presentation of the project by daniel filipas, esperando association, romania (project coordinator)...

Presentation of the Project by

Daniel Filipas, Esperando Association, Romania (project coordinator)

Joost Thissen, Atrium Research & Innovation, The Netherlands

05-06 October 2006 – Grundtvig 2 Conference, Finland

ICT: A Gateway to the Future for Disabled People

ICT-Gateway Project; Grundtvig 2 Conference, Finland 205/06-10-2006

Aims of the project

General aims:

1. Survey of support tools for disabled people

2. Survey of available educational approaches

3. Analysis of development needs, starting from

an overview of obstacles to reintegration

4. Direct involvement of disabled people in the

project


Specification of aims

Survey of support tools:

Focusing on environments and settings for learning, not general support tools for daily life

ICT related: ranging from mouse adapters

and special screens to

highly advanced accessible

(open learning) software

Overview to be assembled in a compendium



Survey of educational approaches:

Individualised training methods ICT based learning

open learning environments groupware digital portfolio Web based courses with downloadable materials (not interactive)

Business simulation and mini-company for practice

learning



Analysis of development needs:

Overview of obstacles toreintegration in trainingand work of people with

disabilities: unavailability of adapted equipment and environments adequate educational approaches

Creating cooperative settings combining expertise from various sources.

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Direct involvement of people with disabilities in the project:

Active participation of disabled people in the project Presentations of their work during meetings Explanation of their needs and demands when visiting their centres Meeting fellow stakeholders from other countries

Commitment of partner organisations (Working with disabled people is part of daily work)


Project activities

Past, present & future: year 1 and 2 Field and desk research Reports on state of affairs Information exchange

rather obvious but most important in this project,

because of the knowledge gap between countries

combining the expertise from various sources Concept development


Results

What we achieved so far: Second year approved and started Review of demand and potential for new projects

(including the activity framework and funding opportunities offered by

other programmes like Matra)

Various reports on state of the art concerning ICT

applications in education for people with disabilities Transfer of ICT applications to new environments,

(like the digital portfolio from NL to John Atanasov Ass. in Bulgaria)


Results (continued)

Cooperation with other projects and networks, dissemination

Pellea-project (Socrates G1, 2003/05) Source of the digital portfolio method as introduced and applied here

EdYcate (Leonardo da Vinci pilot, 2003/06) Source of the mini-company method as introduced and to be applied

Social Return (Leonardo da Vinci pilot, 2004/07)Development of a multi-disciplinary “holistic” approach for the

reintegration of people with severe and complex disablities


Results (continued)

Dissemination (specific) Conferences, meetings and markets:

G2 Conference, 05/06 October, Finland; Istanbul Conference on Disability Issues, May 2006; Conference on Worker’s Mobility, Baia Nare, June 2006

Media exposure Regional and local TV (Baia Mare, 1st project meeting) Various press releases and announcements in

participating countries during the project


The partnership

Esperando Euronet (IT) Assocation (RO)

Atrium Research & Innovation (NL)

(UK)

Dost Education (TU)

NGO John Atanasov (BU)

Thank you for your attention!

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Documents

project general aims

disabled people presentation

general support tools

survey of support tools

digital portfolio method

atrium research innovation

new environments

minicompany method