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Ablebook LTD Ablebook LTD       4 comments    Created Date: 08/04/2020
Ablebook L.T.D
Ablebook L.T.D

Proposal code: Pusula / Ππούσουλας-2020-04-103

AbleBook was created to allow people with disabilities and vulnerable groups to be an active part of society and to have equal opportunities

To deliver on its mission, AbleBook will create an online platform that provides all the necessary information and services so that both locals and tourists can experience the city to the fullest.

Problem

Imagine you're anxiously waiting for a dinner you booked at least a month in advance. The venue is one of these new type 'fusion' restaurants and to make a reservation it took the mediation of a colleague. The dinner will be attended by dear friends with whom your schedule is aligned only a few days a year. When the coveted night finally arrives, the team meets at the restaurant only to discover that it does not provide wheelchair access and therefore it is not appropriate to accommodate you and tell you your news there, gossip and laugh as you so eagerly awaited to do. But how would you know?

Solution

The solution to this problem comes with AbleBook, an online platform that allows public and private organizations and companies to list the services they offer around people with disabilities and thus be readily available to people in need. People with disabilities will thus have the opportunity to plan their way out of the city perfectly. For example, indicate spaces that provide wheelchair access, count the available disabled parking spaces and indicate all routes accessible to wheelchairs or, if necessary, public transport within the city. The services we envision to offer through the platform do not stop at entertainment but also include all available benefits, public services and businesses, and future employees to overcome any barriers to disabilities.

Positive Impact

This application will significantly facilitate the lives of these individuals by offering them all the necessary information they need in their daily lives. In this way we facilitate the active participation of people with disabilities in society.

At what stage is AbleBook at the present stage?

An initial Application of AbleBook has already been made available to the public through our website (www.ablebook.com.cy). Our website includes a list of applicable laws and benefits available for people with disabilities. In addition, we have entered into an agreement with all the municipalities of Cyprus who have provided us with a list of all public parking spaces for the disabled, which we have included in an interactive map, namely AbleMap. This is, to our knowledge, the first online mapping of this service in Cyprus

 

To expand the services provided through AbleBook and AbleMap, we have decided to transform AbleBook into an independent platform that allows service providers to record their services, interact with existing smart city platforms, and make this information available to the general public, including smart tools

 

  1. Interfaces concerning the company and the various organisations and companies which will allow them to record the services they provide and whether they are accessible to people with disabilities.
  2. Evaluation of entries by the public through the use of the practice of 'crowdsourcing
  3. Same integration with IoT and Smart City interfaces
  4. Smart analytical and design component
  5. This component will include an additional component for posts about people with disabilities; this component aims to bring together different companies and people with disabilities for potential jobs for people with disabilities.

 

Population statistics on people with disabilities

  • Cyprus: 20% (170,960)

  • Europe: 25% (128,000,000)

  • World: 15% (1.12 billion)

 

Our team

Our team consists of people who have studied the subject, and who will be actively engaged in all areas of the company, thus preparing a proper distribution of tasks that we need to perform. so far the company consists of a group of three people.

  • Andreas Vassiliou: Co-founder and Director. A person with a disability is therefore able to know in person the difficulties that people with disabilities have to face on a day-to-day stay. Studied electrical engineering at the University of Cyprus.
  • Lambros Yangu: Co-founder / CTO. He is in his 3rd year of studies in Web Design & Development at Uclan Cyprus.
  • Symeon Stylianou: CBO. Student of business administration at the University of Macedonia, Thessaloniki

*** It's time to make a difference for a better society***

  External video

https://youtu.be/qi6kRWOLB30