We All Make Digital Information Accessible Erasmus Project

Project Title

We All Make Digital Information Accessible

Project Key Action

This project related with these key action: Cooperation for innovation and the exchange of good practices

Project Action Type

This project related with this action type : Strategic Partnerships for vocational education and training

Project Call Year

This project’s Call Year is 2017

Project Topics

This project is related with these Project Topics: Inclusion – equity; ICT – new technologies – digital competences; New innovative curricula/educational methods/development of training courses

Project Summary

NEEDS
Recent approval in October 2016 of the new digital accessibility directive represent an opportunity for people with special needs, not only in term of disability, which represents an important percentage of European population. Beyond the implication of specialized ICT technicians in web design and mobile apps, any ICT can be conscious of thier contribution to generate and manage accessible digital information only needing to be aware of this fact and to be trained in complementary skills to the basic digital ones. No web design could be valid if the document or media files ar enot adapted to special (permanent or temporary) needs of users. It will be necessary that any non ICT professional can efficiently contribute and at the same time it will be an additional asset ti the popular implementation of the EU directive in the different countries of Europe and to progress towards a more inclusive digital society.

TARGET GROUPS
– VET non-ICT teachers, managers and students
– Publics employees
– Managers and employees of SME

GENERAL OBJECTIVE
Boosting accessibility of digital society from the field of the ICT users and as a way for promoting inclusion in digital society and to faciliate the implementation of the EU directive on accesibility.

SPECIFIC OBJECTIVE
Awareness on the possibility of contributing to accesibility of digital information for any ICT user and training them to effectively practice in daily life.

EXPECTED RESULTS
– Development, validation and adoption of innovative practice for awareness and training in digital information accessibility to effectively contribute to digital inclusion and a practical and popular implementation of digital accessibility for ICT users.
– Training of 112 people of target groups (16 in short-term training and 96 in local pilot courses) with knowledge and skills on digitall accesibility for ICT users in any sector or discipline of VET
– Strengthen lcooperation, sinergy and networking between partners and stakeholders and target groups in digital accessibility and training of ICT users.

OUTPUTS
O1. Study on digital accessibility and VET in each country
O2. Design of curriculum and awareness strategy in digital accesibility
O3. Resources for awareness and training in digital accessibility

SHORT-TERM JOINT STAFF TRAINING EVENT
Venue: Alcalá de Henares
Duration: 3 Days + travel days
Participants: 16 staff from all participating organizations.

MULTIPLIER EVENTS
Local multiplier events in all partnership countries to promote awareness on digital accessibility and project results to reach a wider audience of 200 participants from non-ICT VET teachers and students, public employees and authorities, stakeholders in training of ICT users, manager and employees from SME, etc.

EU Grant (Eur)

Funding of the project from EU: 211343 Eur

Project Coordinator

UNIVERSIDAD DE ALCALA & Country: ES

Project Partners

• DMCmetrix
• SMEBOX AB
• SZÁMALK-Szalézi Szakgimnázium
• COMUNIDAD DE MADRID
• Grupo Caip Doc-it, S.L.
• iTStudy Hungary Számítástechnikai Oktató- és Kutatóközpont Kft.
• PRISM – PROMOZIONE INTERNAZIONALE SICILIA – MONDO