ATTEND - Enhanced tools for creating equal opportunities in education for pupils with disabilities

About this project

<p>The project will, with the help of assistive technologies and trained professional staff, contribute to creating equal opportunities in education for children with disabilities attending ‘Centres for Training and Education (CTEs)’.</p> <p>Project activities include:</p> <ul> <li>Equipping CTEs with assistive technologies based on a needs analysis individually tailored to each CTEs (including, type and amount of equipment already available, number of children attending, types of disabilities).</li> <li>Training professional staff at the CTEs on the use of assistive technologies as a tool and teaching methods regarding teaching children with disabilities as well as sharing best practice on the use of assistive technologies (through e.g. workshops, conferences and study visits).</li> <li>Awareness raising activities focusing on inclusive education for children with disabilities.</li> </ul>

Bilateral cooperation results

The City of Reykjavík, as the Icelandic partner, represented the donor countries, and contributed its expertise as an institution responsible for the education system, especially for the education of children with disabilities. Reykjavík facilitated collaboration with numerous organizations, which shared their knowledge with participants from Croatia, particularly during short in-person training events. Short training events in Iceland, aimed at education and capacity building, were organized on several occasions in six groups. The 1st group consisted of the project team members from CARNET, ERF, and FER, while the 2nd and 3rd groups included a total of 34 CTE representatives. The last three groups included a total of 67 members of CTEs' educational staff. As part of the training, participants visited institutions which are directly involved in or responsible for education and care. The City of Reykjavík partner participated in numerous project events. At the ATTEND conference "Na naš način", held in Opatija on May 25-26 in 2022, all project partners participated. The conference featured a joint presentation of the ATTEND project and its defined project activities, along with individual presentations. At CARNET’s user conferences CUC 2022 and 2023, the City of Reykjavík gave presentations and workshops. During the finalization of the project, the City of Reykjavík joined CARNET and Croatian project partners at the final workshop and the closing event. The contribution of the Icelandic partner added significant value to the project through its participation in various activities, particularly in the field of education, and through support in knowledge transfer. The Klettaskóli institution, which participants visited during the short training event, took part in all project activities by doing lectures and workshops on the use of assistive technologies. Additionally, as part of the project, the City of Reykjavík equipped Klettaskóli with assistive technologies.

Project partners

• Department of Education and Youth Donor project partner· Iceland
• Faculty of Education and Rehabilitation Sciences Project partner· Croatia
• Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computing Project partner· Croatia