Paths to Inclusion Erasmus Project

Project Title

Paths to Inclusion

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 : Partnerships for Creativity

Project Call Year

This project’s Call Year is 2020

Project Topics

This project is related with these Project Topics: Access for disadvantaged; ICT – new technologies – digital competences; Disabilities – special needs

Project Summary

Paths to Inclusion is an innovative strategic partnership project which aim to create products for the promotion of participation of young people with special needs and to foster
preparation of youth workers, educators, teachers and social workers to booster involvement of such target groups. This project want to be a resourse also for these youth workers,
educators, teachers and social workers who belong to special needs group themselves and face difficulties in finding accessible educational training material.
A network of 5 organization, coming from Italy, Belgium, Spain, Slovenia and Turkey will work for 2 years in the development of 4 intellectual outputs:
-EU experiential activity map: a research and analysis of existing accessible activities and services among the EU territory
-AccessAbility toolkit: an accessible manual with containing methods to organize activities and events (live and digital) accessible for all
-EU accessibility platform: an open educational resource that contains results of the project (map, toolkit, online course), downloadable material and literature, tips and suggestions,
contacts of experts
-Path to Inclusion online Course: a massive online course on accessibility. To do’s and don’ts with disabilities (visual, hearing, mobility and learning), the use of technology for
inclusion, formal, informal and non-formal education elements, outdoor and experiential learning methods.
The partnership will organize 5 transnational meetings and study visit on good practices and a join training activity with the participation of 20 youth workers, educators, teachers and
social workers willing to work with mixed ability group.
A group of 10 young people with special needs per participating Country (total 50) will be involved in focus group and validation of outputs.
2 multiplayer events per participating Country will be organized (total 10), one to promote the use of the AccessAbility toolkit (IO2) with the participation of 50 youth workers and the
Path to Inclusion conference which aim to present the 4 IO to a wide audience composed by professionals and stakeholders. 2 of these events, in Italy and in Belgium, will be
organized at international level.
The platform and its content will stay online after the end of the project and will serve as a reference to all young people and youth workers among EU.

EU Grant (Eur)

Funding of the project from EU: 197543 Eur

Project Coordinator

Esplora & Country: IT

Project Partners

• DOSTOPNOST D.O.O.
• DIGITALT
• TURKIYE GENCLIK BIRLIGI DERNEGI
• The Knot vzw