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1. Accessible peer interaction
with disabled youth
ACCESS INTERACT (2017-2-BG01-KA205-036420)
PROJECT PRESENTATION

2. Aims and objectives
 to foster the inclusion of young people with disabilities;
 to promote intercultural dialogue and strengthen knowledge
and acceptance of diversity in society;
 to support youth workers in developing and sharing effective
methods in reaching out to marginalised young people

3. Impact
 Develop a greater understanding of the definition of disability
 Address assumptions attitudes towards people with disabilities
 Receive an access to open educational resources
 Offer access to hub of related and useful resources related to
disability, interaction and communication

4. Expected impact on youth workers
 Promote a greater awareness of the effects of inclusive
communication
 Provide guidance on a variety of disabilities to enable youth to
understand how this impacts on a person’s day-to-day life
 Help identify the potential barriers of disabled learners in
education

5. Target groups
Direct users:
 Schools
 Youth workers and leaders
 Student leaders
 Student bodies
 Youth organisations
Beneficiaries:
 Youth organization
volunteers and members
 Student groups
 People with a disability
including Students
 Youth NGOs
 Disability organisations

6. Guide to inclusive communication awareness campaigns
Goals:
 Outline the importance of the creating an inclusive
communication awareness campaign related to the specific
community.
 Support youth workers to follow an action plan to justify and
organize a campaign
 Support teachers or tutors in schools and adult education who are
interested to build inclusive communication awareness campaigns

7. Guide for youth workers on inclusive
communication awareness campaign
 1 Communication for awareness of disabilities and special needs
 2 Embracing society: social, environmental, and ethical issues
 3 Organizing campaigns - actions, resources and activities
 4 Gathering feedback and measuring impact of campaigns
 5 Using technology to support communication in campaigns

8. IO2: Handbook "ABC to inclusive communication
with my peers with disabilities"
Goals:
 To raise awareness of barriers and chellenges that people with
“visible” and “hidden” disabilities face.
 To address a breadth of needs including low incidence needs
 To address negative perceptions and assumptions about disability.

9. IO2: Handbook "ABC to inclusive communication
with my peers with disabilities"
Preliminary structure of the handbook chapters:
 Chapter I: General tips for communicating with people with a
disability
 Chapter II: Communicating with people with physical disabilities
 Chapter III: Communicating with people with a vision impairment
 Chapter IV: Communicating with people with a hearing impairment

10. Content

13. Inclusive communication peer support hub
Goals:
 To improve the youth inclusive communication tools and processes
especially dedicated to the youth community.
 То provide tools and guidance on how to make information and
youth trainings accessible.
 The hub is not the project website. It is a resource database which
can be added to and shared by users across Europe.

14. Inclusive communication peer support hub
Includes resources related to
 Accessible Information
 Communication aids, tools
and software
 Crime and Justice
 Culture
 Education
 Employability
 General advice and support
services
 Health and Social Care
 Inclusive Communication
 Local Government
 Participation and
engagement in the society
 Sport, leisure, recreation
 Symbols used for
communication
 Third Sector

15. Hub

16. Thank you for your attention
Contact
David@davebanesaccess.org
www.davebanesaccess.org
@davebanesaccess