Access To EducatioN for All Erasmus Project

Project Title

Access To EducatioN for All

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 2019

Project Topics

This project is related with these Project Topics: Inclusion – equity; Disabilities – special needs

Project Summary

By signing the commitment to take into account existing projects, good practices, new trends and possible scenarios that are emerging, the project responds to the request for a change in education and focuses its mission on improving the ecosystem of VET as a tool for social and cultural change.
The project responds to two priorities that are closely intertwined: the professional development of teachers, trainers and tutors in the field of vocational training and social inclusion, in a perspective that considers the professionalism and growth of awareness of the staff teacher indispensable condition for an inclusive educational system for all.

The general reference context of the project is the one outlined by the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and the one established by the European Accessibility Act. From a more specific point of view, the project context refers to the principles promoted by the Agency for Inclusive Education Systems and to the specific activities carried out by the Agency in this area.

Enhancing, in particular, the results of two initiatives carried out by the Agency (“Education and vocational training: policies and practices in the field of education for special needs” and “ICT4IAL” – Guidelines for accessible information) the project is to identify and implement – starting from the reference context that characterises each single partner organisation – strategies and concrete methods for the application of the principles of accessible information and training.
The project has the primary purpose of compiling, evaluating and putting into practice, in a process of co-construction of content that will involve both the main target group and the final beneficiaries, a Declaration of intent on accessibility, as a reference document for the promotion and application of accessibility policies in the educational context and, above all, in the production of information and educational materials.

The concept of the project stems from the particular attention of the leader in relation to the issues related to accessibility of communication, from a collective reflection on these issues and from an internal self-evaluation research conducted by each individual partner. Through the self-assessment process, we have analysed the following elements characterising the information and training profile – regarding the digital materials available online – of the partner organisations:
1. standard of accessibility of the website of each organisation (the websites have been evaluated using the WAVE Web Accessibility evaluation tool);
2. standard of accessibility of a sample of documents issued on the website by each partner (pdf, word, PowerPoint, video, etc.)
The collected data provided an updated profile on the accessibility level of the online educational materials of each organisation and, even if not exhaustive, show that most of the tools presented are not accessible or only partially accessible. Furthermore, the self-assessment has shown that none of the partner organisations has an official Accessibility Statement or a Declaration of Commitment. In line with priorities and objectives, the project affirms a “user-involved” and “user-centred” approach and includes the direct involvement of people belonging to the priority target group, and of people with disabilities and special educational needs, in their role of end users.
the entire staff of each organisation will be asked to respond to a questionnaire for the precise definition of the status quo on the subject within the individual organisations. Some, among these people, selected on the basis of criteria such as: competence, interest, previous experiences, etc. they will participate in a series of transversal meetings aimed at co-designing and implementing the final document. These meetings will also include a representation of people with disabilities and special educational needs
In summary, the applied methodology consists of the following phases:
design and implementation of an internal questionnaire,
analysis of collected data and implementation of a final report
planning and implementation of a series of co-planning meetings
processing of the final document
evaluation of the document
creation of a specific medium-term follow-up document
promotion of the document within each organisation
presentation of the document to political decision-makers with a local and regional profile.
After the closure of the project, after about six months the partners will measure the results achieved: the data collected will be analysed collectively to verify their strengths and weaknesses in a perspective of strengthening and widening the activities.

Project Website

https://www.bluebook.it/atena/

EU Grant (Eur)

Funding of the project from EU: 42675 Eur

Project Coordinator

Bluebook s.r.l. & Country: IT

Project Partners

• Panevezio darbo rinkos mokymo centras
• ISTITUTO DI ISTRUZIONE SUPERIORE “PAOLO BOSELLI”
• ASSOCIACAO UNIVERSIDADE EMPRESA PARA DESENVOLVIMENTO TECMINHO
• Strokovni izobrazevalni center Ljubljana