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Free On-line Training Resources
Your organisation is part of the Sustaining Switched On Communities project and you have access to our website www.abilitynet.org.uk/soc.
This online training will demonstrate what is freely available to you and your organisation and will include a brief introduction to the following services.
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Friday 12th February3:00pm |
Friday 26th February11:00am |
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E-learning: Access to online learning materials
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Delivering a quality accessible IT service
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ICT Assessment for those attending your centre: An online tool to support access technology for individuals attending your centre.
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Remote Assessment – Access to our remote assessment for individuals in your centre with the loan of assistive technology.
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Loan Bank of Assistive Technology
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Project Website: Share information about your services and organisation and for us to share the project news
- AbilityNet Projects site on Ning
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AbilityNet YouTube
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AbilityNet MySpace
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AbilityNet Wiki
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AbilityNet Twitter
The training will be conducted remotely and will last thirty minutes.
You will need to have access to an internet connection and a telephone to take part.
Numbers are limited to 5 per session which will be treated on a first come first served bases.
To book your place please Email switchedon@abilitynet.org.uk
Update your training on the Accessibility Kit
Through the Sustaining Switched On Communities Project, AbilityNet have been able to provide face to face training to all organisations involved in the project.
A lot can happen in a year, you may now have new staff that require training and for those of you who attended hands on training last year, you may now require a refresher course.
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Monday 8th March11:00am |
Friday 26th March11:00am |
This training session will review and demonstrate the equipment we have provided to your organisation and will highlight who may benefit from using this equipment.
We will show you what free adaptations can be made to a standard computer, together with information available on delivering an accessible IT service.
The session will finish with a review of our free assessment days, the loan bank of assistive technology available and our remote assessment service. We aim to support you in making your centre and learning accessible to all of your learners.
The training will be conducted remotely and will last 1 hour.
You will need to have access to an internet connection and a telephone to take part.
Numbers are limited to only 5 per session and places will be treated on a first come first served bases.
To book your place please email switchedon@abilitynet.org.uk
Nigel Lewis, Chief Executive of AbilityNet was delighted to be at the official launch of 2 exciting new projects that provide equipment and software to enable everyone with a disability or special need to use IT and access the Internet. AbilityNet was established in 1998 from the merger of The Computability Centre and the Foundation for Communication for the Disabled and is widely regarded as the foremost authority in the UK on disabled people using Information and Communication Technology.
The 2 projects that are being delivered across Wales are ‘Switched on Communities’ and ‘Wales Remote Assessment Project’. The projects are set up so that users can either self assess their own needs or they can be assessed remotely by experienced staff. The official launch was held at White Rose Information and Resource Centre on 13 February 2009.
Wayne David MP, Digital Inclusion Minister acknowledged the excellent work being carried out by Caerphilly County Borough Council. Mr David said: ‘There are around 17 million people in the UK still unable to access the Internet, and it is one of my duties as Digital Inclusion Minister to ensure that the benefits of digital technology are available to all’. ‘Caerphilly is at the cutting edge and this is a marvellous example of partnership working to improve the lives of people living in their communities. I would like to congratulate you all for this achievement’.
Caerphilly is one of the first local authorities in Wales to sign up to these 2 projects and leads the way in Wales in making all of its libraries accessible to IT users with a disability or difficulty.
Sandra Watkins, a student of Rhymney College and recently enrolled on an IT class at White Rose Information and Resource Centre is delighted with her progress. Richard Phillips of AbilityNet who carried out Sandra’s assessment said ‘We slowed down the key repeat, applied sticky keys and used a joy stick mouse with a large rubber grip and this has helped Sandra enormously’ said Richard. ‘Sandra is progressing well and the equipment and the software has enabled her to steer the mouse around the screen and operate the button clicks with ease’ he added.
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