Auto-configuration through cloud: Initial case studies for universal and personalised access for all

This paper aims to present the case studies that have been developed in the context of Cloud4all project (Cloud platforms Lead to Open and Universal access for people with Disabilities and for All; CN: FP7-289016). Cloud4all is an international collaborative effort to build and test key elements of the Global Public Inclusive Infrastructure (GPII) (http://gpii.net/). Cloud4all/GPII aims to develop a complete new paradigm in accessibility, by replacing adaptation of individual products and services for a person with automatic-personalisation of any mainstream product or service, using cloud technologies to activate and augment any natural (built-in) accessibility the product or service has, based on a profile of the user's needs (http://www.cloud4all.info). A first step in the implementation path that has already started to be followed in the project has been the identification of those case studies that would be of primary concern for Cloud4all and the overall GPII.