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Current and past projects
Current projects
Berkshire Triangle Trust project – till December 2006
AbilityNet are working with the Earley and Ormonde Centres in Berkshire to provide free ICT assessments and support to 16 disabled people. Each has been given advice on computer based training courses to help build their ICT skills and confidence.
Information and Communication Technologies Hub (ICT Hub)
AbilityNet is part of a group of voluntary sector organisations who have come together to plan and deliver a co-ordinated framework of ICT guidance, good practice, advice and support for voluntary and community organizations, accessible at a local level.
Our aim is to improve voluntary and community sector ICT infrastructure so that voluntary and community organizations are enabled to achieve their missions more efficiently and effectively through the better use of ICT. We are providing free places on “Low Cost No Cost Accessibility Solutions” and “Web Accessibility” until February 2007. For more information contact enquiries@abilitynet.org.uk
Past Projects
Adult Community Education – Spring 2006
We recently completed a project for the South London Learning and Skills Council (LSC) delivering training to Adult Community Education and FE colleges, training staff across several departments helping them to work together to support students. The courses included: The Duty to Promote Disability Equality 2006, Networking issues for assistive technology and Matching Solutions to learner’s needs. Certain colleges also benefited from a clinic day and 5 colleges won the Accessibility Starter Kit for Adults.
Disability Champions January 2003 – January 2005
From 1 January 2003 to 31 January 2005, AbilityNet, within the Disability Champions Project funded by University for Industry (UFI) provided
- over 5,000 individual training sessions for learndirect and UK online staff, principally concerning Disability Discrimination Act training and training in the use of assistive technologies for disabled learners
- assistive technology kits for centres to better support learners
- 243 escalations from advisers at learndirect’s Learner Services
- testing on numerous courses to assess their accessibility for learners
- 253 access audits at UK online or learndirect centres
- training and resources for centre staff to carry out their own audits
- 174 individual assessments of disabled learners either in their own homes or in situ in a learndirect or UK online centre
- 970 telephone advice and information sessions with staff and learners and sent out information leaflets, including factsheets and skillsheets where appropriate
As a result staff could support current learners with disabilities using their centres and were provided with the information and skills to support future learners.
Assessments were carried out in a variety of locations including centres run by the Army, the NHS, libraries, community centres and further education colleges.