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EUROPEAN
COMMISSION - DGXIII
- TELEMATICS APPLICATIONS PROGRAMME
- SECTOR DISABLED AND ELDERLY
- EUSTAT- Empowering USers Through Assistive Technology
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Index:
Assistive Technology
Education for End-Users - Guidelines for Trainers.
Go for it! A User Manual on
Assistive Technology.
Critical factors involved in
end-users' education in relation to Assistive Technology.
Programs in Assistive
Technology education for End-Users in Europe.
EUSTAT
Consortium
Assistive Technology Education for End-Users
Guidelines for Trainers
© European Commission, 1999
ISBN 88-85936-25-3
ABSTRACT
This book - also known as the EUSTAT Guidelines - is intended
for people who organise and carry out educational programmes for end-users of Assistive
Technology (AT). These may be user organisations, self-help groups, rehabilitation or
social services, mixed user and professional organisations, or AT providers. The book
helps reflect about establishing priorities, focusing goals, and clarifying the role of AT
in the users' empowerment process. It also offers methods and tools for designing and
implementing educational initiatives.
This book is divided into six chapters. Chapter One (Guidelines in brief) clarifies the
objectives of this book and the intended readership. It also offers a general overview of
the concepts explored in the other chapters, so it can be used as a checklist for
organisers of educational initiatives. Chapter Two (Basic concepts) clarifies some basic
terms related to disability and AT that educators should know before undertaking any
educational initiative. Chapter Three (Setting objectives and adopting methods) helps
organisers of educational programmes to set objectives, label them according to a
consistent terminology, and take decisions about priorities and critical factors. Chapter
Four (Organising educational initiatives) addresses the organisation of educational
initiatives, including the design process, the selection of topics to cover, pedagogical
methods and styles, and practicalities. Chapter Five (Gearing to the audience) discusses
factors to consider so as to meet the learning pace of trainees and ensure that the
knowledge delivered will be useful in their daily life context. Chapter Six (Case studies)
offers three case studies that may be useful as concrete examples of educational
activities for end-users. These are based on experiences carried out by three EUSTAT
partners in Belgium, France and Italy in 1998.
Available in English, Dansk, Nederlands,
Français, Italiano,
Português
Price: 20,70 Euro
EUSTAT Consortium
Go for it!
A User Manual on Assistive Technology
© European Commission, 1999
ISBN 88-85936-30-X
ABSTRACT
This book is a basic educational package to be used directly
by end-users of Assistive Technology or as a textbook for educational initiatives. It is
written in plain, easy-to-understand language. It is divided into eight chapters that
progressively lead the reader from a basic understanding of Assistive Technology (AT), how
to choose it and how to seek advice to a deeper insight into the implications of AT at
both individual and social level. In this way, the manual is helpful to novice and expert
users alike. It can also assist readers in their personal growth towards more in-depth
knowledge, which can be used not only for improving personal autonomy, but also for
helping others by acting as peer counsellors.
After some introductory considerations, three chapters (Be prepared for the process of
getting AT; Choosing and getting AT; and The service delivery system) offer methods for
analysing one's own daily life activities in order to identify areas where AT can be
useful; they also highlight aspects the user should be aware of when seeking external
advice or accessing a public service delivery system. Concrete examples are offered by the
chapter People and AT: some stories of success, that illustrate how AT could solve
problems in real life for five persons with disabilities. A comprehensive description
follows (chapter Knowing AT) of existing AT products and services, together with many
practical examples and pictures. Chapter Information resources and personal advice on AT
describes information tools, information sites, and other possible sources of advice that
can be sought when choosing AT. In the chapter For you who want to know more the focus
shifts from an individual perspective to a social one, so as to understand the impact of
AT on society, to communicate better with professionals and other stakeholders, and to be
ready to keep pace with future developments. The final chapter (The next challenge: from
user to peer counsellor) offers ideas, methods and tips for those expert users who wish to
make their experience available to novice users.
Available in English, Dansk, Nederlands,
Français, Italiano,
Português
Price: 20,70 Euro
EUSTAT Consortium
Critical factors involved in end-users' education in relation
to Assistive Technology
© European Commission, 1998
ISBN 88-85936-20-2
ABSTRACT
The term critical factors refers to aspects that deserve
careful consideration when approaching the transfer of knowledge to end-users so as to
achieve empowerment or prepare the ground for it. This report identifies, describes and
analyses such critical factors, and gives rise to a conceptual framework for the
development of educational initiatives. The main concern of this study is the process that
leads from expression of the need to the choice of AT.
Chapter 1 introduces the philosophy of the EUSTAT project , clarifies some basic concepts
and describes the contents and methodology adopted. Chapter Two deals with the
relationship between AT and end-users, and describes knowledge transfer as a key factor
for bridging the gap. In Chapter Three, a systematic classification of critical factors is
given. This is based on a model of the educational process that embraces the sequence of
logical steps through which a body of knowledge takes shape in the mind of someone
organising an educational initiative, is delivered to end-users, and gradually brings
about their empowerment. Chapter Four lists supporting literature, and also includes a
comprehensive review of selected handbooks on AT deemed useful for end-user
education.
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Programs in Assistive Technology education for End-Users in
Europe
© European Commission, 1998
ISBN 88-85936-21-0
Author: Serenella Besio
ABSTRACT
This book is the result of a wide international survey aimed
at identifying, classifying and describing existing examples of educational programs in AT
for persons with disabilities and the elderly. The survey was carried out at international
level mainly by means of questionnaires. On-site visits were also made in order to collect
further information and insight about a number of outstanding programs that adopt
different approaches.
This book is divided into two parts. Part One is devoted to analysis of existing
educational programs in AT. It contains a detailed section-by-section discussion of the
data obtained from the survey, description of seven programs visited on-site, and 87
programs analysed on the basis of the questionnaires. Part Two presents the obtained data
in both numerical and graphical form.
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