WAI-NOT

Tailor-made ICT for mentally disabled

children, youngsters and adults

Agenda Introduction

How

History

Objectives

Main features

Target groups

Preferred partners

Awards

Demonstration by Siemon

Sites and features

Future expectations

Introduction

Our mission:

e-inclusion of youngsters and adults with

intellectual disabilities.

WAI-NOT stands for

“why not ICT for ...”

Introduction

How ?

A website as an instrument for making ICT

accessible for mentally disabled youngsters

Website (www.wai-not.be)

Low threshold

Adapted to youngsters not able to read or write

Safe environment

Training of teachers/coaches

Information

History

Established in 1999

Parents of mentally disabled children

Need to teach their children ICT skills

Reduce the digital gap

ICT is a right !

Input from ICT professionals

Supported by several national and international

organizations

Volunteer organization

Supported by the Government

Objectives

General:

Making a contribution to ICT access for MDC

Didactical:

Searching for innovative learning methods that are

adjusted to the needs of MDC

Educational:

Developing a method to increase the integration of

ICT in the current study program for MDC

Social:

Stimulating further social integration of MDC

Improving self-esteem

Main features

Secure:

• protected internet environment

Accessible:

• visually and auditory supported navigation: Beta- and

Sclera-pictogram language, adapted colours

Recreative:

• games, puzzles, music,…

Informative:

• digital newspaper : “Wablieft”, WN+ for adults

Interactive:

• chat, e-mail, e-cards, social network, tutorials…

Target groups

Children and young people with a mental

disability

Schools, educational and support staff

Training centres, homes, day care centres etc…

ICT companies and organisations.

Preferred Partners

BETA and SCLERA

Developers of pictogram language

Wablieft

Two-Weekly on-line paper

Various schools and institutes for MDC

Awards In 2001: - Microsoft Road Ahead Award

- CST Award

In 2002: - Digikids - Project of the week

- KlasCement - Edusite Award

In 2003: - Best Practice E-Learning Europe

In 2004: - IST Price Nominee

In 2005: - Laureate SWIFT Fund Prize

In 2006: - Project subsidy province Limburg

In 2007: - e-practice label

In 2008: - nomination Gouden Ketje

- Pluimkrediet

In 2009: - Telenet Foundation Award

In 2012: - e-inclusion Award

In 2015: - Cera Award

Demonstration

Main outcome (up to now) :

• www.wai-not.be

• www.wai-not.be/admin

• www.wai-not.org

• Services to web-builders, education and

coaches:

Wai-not accessibility

Research on the use of IT

Research on (the testing of) ICT-skills

WAI-NOT

WWW.WAI-NOT.BE

A website for:

People with mental dissabilities

Schools for pupils with specials needs

Parents and coaches

Training and education centres

WWW.WAI-NOT.BE

An accessible website by:

• Differentiation:

Every user has his own profile

Text to speech

Pictograms

Text

Pictures

Lay-out

Structure

WWW.WAI-NOT.BE

Most websites are unusable

for mentally disabled

Content is unadapted

Safety is not guaranteed

People with MD get lost in

the complex navigation

Features of www.wai-not.beEasy login procedure

Pasword in pictograms

Features of

www.wai-not.be

6 main topics:

- News

- To Do

- Free Time

- Learn More

- WAI-NOT+ (adults)

- To www.

Features of

www.wai-not.be

New

My WAI-NOT (social network)

Mail (extern and intern)

Chat

Forum

Quiz

Our site

Other sites

WAI-NOT is used in schools,

centres and at home

WAI-NOT offers his users

the ability to form a community

moderated chatroom (read and write)

WAI-NOT offers his users

the ability to form a community

Chat with pictograms

WAI-NOT offers his users

the ability to form a community

Social network in a safe environment

WAI-NOT offers his users

the ability to form a community

WAI-NOT Demo

http://www.wai-not.be

FUTURE expectations

WAI-NOT has thousands of daily users in Flanders.

Their number is growing every week.

WAI-NOT coöperates with multiple organizations in the

field of ICT and education. Bringing together this

knowledge and expertise creates new possibilities

WWW.WAI-NOT.ORG

Support and knowledge about IT and education

for dissabled children

Support: documentation and manuals on the use

of WAI-NOT

Knowledge: database of subject-related articles

WWW.WAI-NOT.ORG

Demonstration

www.wai-not.org

WWW.WAI-NOT.BE/ADMIN

Demonstration

WAI-NOT

Thank you!