Veronica Martorell

Supported Employment and
ICT: Apps on Tablet ( EcaTic)
Verónica Martorell
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• EcaTIC is an accessible app for
tablets (iPad), conceived as a tool
for Supported Employment (SE)
• Created following Universal Design
principles
• Providing guidance to users on
how to perform the tasks they are
assigned
What is EcaTIC?

• Promoted & funded by: Fundacion ONCE
• Developed by: ILUNION
• Supported by:
 Disabled People’s Organisations (DPOs)
 Companies

Organisations involved

• Increasing demand of tools facilitating the
access to employment for groups at risk of
exclusion
• The Supported Employment (SE) model
facilitates the integration of specific groups
• Synergies between SE and Technology:
achieving a better learning process & a
more efficient supervision
• Availability of results from other research
projects in this area
Background

Achieving a better and more efficient
inclusion in the labour market for
certain disabled people groups, applying
the Supported Employment model, and
using accessible technology (tablets and
apps designed for these devices)
EcaTIC Mission

• Allowing universal accessibility through
personalisation
• Developing a solution capable to respond
to different user needs, specially for
disabled users included in the scope of
legislation about SE
• Improving user experience (UX) through
technology (apps for tablets)
EcaTIC Objectives
Supported Employment using ICT

This project is aimed at the following users (included in the Spanish
legislation Royal Decree 870/2007):
• People with cerebral palsy, people with mental
disabilities, people with intellectual disabilities
or people with hearing impairments having an
official disability certificate stating a degree
equal to or greater than 33%.
• People with physical or sensory disabilities
having an official disability certificate stating a
degree equal to or greater than 65%.
Target users
EcaTIC: A Tablet App for Supported Employment

Advantages of using tablets

DPOs collaborating

Project plan

• An appealing ICT device for supporting users.
• It brings together tasks, resources and ICT advantages needed by users.
• Real-time communication (sending materials, assigning tasks and
sending feedback).
• Improved communication among users & coaches.
• Using state-of-the-art technology could mitigate the social stigma and
at the same time increase uses’ motivation and autonomy
Advantages

• A collaborative web tool
(tasks platform) intended for
coaches and support people
in order to set work plans
• A tablet app intended for
users, as a tool for guidance
and monitoring the
development of tasks.
EcaTIC solution: an app & a web tool

• Tasks for Today
• Calendar
• Contacts
• Support Resources
• Map
• Alerts
• Do you need help?
Menu for users (App)

It shows the list of daily tasks
scheduled for the user (employee)
and their timing
Tasks for Today (I)

Tasks are displayed with illustrative
images
Tasks for Today (II)

The app provides a step-by-step guidance on how to perform the task with
easy instructions
Tasks for Today (III)

Each step is described with text,
video and images
Tasks for Today (IV)

The coach could add as many details as
needed, until the tasks is considered to
be completed
Tasks for Today (V)

It shows the scheduled tasks
(weekly and monthly views)
Calendar

It shows selected contacts (uploaded
for a given employee) as a directory
with pictures
Contacts

It contains all materials the user
(employee) may need for performing
tasks: text files, spreadsheets,
presentations, PDF documents, links
to websites, etc.
Support Resources

It shows frequent routes:
• Going to work
• Going to a postal office
• Going back home
Map

It displays reminders for the
employee; for instance, a medical
appointment
Alerts

It allows to receive support using:
• Video calls (FaceTime)
• E-mails to coaches and other support
people.
Do you need help?

• Creating users and managing settings for
each profile
• Creating tasks and step by step
explanations
• Assigning tasks to employees, setting
timing & frequency
• Monitoring tasks (accomplished and
pending to be completed)
• Scheduling alerts (reminders)
• Uploading resources (text files,
spreadsheets, presentations, PDF
documents, links to websites, images, etc.)
• Video calls & e-mail
Menu for coaches & support people (web tool)

App for iPad (accessible): conceived to be used by
users (employees) at work as well as for the coach
to interact with users and monitor their
performance.
Web tool (accessible) available from any computer:
intended to be used by coaches (creating tasks,
uploading resources, managing user accounts, etc.)
and other support staff.
It could also be accessed through any Apple,
Android or Windows device (smartphone, tablet,
etc.), as it is available on the Internet.
Where to find EcaTIC

Which organisations are using EcaTIC?

• Visit www.ecatic.org where you can find
further information:
 Videos:
 Tutorials on how to use the app
 Organisations already using
EcaTIC, talking about their
experiences
 Registration form to start using
EcaTic
• Follow us: Twitter, LinkedIn, YouTube
• Send us an e-mail: info@ecatic.org
Find out more about EcaTIC

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