2005 - CWB Careers without Barriers

Scope: CWB aims at creating a new profession of a usability & accessibility tester, specifically targeting people with disabilities. The project will involve disabled people closely with accessibility experts in making (small and medium) enterprises and public buildings accessible for people with disabilities that are working there, and that want to participate fully in the professional working environment.

Target group:
Target group comprises persons who want to get further qualification as accessibility experts (e.g. architects, industrial designers, civil servants of public administrations, facility-, quality- and human resources managers, etc.), and people with learning, physical, psychological, visual or hearing disabilities who want to get a qualification as usability and accessibility testers.

Project objectives:
The objectives of the project are the development of a qualification programme consisting of two curricula:
- A curriculum for qualification of accessibility experts.
- A curriculum for training usability & accessibility testers

Partners (country):
This project is a European one that comprises 7 organisations from 6 different member states
- INFORMATION SOCIETY OPEN TO IMPAIRMENTS, e-ISOTIS, (Greece)
European Non Profit Organisation that advances the use of accessible ICT and the conduction of innovative training focusing on independent living of disabled people.
- ALPHA NOVA, (Austria)
National organisation in Austria that offers sheltered living and training to people with learning disabilities and cognitive impairments
- Verein Atempo, (Austria)
Atempo is a national association in Austria that promotes equality in society for people with disabilities
- Federaci

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