EATT
Equal Access to Technology Training
A project aimed at increasing computer literacy among people with vision impairments.
EATT is part funded under the
EU Leonardo da Vinci Programme
The overall aim of the EATT project is to increase computer literacy among people aged over 35 with vision impairments. The research described in this report assesses the degree of awareness of IT benefits and opportunities among this target group and identifies their needs in relation to accessing IT and achieving computer literacy.
It examines the extent to which lack of computer literacy for this group leads to social exclusion and attempts to reveal whether increased computer literacy skills among people with vision impairments would enhance access to mainstream training and employment to improve their chances of promotion. The approach includes an analysis of current Government thinking and practical local initiatives to encourage older people with vision impairments into IT training, identifying the features that have made specialised IT courses successful. The needs of IT training providers are also assessed in order to support them in encouraging and facilitating older people with vision impairments to participate in mainstream IT training courses.
Full Report (Available in English language only)
Literature reviews carried out in each of the five member states into national policies and initiatives aimed at meeting the IT training needs of older people of all abilities.
