence

[Joshue O Connor]

Gerry,

Design For All is (according to the tin) about the "design of mainstream 
products, services and systems to be accessible by as broad a range of 
users as possible." This is under the umbrella of *E-accessibility*  
which is about "making the computer technology that we all take for 
granted accessible."</tin>

So the centre should have a technological focus. In a practical sense, I 
think its important that the scope of the centre is not too broad, in 
that it tries to cover so many bases but then only superficially deals 
with them.

Josh

Gerry Ellis wrote:

>Hi,
>
>Your document says there are 5 areas of interest, then talks about 4.
>
>Is IrlDean saying that the Centre should only concentrate on thecnological issues? whether intentional or not, it reads that way. Should Design for All or Universal Design not cover all aspects of design, including the built environment, transport, etc?
>
>Another area worth mentioning would be maintaining and developing links with similar organisations abroad. These could include standards bodies, professional technology bodies like CEPIS or similar centres of excellence in other countries.
>
>I hope these ideas help.
>
>
>Take care,
>
>Gerry Ellis
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>----- Original Message ----- 
>From: "Hugh O'Neill" <honeill at crc.ie>
>To: "Irl-dean (E-mail)" <Irl-dean at list.eeng.dcu.ie>
>Sent: Monday, November 28, 2005 5:20 PM
>Subject: [Irl-dean] draft document: centre for excellence
>
>
>
>Hi everyone,
>
>Here is the draft document on our recommendations for the Centre for Excellence based on all the contributions we have had on the issue on the mailing list and at the seminar. The draft can also be read on our website at the following address:
>
>http://www.design-for-all.ie/index.php/2005/11/28/irl-dean-response-to-the-centre-for-excellence-in-universal-design/#more-27
>
>I hope to send this in to the NDA tomorrow, so if there are any other comments or ideas to add, please email me. 
>
>All the best, 
>
>Hugh O'Neill
>Project Co-ordinator,
>Central Remedial Clinic.
>
>ph: +353 1 8057587
>email:honeill at crc.ie
> <<Network Response.doc>> 
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