Strengthening capacities for the development of accessible digital content

The project “Strengthening Capacities for Developing Accessible Digital Content” lasted from June 1, 2017, to May 31, 2019, within the Erasmus+ program, and the key activity was learning mobility for individuals.

Erasmus+ is the European Union's largest program in the fields of education, training, youth, and sport for the period 2014-2020, aiming to support the efforts of participating countries in effectively utilizing European human and social capital, while affirming the principle of lifelong learning by linking support for formal, non-formal, and informal learning in the fields of education, training, youth, and sport.

• Acquiring new knowledge and skills in applying web accessibility.;
• Adaptation of existing educational and other online content and creation of new content in accordance with European accessibility standards;
• Creating new digital e-learning tools specifically for parents to use with children with disabilities;
• Review and development of existing digital tools for e-learning;
• Creating new digital e-learning tools specifically for parents to use with children with disabilities;
• Increasing the visibility, and therefore the availability, of online content and tools for adult users, persons with disabilities, and parents;
• Improvement of communication skills, teamwork skills, and coordination;
• Collecting new ideas, experiences, and information through education in an international environment and cooperation with other organizations.

1. Preparation phase – gathering necessary documentation, finding and agreeing with involved partner organizations, and other preparatory activities for mobility implementation;
2. mobility phase – participation in structured courses;
3. results dissemination and knowledge exchange phase – internally, within CARNET, and externally, towards external users.

All three project phases mentioned were carried out through four different mobility activities (two structured trainings and participation in two conferences) within this project:

1. „DigitalWorld 2019, SMART accessibility, German National Library of Science and Technology (TIB) 
2. “Interactive Technologies for the Future Classroom”, European Schoolnet
3. “Soft Skills and Emotional Intelligence for Teachers and Education Staff”,IFOM
4. „Frontend United, Utrecht 2019