The document discusses training people with disabilities in basic ICT skills and assistive technologies through online courses and e-mentoring. It describes 3 related EU-funded projects - VIPI, ATLEC and e-Mentoring - that aim to provide accessible online training materials and platforms to help people with disabilities develop digital skills and improve employment opportunities. The projects involve partnerships across multiple European countries and seek to address barriers to inclusion through flexible ICT and assistive technology training.
1. Training People with Disabilities
in:
- Basic ICT Skills;
- ICT-based Assistive Technologies
Supported By E-mentoring
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2. Recent surveys/research
END-USERS: identified barriers
• Surveys and state of the art
analysis conducted in 2011-2012
• ViPi project
• Understanding the need for
basic ICT skills training
• ATLEC project
• Understanding the need for
basic ICT based AT training
• eMentoring project
• Research on best mentoring
practices around Europe
www.vipi-project.eu / www.atlec-project.eu / www.ementoring.eu
3. And don’t forget …
(e)Inclusion stops where the
beneficiary cannot understand or
afford (ICT Based) AT solutions.
www.vipi-project.eu / www.atlec-project.eu / www.ementoring.eu
4. Reference model for training:
actors and paths
Policy makers
Schools Employers +
self
employment
Vocational
training
centres
AT providers
Carers
Support needed
Support needed
www.vipi-project.eu / www.atlec-project.eu / www.ementoring.eu
5. VIPI - VIRTUAL PORTAL FOR
INTERACTION AND ICT
TRAINING FOR PEOPLE WITH
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DISABILITIES
www.vipi-project.eu
511792-LLP-1-2010-1-GR-KA3-KA3NW
6. GENERAL INFORMATION
Start: 01 January 2011
End: 31 December 2013
Duration: 36 months
Target groups:
People with disabilities (PwD)
Trainers, VET centres, etc.
Financial support:
75% EU Grant from European Commission, Lifelong
learning programme, Key Activity 3 ICT 6
www.vipi-project.eu / www.atlec-project.eu / www.ementoring.eu
8. THE STORY
An estimated 45 million people in Europe have a long-
standing health problem or disability (LSHPD)
16% of men and women aged 16-64 in the EU as a whole
(Source: 2002 EU Labour Force Survey (LFS) and the 2004
EU Statistics on Incomes and Living Conditions)
Only 33% of these people are not restricted in the
kind or amount of work they could do or their mobility
to and from work
Figures vary across EU members (10-50%), directly linked
to the level of prosperity and the assistance available
Of those, 68% are in employment.
While for the ones restricted, only 28% are in
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www.vipi-project.eu / www.atlec-project.eu / www.ementoring.eu
9. VIPI VISION
ICT provide alternative and creative solutions for the
employment of PwD
PwD can benefit enormously from digital competences
core life and employability skills (see Lisbon Objectives)
Recent studies (www.accessible-project.eu,
www.aegis-project.eu)
Main barrier is the lack of specific training support or
material
ViPi project envisages fulfilling the gap by…
making available accessible and flexible training,
designed to be adopted directly by PwD,
and through centres providing special education and
vocational training. 9
www.vipi-project.eu / www.atlec-project.eu / www.ementoring.eu
10. MAIN AIMS
A “one-stop-shop” interactive portal & learning
environment (online and via Android mobile phone) that
delivers:
a multilingual platform (English, Dutch, Greek, Lithuanian)
with:
an embedded social community (for VET centres, PwD, ICT
training centres, etc.);
accessible (WCAG 2.0) online ICT for learning environment for
PwD, their trainers;
with an interactive and vast repository of interoperable
SCORM compliant learning objects
supported by Web 2.0 social services, and Web 3.0 for
semantically enriched content
Bring together key stakeholders and gatekeepers (VET,
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target groups, umbrella organizations)
www.vipi-project.eu / www.atlec-project.eu / www.ementoring.eu
11. EXPECTED RESULTS - PRODUCTS
State of the art analysis on ICT skills LOs for people
with disabilities;
Comparative analysis of findings in UK, LT, GR & CY;
A culturally adapted curriculum on ICT skills, tailored
to individual user’s needs;
Multilingual training materials in alternative formats;
Trainer handbook;
Fully accessible online ViPi platform;
Serious games for desktop and mobile usage;
Local training workshops.
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www.vipi-project.eu / www.atlec-project.eu / www.ementoring.eu
13. ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY
LEARNING
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THROUGH A UNIFIED
CURRICULUM
www.atlec-project.eu
518229-LLP-1-2011-1-UK-LEONARDO-LMP
14. GENERAL INFORMATION
Startdate: 01 January 2012
Enddate: 31 December 2013
Duration: 24 months
Target groups:
People with a disability
VET centres, ICT training centres, special and inclusive
education, employment centres, HR departments, etc.
Financial support:
75% EU Subsidy by European Commission, Lifelong
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Learning Programma, Multilateral project
www.vipi-project.eu / www.atlec-project.eu / www.ementoring.eu
15. PROJECT CONSORTIUM
Oak Field School and Sports
College (UK) – project contractor
PhoenixKM BVBA (Belgium) –
project coordinator
Αναπηρια Τωρα (Disability Now)
(Greece)
Associazione Italiana Assistenza
Spastici (A.I.A.S.) Della Provincia
Di Bologna onlus (Italy)
Greenhat Interactive Ltd (UK)
University of Athens (Greece)
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www.vipi-project.eu / www.atlec-project.eu / www.ementoring.eu
16. ATLEC AIMS AND OBJECTIVES
Promote the development of ICT based AT (Assistive
Technologies) skills among people with disabilities;
Develop digital skills relevant to the labour market
needs – New Skills for New Jobs.
Support the development of innovative ICT based
content, services & practice for lifelong learning;
Support participants in accessing training activities that
will facilitate personal development & employability
in the European labour market;
Increase participation in lifelong learning by people
of all ages, including those with learning and/or physical
needs.
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www.vipi-project.eu / www.atlec-project.eu / www.ementoring.eu
17. IS ATLEC RIGHT FOR YOU?
The project offers a solution for:
People with disabilities (learners & potential
trainers) who seek employment or who are
employed but find their career options are limited
by their lack of basic ICT AT skills;
Trainers of ICT AT at training centres, VET &
special education centres;
Human Resource (HR) managers in companies
who want to improve their knowledge of ICT AT.
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www.vipi-project.eu / www.atlec-project.eu / www.ementoring.eu
18. OUTCOMES:
To create a specific ICT AT curriculum taking
into account individual needs/different disabilities
(with pilots in UK, BE, GR and IT);
To deploy an online as well as mobile learning
platform that will enrich the learning experience;
To make the working environment more
accessible for People with Disabilities by
implementing a novel, contemporary and
benchmarked learning of ICT AT solutions;
To prepare the necessary steps for qualifying
people with disabilities as ICT AT trainers.
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www.vipi-project.eu / www.atlec-project.eu / www.ementoring.eu
19. EUROPEAN MENTORING
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NETWORK FOR DISADVANTAGED
ADULTS
www.ementoring.eu
2011-1-TR1-LEO05-27999
20. GENERAL INFORMATION
Startdate: 01 October 2011
Enddate: 30 September 2013
Duration: 24 months
Target groups:
People with a disability
VET centres, ICT training centres, special and inclusive
education, employment centres, HR departments, etc.
Financial support:
75% EU Subsidy by European Commission, Lifelong
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Learning Programma, Multilateral project
www.vipi-project.eu / www.atlec-project.eu / www.ementoring.eu
21. PROJECT CONSORTIUM
Istanbul Education Authority
Adults Training Department
(Turkey)
Zgura-M (Bulgaria)
PhoenixKM (Belgium)
Inova Consultancy (United
Kingdom)
Amitie Srl (Italy)
Istanbul Anatolia Educators
Association (Turkey)
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www.vipi-project.eu / www.atlec-project.eu / www.ementoring.eu
22. E-MENTORING AIMS AND
OBJECTIVES
To provide self-confidence and training in ICT and
create a mentoring system targeted at physically
disabled adults in order to increase their skills,
To develop and pilot supporting materials for
physically disabled adults (mentees),
To develop and pilot training materials for trainers
(mentors),
To develop widely-available training materials,
accessible free-of-charge through the internet.
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www.vipi-project.eu / www.atlec-project.eu / www.ementoring.eu
23. OUTCOMES:
Training needs analysis
Research on best practices around Europe
Training modules for social workers, mentors and
pedagogues.
Web based training and video/chat mentoring
platform
Pilot training (training of trainers)
ICT trainings (mentees)
Mentoring and coaching activities for people with
disabilities
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www.vipi-project.eu / www.atlec-project.eu / www.ementoring.eu