Pesky People is looking for dynamic web developers on a pilot build of Go Genie. It needs that brilliant someone to do the build (individual or company) and make it a reality.
We are open to either a one off build that is flexible and agile that can be carried forward by another company and are also open to developing a longer term mutual relationship.
Budget for initial build from scratch is £6,000. We don’t have an unlimited funds so what could you offer? We have 3 months to beta test (till June 2010) and get it going with an event planned for July 2011.
Download the full brief:
Go Genie call for tenders (pdf)
Watch Go Genie video this shows the potential of the build using Birmingham Hippodrome website in mock up
Go Genie slide show
TIMESCALE
Deadline for tenders received by: midnight Monday 25th April 2011
Decision making/shortlisting meeting with potential developers: Wed 26th-Thursday 28th April
Build/Beta test: May 2011 onwards to be confirmed with developers (complete by end June 2011)
Launch: July 2011 (date to be confirmed)
What is Go Genie? It is a one stop shop to find access information online. It puts disabled people, their families, carers and friends at it’s heart.
It is a network of knowledge to get you in.
We want to take the best of digital, social media and social networking and make it useful for disabled people. It puts Disabled people in the driving seat and ensures they are not left behind.
We want to plan a trip out, go to the shops, use local services, hang out with our mates and know where to find up to date access information on line easily. We want to update and share tips. Know who and where to contact and complain via Go Genie to report problems.
There may be further resources depending on further funding and investment so tell us what is possible with £6K what could you do if there was the funds available – that and more.
Who is funding it? This is being funded through NESTA Reboot Britain programme. A two year programme launched in July 2009 to look at the challenges we face as acountry and the new possibilities that a networked, digital world offers to overcome them. It aims to test the potential that web 2.0 and digital technology has for transforming essential but often challenging public services.
We are open to either a one off build that is flexible and agile that can be carried forward by another company and are also open to developing a longer term mutual relationship. If you want to talk further about anything of the above please contact us.
Following a couple of emails I’ve added the following regarding functionality of Go Genie:
1. We have an agile plan with detailed list of questions that disabled people will want to know (linked to type of disability) which we hope will translate into datasets as part of the functionality from this list for example Is there an induction loop? Blue badge parking? How far from parking to the front entrance? No of steps? Are staff trained in disability awareness?
2. With the developer the functionality will be decided the video and storyboard both illustrate elements of functionality we what to have working. Accessibility will be built in and we have that knowledge of what is required.
3. We anticipate the core areas to include
> Building / event / shop / service address
> Access info for above including contacts email/tel
> Transport planing routes (from A to B with access criteria built in)
> Comments via social media FB / twitter / blogs
> Pictures / video top tips
> What the space looks like pictures / video / local knowledge recommendations (could be something as simple as park in street B which is further away but has no slope uphill where as street A is very steep) that cold be presented visually scraping the data and already Hills are Evil have covered this in transport routes in Bristol)
There are approximately 35 access symbols which are universal internationally, we have branding guidelines and we anticipate the access symbols be a key part of search criteria (we could be wrong the beta testing will address what works and what doesn’t).
A bit like a pyramid you get the important stuff first then as you go down layers the info is more detailed.
We won’t have the opportunity to get all questions answered in the build as much of the data will come from our outreach and contact with disabled people and groups that will be the challenge of getting them to use the site (I’ve worked in this sector nearly 19 years so know it well and have our contacts in place).
We also have a detailed list of users and customers which will help during the build – how it will be prioritised has to decided.
We are open to options but aim that flexibility and easy of use is key as there are other apps and projects we will hope to link with as well so that as Go Genie evolves in development of time (think 5 years plus) and doesn’t operate in isolation.
Lastly you will notice that while disability access is at the heart of it we don’t use worlds like inclusive, accessibility etc. (see Inclusive London, Transport for All, Disabled Go) we are aiming for an approach that doesn’t ghettoise us as it will be useful to families, older people, people who have temporary disabilities eg broken leg, carrying heavy luggage, have children in a pram etc.
Thanks
Alison