Building an Inclusive Ecosystem for Developers and Users: The Role of Value Propositions

Abstract

For many years, work in the area of accessibility was focusing on making a product accessible or the internet experience accessible for people with disabilities. Currently, a paradigm shift is happening within the EU project Prosperity4All (http://www.prosperity4all.eu/), bringing together developers and users in order to make every ICT experience personalized and customized. A priori a set of value propositions for developers were set. These value propositions were initially tested during an-hour session with developers. A semi-structured questionnaire with 45 items was used, addressing the infrastructure’s value for their work and progress. Developers were interested to learn from other experts and share documentation but they were more interested to learn directly from end-users by establishing frequent communication. They strongly believe this is the cornerstone of customized solutions and technologies should support and cover this need on demand. Re-usability of knowledge was the most important cost-efficient value.