Web 2.0 for People
with Intellectual
Disabilities
W2 stands for ‘Web 2.0’, the second generation of the Internet and the Worldwide Web that features people making their own online multimedia content, linking up and sharing knowledge, ideas and opinions.
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The project wants to make it easier for people of all abilities to take participate in Web 2.0 activity, creating content and using tools like blogs, social networks and wiki websites to enrich their lives.
ID stand for the people with intellectual disabilities who are at the heart of the project. They are working with W2ID partner organisations to look at ways cameras, microphones and online software packages can be made accessible for as wide a range of people as possible to use.
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The Project will develop training and support resources to help everyone to make the most of the latest multimedia authoring and distribution tools.
What is the project approach?
The W2ID project aims to improve the employability skills, active citizenship and community participation of the European intellectual disability community.
Who is involved?
By actively involving the intellectual disability community as co developers and participants we will develop Klik in as a unique peer-learning network that enables people to build and share personal experiences, knowledge and information.
What will be done?
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A European Support HUB and Trans-national Web Portal with training resources, guidance and online support for participants, supporters and facilitators.
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A network of ‘easy-build wiki websites’, linked to National level portals to share peer-produced content and learning resources across wider language communities.
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A vibrant mix of multimedia stories, advice and web 2.0 tools that will celebrate the lives of Europeans with intellectual disabilities
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