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Everyone is an individual, with their own unique requirements. So too are people with disabilities. What is different is that every day, they may face problems of accessing services that we all take for granted in every day life. What is really different is that services are generally designed for the able bodied.

To plan an activity, to participate in every day life, many people,including those with disabilities, the elderly and those with children need information so they know that they can easily access buildings and services - or at least know the difficulties they may have and plan accordingly.

Many buildings are not accessible or have different levels of accessibility within them. In most instances this creates problems for the disabled and elderly. Often the only way an individual can gain information on accessibility of a building is to visit. This can cause anxiety for the person wishing to access the building and put pressure on staff in dealing with these issues.

As every person is different, with different physical abilities, freedom of movement, size of wheelchair etc., then the problem appears extremely difficult to manage. Ideally the wish for most people with disabilities and their carers is an ability to plan from home even without the need to use a computer or other device.

We are developing Sesami to overcome many of these difficulties. Sesami can generate and store codes indicating the accessibility of a particular building in a database. The codes can be matched to invididuals needs, their level of ability, which is gatered from individual users

The individual users also have a code stored in a database, which indicates their specific personal mobility level.

The code sets then interact with each other through Sesami system and generate a customised report that contains the necessary information to describe that individual's ability to access a building and its facilities.

When an enquiry is made to the Sesami system it is based on an individual's code. If the user is on-line through a computer or PDA, they access the online database, enter their personal code and select a particular location or ask a general question such as restaurants they can access!

The project is designed to meet the needs of both people with disabilities and the staff who wish to assist them. It saves time by eliminating the need to supply personal information continuously and it assists staff by providing them with accurate reports to supply to potential clients.