This presentation outlines the findings of two surveys that were conducted throughout Europe by two FP7 projects (ÆGIS and ACCESSIBLE), addressing the specific needs for AT ICT (Assistive Technologies for ICT applications) and accessibility in the area of desktop, web and mobile accessibility, while also understanding the needs of the developing community with regards to assessment and simulation tools to enable them in ensuring their developed applications are accessible to an as wide as possible audience. Based on the collected data, a large number of commonalities were pinpointed across all targeted user groups in all countries where the survey was conducted. As a next step to support a fully user centred design within the projects, a whole range of personas were defined, depicting people with disabilities in a variety of (working) environments. The presented findings are at present being used for the development of open source assistive technologies, development, assessment and simulation tools to support accessibility for desktop, mobile, web and rich internet applications.

1. Karel Van Isacker MCA Bulgaria

20. Impairment Subcategory Personas (ÆGIS & ACCESSIBLE )  Cognitive impairment  Dementia Peter Vandezande (Multiple Sclerosis - memory loss - reduced dexterity) John Howard Jones (Parkinson disease)  Dysarthria Emma Karlsson (Dysarthria)  Down syndrome Matthew Perkins (Down syndrome)  Learning disability (LD) Nitesh Sarin (Dyslexic and colour blind) Adam Ljung (Learning disability) Maria Skoufakis (Rett syndrome)  Learning disability (LD) - Speech and language disorders Nitesh Sarin (Dyslexic and colour blind) Jane Brown (Cerebral Palsy) Maria Skoufakis (Rett syndrome)  Learning disability (LD) - Academic skills disorders Jane Brown (Cerebral Palsy) Maria Skoufakis (Rett syndrome)  Learning disability (LD) - Nonverbal Learning Disorder Maria Skoufakis (Rett syndrome)  Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) Andy Catteeuw (ADHD)  Traumatic Brain Injury Nikolaos Souflakos (Traumatic brain injury )  Alzheimer disease Peter Vandezande (Multiple Sclerosis - memory loss - reduced dexterity)

21. Impairment Subcategory Personas (ÆGIS & ACCESSIBLE )  Hearing impairments  Conductive Hearing Loss Emma Karlsson (Dysarthria) Edward Hodgins (Hypoacusis) Magda Paskimada (Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis)  Sensorineural Hearing Loss Edward Hodgins (Hypoacusis) Magda Paskimada (Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis)  Profound hearing loss Edward Hodgins (Hypoacusis) Tomasa Almaraz (Deaf) Magda Paskimada (Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis)  Deaf-blindness Ellen Kell (Deaf and blind)

22. Impairment Subcategory Personas (ÆGIS & ACCESSIBLE )  Vision impairments  Low vision • Loss of central vision Märta Hansson (Macular degeneration)  Low vision • Loss of peripheral (side) vision David Burt (Glaucoma)  Low vision • Blurred vision Gert Van Dijk (Partly blurred vision) Nikolaos Souflakos (Traumatic brain injury) Kathleen de Munck (Cataract) Matthew Perkins (Down syndrome)  Low vision • Extreme light sensitivity Kathleen de Munck (Cataract)  Low vision • Night blindness Maurice Nalobaka (night blindness)  Blindness Paulina Reyes (Blind)  Colour-blindness Nitesh Sarin (Dyslexic and colour blind) Kathleen de Munck (Cataract)

23. Impairment Subcategory Personas (ÆGIS & ACCESSIBLE )  Communication received and producing impairments  Autism Peter Brown (Asperger’s syndrome)  Asperger’s syndrome Peter Brown (Asperger’s syndrome)  Expressive language disorder Carlos Portillo (Moderate Aphasia - Paraphasia) Wayne Edwards (Global aphasia - short term memory loss) Emma Karlsson (Dysarthria) Peter Brown (Asperger’s syndrome) Magda Paskimada (Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis) Maria Skoufakis (Rett syndrome) John Howard Jones (Parkinson disease) Nikolaos Souflakos (Traumatic brain injury)  Communication disability Tomasa Almaraz (Deaf) Carlos Portillo (Moderate Aphasia - Paraphasia) Wayne Edwards (Global aphasia - short term memory loss) Emma Karlsson (Dysarthria) Nitesh Sarin (Dyslexic and colour blind) Jane Brown (Cerebral Palsy) Peter Brown (Asperger’s syndrome) Magda Paskimada (Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis) Maria Skoufakis (Rett syndrome) Andy Catteeuw (ADHD) Nikolaos Souflakos (Traumatic brain injury) John Howard Jones (Parkinson disease)

24. Impairment Subcategory Personas (ÆGIS & ACCESSIBLE )  Upper limb impairment  Cerebral palsy Mikel Vargas (Spina bifida) Jane Brown (Cerebral Palsy)  Multiple sclerosis Peter Vandezande (Multiple Sclerosis - memory loss - reduced dexterity)  Parkinson disease John Howard Jones (Parkinson disease)  Dyspraxia Jackie Dough (Developmental verbal dyspraxia)  Arthritis Magda Paskimada (Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis)  Tic disorders Charles Lewis (Chronic motor and vocal tics)  Rett Syndrome Maria Skoufakis (Rett syndrome)  Tourette syndrome Charles Lewis (Chronic motor and vocal tics)  Quadriplegia Magda Paskimada (Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis)  Dystrophy Caroline Combs (Muscular dystrophy)  Absent limb/ reduced limb function Peter Vandezande (Multiple Sclerosis - memory loss - reduced dexterity) Ramin El-Fassi (Dexterity problems) Caroline Combs (Muscular dystrophy) Mikel Vargas (Spina bifida) Jane Brown (Cerebral Palsy)