Kolumba, accessible e-mail for people with disability
Kolumba, accessible e-mail for people with disability
Fundación Prodis, Universitat Pompeu Fabra, KU Leuven, Ariadna SL
Foto: Zero Project
Simplified email interface that works on Gmail accounts and contains only four functions: new messages, inbox, sent messages and contacts. The system uses three functionalities that facilitate its use: SIMPLEXT, that simplifies complex texts and makes them easily intelligible; TEXT2PICTO, that transforms texts into pictograms; and TEXT2SPEECH, that reads the text aloud. The interface is available in Spanish and English.
Prodis Foundation has developed Kolumba with the aim of stimulating the incorporation of people with disabilities into the labor world. The Zero Project organization has awarded the project the prize for the best Innovative Practices 2018 in the area of accessibility.
Characteristics of innovation
Location
Madrid (Spain)
Partners / Funders
European Comission, Spanish Ministry of Economy and Industry
Genesis
Many of the projects of the Prodis Foundation are aimed at the labor inclusion of people with disabilities. One of them, Kolumba started four years ago with the participation of several European public and private organizations.
Implementation level
At the end of 2017 there were 400 Kolumba users
Banc d’innovacions
Mentegram, therapeutic monitoring of patients in mental health treatment
Pycipedia, collaborative platform for social workers specialized in parenting with intellectual disabilities
Mapathon UPC, a web platform that gathers geolocated points on a map
