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Projects of Faculty of organization and informatics

Web Accessibility and other Initiatives for Persons with Disabilities in EU in Pandemic and other Crisis Times

Status Finished
Acronym WAI4PwD
Summary The project focuses on communities response to rights of persons with disabilities in times of crisis. In the times of forced social distancing, when the whole world is facing challenges such as COVID19 and is turning to ICT tools and contents as a means of dealing with everyday life, PwDs are burdened by the inability to move freely, to fulfill their basic needs and finally to access learning platforms, mobile applications or public content given that only 5% of public websites in EU is fully or partially accessible. When access to all basic services is limited, relying on others but also on online content becomes a precondition of living and if not supported properly by community action, PwDs are left deprived, marginalized to society.The project is organized around two main pillars: first, how a community can take volunteering and solidarity action to cater for PwDs in times of crisis and second, web accessibility initiatives and standards to make digital content more accessible to PwDs. The project is organized as 6 events in SR; HR; BL; CZ; BA that focus on building citizens' understanding on how to manage volunteering actions in times of crisis and importance of digital content accessibility for PwDs in almost all aspects of life (learning, public content, entertainment, professional development and employment, etc.). This will be achieved by organizing workshops, presentations, conferences & site visits, creating new ties & demonstrating good practice. The role EU integration & values play in creating a sense of belonging to the community will also be examined by sharing views and discussions. To sustain results, the partners will develop joint documents and courses that raise citizen capacities to manage local actions. They will also conclude a long-term partnership agreement. Via activities, citizens will gain the knowledge & skills to plan and manage actions in line with democratic principles, enhance understanding of EU and develop transnational links.
Line of financing

Europe for Citizens Programme

Duration 01.03.2021. - 28.02.2023.
Budget amount 136.080,00 EUR
Lead Centar za odgoj i obrazovanje Tomislav Špoljar
Partners
  • Regional development Agency Srem
  • Fakultet organizacije i informatike, Sveučilište u Zagrebu
  • CHANCE Association for People with Intellectual Disabilities Razlog
  • Mestska cast Praha 9 Prague 9
  • TMP Drustvo za zaposljavanje slijepih i slabovidnih lica d.o.o Sarajevo
  • RED CROSS SREMSKA MITROVICA, Sremska Mitrovica
  • Brcko District of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brčko
  • CENTAR ZA EKONOMSKO UNAPREDJENJE ROMA, Sremska Mitrovica