Ongoing ATHENA: Bringing Accessibility and Design for All into Higher Education Curricula
ATHENA project aims to bring Accessibility and Design for All into Higher Education Curricula by developing and testing guidelines and recommendations which will stimulate innovative learning and teaching practices to tackle social inclusion of persons with disabilities.
ATHENA project aims to bring Accessibility and Design for All into Higher Education Curricula by developing and testing guidelines and recommendations which will stimulate innovative learning and teaching practices to tackle social inclusion of persons with disabilities.
Objectives
- Increase the quality in the work of involved universities and HE institutions
- Create collaboration among HE institutions and organisations representing persons with disabilities
- Work transnationally and across sectors
- Address a central priority in the field of education and training
- Enable change at organisational and personal level
Funder: Funded by the Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA) as part of the Erasmus+ Cooperation Partnership action.
Timeframe: The total framework of this project is 30 months
Partners
The project is leading by EDF working together with the following partners:
- Johannes Kepler University Linz
- Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
- European University Cyprus
- Masaryk University
- EURASHE
Associated partners:
- IAAP EU – International Association of Accessibility Professional
- AAATE – Association for the Advancement of Assistive Technology in Europe
Report on Accessibility and Design for All to Higher Education Curriculum
- Read about the project findings in our article
- Read the full report in PDF (eurashe.eu)
- Read the full report in Word (edf-feph.org)
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Contact
Roberta Lulli, EDF Project officer: roberta.lulli@edf-feph.com
Project website
Disclaimer
Project funded by the European Union. Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or the Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA) . Neither the European Union nor the granting authority can be held responsible for them.
