Do we need to go free range? Free, Open Source and other licensing options?

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Do we need to go free range? Free, Open Source and other licensing options?

Assistive Technologies Mainstreaming Access Personalisation and Accessibility Productivity Tools Free, Open Source, Mobile, Portable and Online Technologies Many Facets of Assistive Technology

Open source Freeware / Shareware Integrated Freemium – Subscription – In-app purchase Commercial – Licence purchase – cost per seat / concurrent user / site… Support & maintenance, upgrades Assistive Technology licence selection!

Technology Acceptance Model (TAM, proposed by Davies,1989) Wide variation in comments, but all focus on usefulness / ease of use But many factors impact on students’ acceptance of Assistive Technology

Draffan et al (2015) Barriers and Facilitators to Uptake of Assistive Technologies: Summary of a Literature Exploration. IMPROVE AWARENESS BETTER EXPERIENCE FOR USERS & PROVIDERS? BETTER USE OF RESOURCES? SMOOTHER TRANSITION BETWEEN PHASES OF LIFE? ENHANCED OUTCOMES? IMPROVE COMPETENCY & CONFIDENCE PROVIDE TECHNICAL SUPPORT REDUCE STIGMA INVOLVE USERS IN DEVELEOPMENT & USE IMPROVE FUNCTIONALITY & DESIGN PROVIDE TIMELY ACCESS Barriers and Facilitators to Uptake of Assistive Technologies

Total Customer Cost Total Customer Benefit Customer perceived value

Supported tool On going development Sophisticated features Warranty Possibly the only solution Paid licenses Supported tool On going development No / low cost Easy to try out Quick to access Community support Possibly less stigma attached Freemium & Integrated No cost Easy to try out Quick to access Community support Less “feature bulk” Free Advantages..

Cost and upgrades Feature bloat Paid licenses Features can become premium Larger user base required to sustain freemium business Integrated tools, often less training materials Freemium & Integrated Little of no support or maintenance Limited warranties Liable to disappear Not always suitable for the workplace Free But…

ATbar: open source browser toolbar. Marketplace allows for customisation & localisation Maintenance funded through projects ATbar for Windows: open source desktop tool, providing simple feature set in competitive market STEMReader: math TTS with freemium model Free add-in to ATbar, premium version to fund support & future development Developers’ perspective:

Scanning and OCR Dictionaries Calculators Note taking References Text to speech Spell checking Graphical mapping Reminders Speech Recognition Think strategy – find the tools Types of Technology Each example given is one of many! All are different!

Abi James & E.A. Draffan WAIS, Electronics and Computer Science, University of Southampton Thank You