Digital competence screenreader network

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aims

The DICOMP-S.NET project mainly aims at supporting the digital competence of blind and visually impaired people in Europe, a group that is still facing considerable discrimination regarding their participation in modern training and education processes.
Therefore, the DICOMP-S.NET project will, for the first time, make available a free screen reader for blind and visually impaired people in Europe and, in an extensive dissemination campaign, distribute it directly to the target group.
In addition, blind and visually impaired tutors will be trained in the project; they will then be able to support blind people with both implementation as well as use of the screen reader and to solve problems. Tutor training will, partially, be done via an e-learning application.
It will be essential for the free screen reader to be compatible with the new Microsoft operating system Vista to thus make it accessible for the target group.

Expected results

• Free screen reader in all partner languages, including all accompanying documents (menu navigation, help texts, manuals)

• Tutor training for blind and visually impaired people for the screen reader, partially via an e-learning application

• Information campaigns national

• Roadshows national for the screen reader

• International conference and symposium