Workshop "Innovative methods for education of people with disabilities- A holistic view on inclusive lifelong learning" As presented at ISSCCW-2015, The Interdisciplinary Symposium “Social Competences, Creativity And Wellbeing”, 3-4 June 2015 This presentation has been made possible through the work conducted in the SGSCC project. The SGSCC (Serious Games for Social & Creativity Competencies – 531134-LLP-1-2012-1-BG-KA3-KA3MP) project has been partially funded under the Lifelong Learning program. This document reflects the views only of the author(s), and the Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained therein.

1. Innovative methods for education
of people with disabilities
A holistic view on inclusive lifelong learning
KarelVan Isacker (PhoenixKM)
Andrean Lazarov (Interprojects)

2. Main areas for EU action towards
inclusion
 Accessibility of goods and services
 Participation as equal citizens in
Europe and quality community-
based services
 Equality and combating
discrimination
 Employment in the open labour
market
 Inclusive education and training
 Social protection to combat
poverty and social exclusion
 Equal access to health services and
related facilities
 External action including EU
enlargement, neighbourhood and
international development
programmes
Mix of tools to achieve the
objectives
 Legislation:e.g. explore the
possibility of a “European
Accessibility Act”
 Mainstreaming:ensure that all
relevant EU initiatives promote
equal opportunities for people
with disabilities
 Cooperation between Member
States and civil society
 Funding
 Awareness-raising
 Data collection and monitoring
More info on ANED
(http://www.disability-europe.net/)

3. European Disability Strategy 2010 -
2020
 Empower people with disabilities to enjoy
their full rights
 Create a barrier-free Europe for all
 Comply with the international
commitments taken by concluding the
UN Convention on the Rights of
Persons with Disabilities

4. Building further on this…
 Disparities in Europe require cooperation
◦ Share good/best practices, experiences,
knowledge, skills
 Important
 Across borders, continents
◦ Developing projects
 With all relevant stakeholders involved

5. Our approach
 Ear for needs people with disabilities
 Cooperation across borders with NSWE countries in
Europe
◦ Also first steps in preparing cooperation with Latin
America (e.g. Erasmus+ programme)
 Partners
◦ Education (academic,VET), end-users, technology
providers from partner countries
 Set up
◦ User requirements collection, developing training material
and tools, evaluate through pilots, disseminate/market it
 Our social goals:
◦ Inclusion and improved quality of life
◦ Free training courses (OER) and supporting tools in
various domains
◦ Beneficiaries: people with disabilities

6. Projects contribute to this
Employment
ICT (AT)
competences
Social competences
Efficient Caregiver
support
Empowerment

7. Overview
Projects GOAL.NET ViPi SGSCC ATLEC MCARE
Skills basic
vocational
skills such as
travel training,
communicatio
n support,
work
experience,
etc.
Basic ICT
skills on 3
different levels
Social
competence
and creativity
skills
Basic ICT
based
Assistive
Technology
knowledge
Personal
Caregiving
Desktop x x x x x
Mobile x x x x x
Training
manual and
handbook
x x x x
Cost? FREE FREE FREE FREE FREE
In BG? x x (x ==> ) x

8. TrainingTools
& MaterialGames
(online,
desktop,
mobile)
Mentoring
Training
courses
(online,
offline,
mobile)
Peer
support
Free
OERs

9. Ecosystem based on person led process of personal
development in case of disability
Education
Vocational
training
Employment
Life long learning +
career
Schools
Vocational
training
centres
Carers
Policy makers
Employers +
self
employment
AT/ICT/... training / Support needed

10. Exploitation of Free Educational
Resources
Stakeholders and gatekeepers
Education Disability
Employment Skills
Inclusion
THEIR
OBJECTIVES &
NEEDS
Strategies to facilitate uptake of
project outputs:
Appropriate communication
with target groups
Aim at usability in different
contexts (education,
employment, etc.)
Flexibility and adaptability (cc)

11. Forthcoming event with focus on
disability
 22-23 October 2015: ITAG 2015
◦ Interactive Technologies and Games
Conference
◦ Aim of the conference is to bring together
academics and practitioners working with
interactive technologies to explore and
innovate within the areas of Education, Health
and Disability
◦ Presentation of games

12. Project details
 ICT/AT training
◦ www.vipi-project.eu
◦ www.atlec-project.eu
 Social competences
◦ www.games4competence.eu
 Employment
◦ www.dice-project.eu
◦ www.tourism4all.eu
 Personal care giver
◦ www.mcare-project.eu

13. Contact details
PhoenixKM & Interprojects project
team
oinfo@phoenixkm.eu
ointerprojectsbg@gmail.com
owww.phoenixkm.eu
ohttp://interprojects.bg/