THE ENTELIS NETWORK · 2017-05-10 · The ENTELIS network is an initiative of EASPD, AAATE and EVBB. for more information. BACKGROUND AND AIMS The ENTELIS network is a newly established

The ENTELIS network is an initiative of EASPD, AAATE and EVBB. www.entelis.net for more information.

THE ENTELIS NETWORK A European partnership for learning and innovation

in the field of digital inclusion

Work programme 2017

FOR MORE INFORMATION EASPD: Domenico Manente. E-mail: domenico.manente (at) easpd.eu

AAATE: Katerina Mavrou. E-mail: k.mavrou (at) euc.ac.cy

EVBB: Andreas Koth. E-mail: andreas.koth (at) evbb.eu

http://www.entelis.net/

mailto:[email protected]


BACKGROUND AND AIMS The ENTELIS network is a newly established network of organisations with different backgrounds (education, social care, technology, research, advocacy, etc.) committed to full digital inclusion of persons with disabilities and older adults. This involves the removal of barriers of all kinds and the empowerment of people, including the development of digital competencies that allow them to participate in the digital society.

The network is open to organisations having similar goals.

Network members will learn from each other, share results and work together for innovation.

Each year a call for commitments is launched by the steering board. The work committed by the members will form the annual work programme.

The ENTELIS network is an opportunity for those organisations seeking:

• To gear efforts to shared goals • To learn from others and to disseminate knowledge and project outcomes • To validate ideas and prototypes of tool, strategies and methodologies and to sharpen

exploitation strategies • To access project funding opportunities and partnerships

Active participation is the only way to turn the network into a resource for your organisation, your students, clients and other stakeholders.

Come and get involved!

THE ENTELIS NETWORK

The ENTELIS network was established on the 19th of October 2016.

The founding members are European umbrella organisations:

• The European Association of Service Providers for Persons with Disabilities (EASPD) • The Association for the Advancement of Assistive Technology in Europe (AAATE) • The European Association of Institutes for Vocational Training (EVBB)

The network has not a separate juridical entity but acts as a co-ordinated network governed and supported by a steering board with representatives of the founding European umbrella organisations.

Membership is open to other organisations.

Staff of member organisations will have free access to the events organized by the network. Member organisations will have priority opportunities to be involved in relevant projects, as well as in the writing of articles and reports and to the resources on the protected area of the website. Members will be listed on the website.



THE 2017 ACTION PALN The 2017 Action Plan builds on the key obstacles to full digital inclusion identified during the ENTELIS project and worked out in its “Manifesto for full digital inclusion”1. These can be summarised as such:

• Lack of information and competence within sectors and organisations. • Lack of strategies and tools to reduce the digital divide • Lack of critical mass of organisations able to impact on policymakers and politicians

The call for commitments 2017 therefore invited commitments in the following Action areas:

A. The exchange of good practice regarding the development of ICT-AT skills among persons with disabilities and older persons, as well as good practice in policies to remove barriers in the digital environment.

B. The development of strategies and tools to reduce the digital divide and to validate these with the involvement of the network members. The involvement of more organisations that actively collaborate in the realisation of the network’s mission.

C. The collection, elaboration and dissemination of information.

Commitments could either be SELF-PROPOSED or be CHOSEN FROM A LIST of commitments suggested by the network’s program committee.

At 31.12.2016 commitments of 21 organisations have been received, with 3 still to formalise but committed. ANNEX 1 holds the full list of committing organisations. ANNEX 2 maps commitments against the suggested work programme ANNEX 3 maps the commitments against the Roadmap for digital inclusion as described in the Whitepaper produced by the ENTELIS consortium. ANNEX 4 contains a template that have to be used in case a network member wants to launch an invitation for collaborative work. ANNEX 5 contains the rules for joining the network in between the annual call for commitments.

1 http://www.entelis.net/en/manifesto


http://www.entelis.net/en/manifesto


ANNEX 1 – ENTELIS List of committing organisations 2017

AAATE – Association for the advancement of Assistive Technology in Europe (A)

Peter Cudd

AIAS Bologna onlus Evert-Jan Hoogerwerf

Atempo (A) Karl Back

Beit Issie Shapiro (ISR) Noa Nitzan

Centro de Reabilitacão Profissional de Gaia (CRPG) (POR)

Jerónimo de Sousa

Centro per l’Autonomia Ausilioteca Campana onlus (CAAC), Naples (I)

Silvio Pagliara

Disability Federation of Ireland, Dublin (IRL) Pierce Richardson

EASPD – European Association of Service Providers for Persons with Disabilities (B)

Luk Zelderloo & Domenico Manente

European University Cyprus (CY) Katerina Mavrou

EVBB – European Association of Vocational Training centres (D)

Andreas Koth

G3ICT (USA) Axel Leblois

GLIC - Italian network of Centres for Assistive Technology and ICT (I)

Alfredo Rossi & Massimo Guerreschi

Hilfsgemeinschaft der Blinden und Sehschwachen Österreichs (A)

Klaus Höckner

Hft (UK) Sarah Weston

Institute for Matching Person & Technology (IMPT) (USA)

Marcia J. Scherer



Internazionaler Bund (D) Andreas Koth

Lebenshilfe Salzburg (A) Karin Astegger

LIFEtool (A) David Hofer

Margarita Vocational Training Centre (GR) Takis Siabanis

National Alliance for Social Responsibility (NASO) (BUL)

Georgi Georgiev

Open the Windows (FYROM) Margarita Gulevska

Raising the floor (CH) Carla Zaldua

Saint John of God Community Services (IRL) Brendan McCormack

Satakunta University (FIN) Anne Kärki


ANNEX 2 - ENTELIS Network LIST OF COMMITMENTS 2017


ACTION AREA

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ENTELIS will support the exchange of good practice regarding the development of ICT-AT skills among persons with disabilities and older persons, as well as good practice in policies to remove barriers in the digital environment.

Description of two experiences or resources using the template available on the website. These could be own materials (project results, assessment reports, products, conference presentations, slides shows, papers, etc.) or materials developed by others.

A.1. CAAC, GLIC, Hilfsgemeinschaft, IMPT, LIFEtool, Raising the Floor, Saint John of God

Writing or video registration of two blog entries for the website blog.

A.2. AIAS, Beit Issie Shapiro, CAAC, DFI, G3ICT, GLIC, IMPT, Lebenshilfe Salzburg, Open the Windows, Raising the Floor, Saint John of God

The writing of at least two one page articles for the ENTELIS newsletter.

A.3. AIAS, atempo, DFI, GLIC, Margarita, NASO, Open the Windows, Raising the Floor, Saint John of God

A self-proposed activity approved by the steering board. (To be detailed in Section 2).

A.4. CRPG (Assessment of ICT use of clients of rehabilitation centres and impact on service design and unmet digital literacy needs) Hft (Collaboration with ALTAS (assistive living training and skills) project)

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ENTELIS aims to contribute to the development of strategies and tools to reduce the digital divide and to validate these with the involvement of the members. It further aims at strengthening the network by involving more organisations that actively collaborate in the realisation of its mission.

Identify and support at least one school to involve in the validation of the self-assessment framework for schools and to share the results with the network members.

B.1. AIAS, CAAC, EUC (10 schools), Open the Windows, EVBB

Identify and support at least one social care service provider in the compilation and discussion of the self-assessment questionnaire and to report the results back to the network members.

B.2. IMPT, Lebenshilfe Salzburg, Open the Windows

Contribute to an update of the literature review with publications of 2014-2016.

B.3. IMPT

Contribute to a critical review of the State of the Art report with updated findings.

B.4. IMPT

Preparation of a European project application related to the digital divide with an open call for participation among the network members.

B.5. AIAS, DFI, Margarita, IB

Organisation of a relevant (remote) course in English under the ENTELIS banner with free access for ENTELIS network members (f.i. making documents accessible).

B.6. G3ICT, GLIC, Hft, IMPT

Organisation under the ENTELIS banner of a special B.7. AIAS, DFI, EVBB


http://www.entelis.net/en/node/326



ANNEX 2 - ENTELIS Network LIST OF COMMITMENTS 2017


thematic session during a major relevant conference and the production of a report of the presentations and the discussions. Identify at least two other organisations that become member of ENTELIS committing activities in 2017.

B.8. EVBB, AAATE, EASPD

A donation of Euro 1.000 to support the work of the secretariat.

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B.10. EASPD-AIAS-Hft (Assessing barriers for the uptake of PCT)

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ENTELIS aims to disseminate good practice and its own results by an active communication strategy targeting organisations and individuals inside and outside the network.

Organisation of one international seminar during 2017. The seminar should be free of charge for ENTELIS network members , carry the ENTELIS logo and be promoted via the ENTELIS website.

C.1. EVBB 2017 (Malta EASPD 2018 (Barcelona) AAATE 2019 (T.b.d.)

Management of the ENTELIS newsletter (4 issues a year): collecting news items, layout in existing template, preparation accessible pdf version. (Mailing to be done by secretariat EASPD).

C.2. EASPD

Taking on the role of website editor and animator. C.3. AIAS

Taking over responsibility of the website technical management and maintenance (at least for 2 years).

C.4. AAATE


C.5. Twitter account managed by AIAS: @ENTELIS Net

Analysing these commitments the following activities can be expected from the ENTELIS network in 2017:

• The regular update of the ENTELIS website with at least 14 descriptions of experiences and 22 blog entries. • Four (4) newsletters with at least 18 articles. • Two (2) surveys that will be implemented with the support of the network members. • Four organisations working on the validation and implementation of the self-assessment framework for schools. • Three organisations working on the validation and implementation of the questionnaire for service providers. • Four (4) webinars. • Two special sessions during conferences and a workshop. • The dissemination of at least 6 European project outcomes. • One seminar in Malta

The secretariat function will be covered by EVBB in the person of Andreas Koth: [email protected]


mailto:[email protected]

ANNEX 3 - ENTELIS Network LIST OF COMMITMENTS 2017 mapped against the Roadmap


Education

Phase Objectives ENTELIS Work programme 2017

Assessment Assessment of the whole educational environment and identification of areas of improvement.

Goal setting.

The European University of Cyprus will collaborate with 10 schools in Cyprus with the aim to assess the whole school environment using the Self-Assessment framework “Digital skills development and ICT in inclusive education” developed by the ENTELIS network. For each school at least one action will be supported by the University. The lessons learned and results will be shared with the network and recommendations for the improvement of the self-assessment framework will be formulated.

Open the Windows will pilot the self assessment framework with at least one school in the Skopje area.

CAAC and AIAS will implement the ENTELIS self-assessment tools in their school network.

Development Development and delivery of training for staff and management as well as end users.

Atempo will report about the outcomes of two European projects „IncluEdu“ and „Lets try ICT“

CAAC will work and report on teachers’ education and training to use technology and to build more inclusive environment for all in schools.Hilfsgemeinschaft will share for free materials regarding a curriculum and certification programme for teachers working with the blind (IT4Blind). Also the SmartRoboBraille course to customise learning materials making them accessible with open source resources will be disseminated freely to the network. Interested organisations will be invited to collaborate.

Development of a truly person centred approach enhancing skills, participation and independence.

Implementation and management of change where needed, including communication and

IB (EVBB) will propose a project together with some Entelis partners to promote Inclusive Education in Schools based on the self-assessment framework.




attitude change.

Consolidation Ongoing monitoring and regular assessment of individual and sector outcomes (e.g. competences, transitions).

Social sector


Assessment Assessment with clients of ICT opportunities.

CRPG will ask the collaboration of the network to implement a survey on the ICT use of clients of rehabilitation centres and the consequences for service design and the meeting of unmet digital literacy needs.

Assessment whole service environment. Goal setting.

Starting from the questionnaire for service providers produced by the ENTELIS network, EASPD, HFT and AIAS will launch a survey to identify barriers for the wider uptake of Person Centred Technology by service providers. The following steps are envisaged: Adaptation of the questionnaire, investigation among a sample of EASPD members into the barriers, data analysis, social validation of the results, publication of the results. An open call will be launched for organisations wishing to collaborate.

Open the Windows will pilot the questionnaire for service providers produced by the ENTELIS network with at least 1 service provider.

Development Development and delivery of training for staff and management as well as end users.

Hft is a partner in an Erasmus+ funded project, ALTAS, which aims to develop Europe-wide training in assistive living technology aimed at those that support individuals with




disabilities or long-term conditions. The curriculum will be shared and Hft will organise a remote workshop on the project outcomes.

Development of a truly person centred approach enhancing skills, participation and independence.

Implementation and management of change where needed, including communication and attitude change.

Development of models of specialised service delivery to end users in the field of ICT and ICT-AT

GLIC is the Italian network of Centres for Assistive Technology and ICT . It mainly works on the area of AT to promote Activity and Participation of people with disabilities (UN Convention). The GLIC proposes AT Centres as a factor of public spending optimization, favouring social inclusion and quality of life. Diffusion of Best Practices. In 2015 GLIC published its first Position Paper on an AT & ICT Centre Model. In 2017 GLIC will sharing within the ENTELIS network the Position Paper to strengthen the awareness on what ICT and AT can do to build up a full inclusive environment. It will submit applications for international projects and conferences papers on AT and Inclusion. The Position Paper will be translated in English in order to share it and start a debate within the ENTELIS network through specific workshops, papers and reports. It will be submitted as a paper to the AAATE 2017 Conference. Writing blog entries. Expected results: To share a model of AT and ICT Centres. To spread best practises. To endorse these Centres as a factor of public spending optimization, favouring social inclusion and quality of life.

Consolidation Ongoing monitoring of results in terms of quality of life, cost-benefits and service efficiency.

Technology


Assessment Assessment of barriers and reporting of




inaccessibility where it occurs at all levels and in all places (including media).

Development Promotion of universal and user centred design and of accessible mainstream, products and services.

Starting from the projects Prosperity4All and SOCIALCARE, LIFEtool will share its good practice in the involvement of end users is user centred design processes.

Promotion of the development, testing and diffusion of innovative technological solutions.

Raising the Floor will share the results of the Prosperity4All project with the ENTELIS network members.

Promotion of interoperability standards.

Consolidation Supporting the market uptake of innovative inclusive digital solutions for activity and participation of all.

Policy


Assessment Assessment of gaps and barriers in legal and policy frameworks.

Collection of good practice and data.

Reporting.

EVBB in cooperation with EASPD will initiate at least one meeting in 2017 with European Authorities to discuss achievements (best practice), barriers and needs in order to further implement the European Disability Act

Development Development of policies, sector level strategies, implementation plans, monitoring tools

EVBB will support the development of the Entelis Network towards becoming an Expert and a joint voice for the people in need effected by exclusion, because of the existing digital divide by monitoring the advancements in closing the gap and reporting back to the




relevant European Authorities.

Consolidation Ongoing alignment of policies with changing global social, technological and educational scenario’s.


ANNEX 4 - ENTELIS Template Call for collaborative work


Open/closed2 invitation to collaborative work under ENTELIS

TITLE OF THE CALL

Proposing organisation(s):

Background of the invitation to collaborate:

Specific objectives:

Areas of reference in the Roadmap (ANNEX 3):

Activities:

Expected results:

Way the network members can contribute:

Timing:

Expected workload for the committing organisations:

Expected benefits for the collaborating organisations:

How can interested organisations reply to this invitation?

Work programme

Milestone Who Deadline

Etc.

Contact details for those interested: xxxx

2 Please specify whether the invitation is Open (Open to all organisations) or Closed (Open only to ENTELIS network members). Open invitations will be published on the website and twittered into the world.


ANNEX 5 - ENTELIS Rules for joining the network


Rules for joining the ENTELIS network It is possible to join the ENTELIS network by:

1. Submitting a commitment responding to one of the annual calls for commitments published on the website.

In this case the commitment will be included automatically in the work programme, unless the steering board identifies major problems or conflicts of interest.

2. Submitting a commitment to the steering board for approval and inclusion in an updated version of the work programme.

In this case the commitment will be assessed by the steering board who might suggest the applicant organisation to collaborate with or to coordinate efforts with other network members working for the same goals.

3. Responding to an Open invitation to collaborative work under ENTELIS. In this case the applicant organisation should agree participation with the inviting network member and prepare the application for joining the network to be submitted to the steering board.

Participation in the network for members of EASPD, EVBB or AAATE is free of charge. Non-members of either one of these umbrella organisations pay an annual fee of 200 Euro.


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THE ENTELIS NETWORK · 2017-05-10 · The ENTELIS network is an initiative of EASPD, AAATE and EVBB. for more information. BACKGROUND AND AIMS The ENTELIS network is a newly established