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Asia-Pacific Regional Forum on Mainstreaming ICT Accessibility for Persons with Disabilities

Asia-Pacific Regional Forum on Mainstreaming ICT Accessibility for Persons with Disabilities. Bangkok, Thailand 25 - 27 August 2009 CEN Workshop Agreement on a Curriculum for Training Professionals in Universal Design” Presented by Mr. Gerard Ellis. Introduction.

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Asia-Pacific Regional Forum on Mainstreaming ICT Accessibility for Persons with Disabilities

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  1. Asia-Pacific Regional Forum on Mainstreaming ICT Accessibility for Persons with Disabilities Bangkok, Thailand 25 - 27 August 2009 CEN Workshop Agreement on a Curriculum for Training Professionals in Universal Design” Presented by Mr. Gerard Ellis

  2. Introduction • A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step • What if that step is in the wrong direction? • If you don't know where you are going, how will you know when you get there? • Universal Design helps clarify the journey • Examples of Universal Design • CEN Workshop Agreement on Training for ICT Professionals

  3. What is CEN? • One of 3 official European Standards Bodies • Non-profit body set up under Belgian law • Provides platform to develop Standards and other concensus Documents • 30 National Members • Main Objective is to remove barriers to free trade

  4. Standards • Document which is designed for common and repeated use • Rules, Guidelines or Definitions • Consensus document amongst many stakeholders • Industry • Consumers • Regulators • Approved by recognised body

  5. What is a CEN Workshop Agreement? • Consensus based Specification • Drawn up in Workshops • Open to anyone to get involved • Low Development Cost • Short Development Time • Typically used for ICT products or services

  6. CWA for Training of ICT Professionals Why it is required • Benefits of Universal Design are being recognised • Little formal training available • Avoid fragmentation • Ensure quality of Courses • Ensure training is mainstreamed • Promote robust and transferable skills

  7. CWA for Training of ICT Professionals What is Included? 10 Essential Topics 3 Levels of Granularity for each Topic Curriculum is Modular Topics complement each other

  8. CWA for Training of ICT Professionals Levels of Granularity Summary level • Important facts are given • Raises Awareness Overview Level • Covers all major aspects • Technical Details omitted Details Level • Technical Details Included • Enough details to apply skills and learn further on the job

  9. CWA for Training of ICT Professionals Topics • Universal Design and Target User Groups • User Interfaces • Back-End Technologies • Web Applications • Consumer Electronics, Games

  10. CWA for Training of ICT Professionals Topics (cont'd) • User-Centred Design • Evaluation • Assistive Technology • Business Cases • Ethics, Legislation, Privacy

  11. CWA for Training of ICT Professionals Public Consultation • First Workshop May 27th, 2009 • 60 Days • Ends October 4th, 2009 • Everyone welcome to comment • next Workshop November, 2009

  12. References • CEN http://www.cen.eu • CEN Workshop Agreement on a Curriculum for training ICT Professionals in Universal Design http://www.nsai.ie/index.cfm/area/news/action/article/newsKey/641/information/cwa_is3512009 • The UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities http://www.un.org/esa/socdev/enable/conventioninfo.htm#content • The Worldwide Web Consortium Web Access Initiative http://www.w3c.org/wai • the First World Summit on the Information Societyhttp://www.wsis.org Gerard Ellis Gerry.ellis@feelthebenefit.com

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