Use of multimedia in a public information system

The work described in this paper is being carried out as part of an EC funded pan-European project under the TIDE initiative - MODEMA (Modelling for the Disabled in a working Environment - a Multiperspective Approach). The MODEMA group is building a multimedia knowledge based browsing system to support queries relating to the integration of people with disabilities into paid employment. Three main types of user of the system are envisaged: employers, advisers to the disabled and people with disabilities.