Fundación Vodafone with

http://aspacenet.orgZero Project Conference, Vienna, 28th February, 2014

Vodafone “Mobile for Good”

In Spain

What is #aspacenet?

• Project of Confederación ASPACE (Spain) with the support of Vodafone Spain Foundation

• Started in 2011• Improve quality of life of people with cerebral

palsy through the use of technology

Confederación ASPACE

• Main cerebral palsy organization in Spain

• Founded in 1984• +70 entities all around the country

• 18 000 people with cerebral palsy represented

• 6 000 professionals + volunteers

Cerebral Palsy

• Neuromotor disorder • Non-progressive lesion in the brain• Early childhood• High order functions usually

impaired – Memory, reasoning,

perception, language, etc.

Cerebral Palsy + ICTs

• Allow to perform some activities that would otherwise not be possible (or very difficult).– Communication (face to face or remotely)– Learning (access to textbooks, writing, etc.)– Environmental control (lights, doors, etc.)– Leisure– Labour market integration– …

#aspacenetKey Elements

ICTs Working Committee

• Lead the #aspacenet project• Board of 5 ICTs and assistive technology

experts from different ASPACE entities• The Working Committee and Vodafone Spain

Foundation work side by side

Situation assessment

• Assistive technology survey 2009-10

Does you organization have enough assistive technology products

available?

Yes (7%)

No (93%)

Does your organization think that is important to increase information and

training?

Yes (97%)

No (3%)

Leader Network

• Representative in each organization as a facilitator of technology– Among the existing staff

• Not necessarily a former ICT expert – Motivated to use and to

promote technology

• Interlocutor with ASPACE• Website to share information

Assistive Technology Contest

• Programme to improve training and equipment in ASPACE entities

• Each entity submits a project– Training sessions and workshop

• Best projects obtain funding– Focus on social participation, not on technology

• Replication Guide once finished

• App to provide alternative access to Android platform– Switches, joysticks, trackballs, …

• Simplified functions– E.g. send/receive WhatsApp

• Free and open source• 28th March, pilot programme in

18 ASPACE entities

aMiAlcance project

I Edition #ASPACEnet Developers Awards

• Enrich aMiAlcance project• First edition in 2013• 30 000€ prize in the 3 categories • Winners will be announced in 28th March

Figures

• 2 ½ years since #aspacenet started

• 53 technology leaders

• 21 local projects started

• +1 600 people participated in the project

• 539 direct beneficiaries with cerebral palsy

• +350 000€ invested

Looking forward

• Funding more projects in entities– Focus on scalability and replication

• Involving more people (even with other disabilities)

• Social-technical validation of aMiAlcance project• Enriching the aMiAlcance app ecosystem

Fundación Vodafone with

http://aspacenet.org