DIGIVETT4VIP – MISSING TILE Il Tassello Mancante - Il Tutor Digitale per Non Vedenti e Ipovedenti (EU PROGRAMME ERASMUS+ VET KA210)
The DIGIVETT4VIP – MISSING TILE project promotes social inclusion, aiming to improve the stability in the labor market of people with visual disabilities and their active participation in social life. This objective is pursued by acting mainly on operators working in organizations for the blind and visually impaired with specific support and/or orientation tasks. In particular, thanks to a Procedure developed ad hoc, they will be able to help users with visual disabilities to overcome the difficulties associated with the daily use of the latest assistive technologies (software, programs, devices, etc.). The project therefore aimed to improve the quality of work and the management of daily menage - which passes through the use of assistive devices - of the blind and visually impaired, expanding and enriching the digital skills of the operators so that they are constantly in line with the needs of their users.
To this end, the following activities were carried out during the project: a mapping of the most used assistive ICT tools for accessibility by people with visual disabilities; a highlighting of the most recurring technical problems encountered by these users when using their devices (fixed and mobile); the codification of specific technical indications that operators can apply to solve technical problems related to the use of assistive technologies. The heart of the project therefore saw the creation of the Procedure containing these technical indications as well as a general reference framework to better understand the characteristics of working with blind people and their specific needs. The indications contained in the Procedure will also serve to fill a gap in competence between the operators working for organizations for the blind, who will be able to provide adequate professional support - the so-called "missing piece" which gives its name to the project - which can help blind people to overcome problems related to the daily use of their accessibility devices.
The Procedure for technical assistance in the use of accessibility programs and devices can be consulted in the following formats: visually impaired user; sighted user.
PARTNERSHIP
Leader
Union of Blind Consiglio Regionale Toscana (IT)
European Partners
Centro Machiavelli Srl - Training Agency & EU Projects Dept. (Firenze, ITA)
Polski Zwiazek Niewidomych - PZN, Warszawa (PL)
DURATION 24 MONTHS
Start date: 01-03-2022
Closing date: 01-03-2024
KA210-VET - Small-scale partnerships in vocational education and training
Code: 2021-2-IT01-KA210-VET-000050949
