Com@modemdag

ViPi plans to attend the Com@modemdag on 25 January 2013 in Duffel, Belgium. This event brings together all stakeholders of the ViPi project, and will be an excellent place to disseminate the integrated project portal and applications.

ViPi booth at European Day of People with Disabilities Policy Event

ViPi was present at the European Day of People with Disabilities Policy Event in Brussels on 3-4 December 2012 with a dedicated booth. With over 500 attendees this event is core to reaching out to the project’s stakeholders.

Project booth at European Day of People with Disabilities Policy Event in Brussels on 3-4 December 2012

EASPD Policy seminar 2012

We attended the EASPD policy seminar “You cared for me, I care for you: solidarity between generations and abilities” on 5 December 2012 in Brussels. This event discussed care for seniors with disabilities and looked at the conditions that allow family members of different generations to care for each other — thus making intergenerational solidarity possible.
The seminar aspired to identify the main challenges preventing intergenerational solidarity from happening and the policy conditions that need to be in place to support families in their care responsibilities. The event ensured engagement with policy makers in this discussion and phrase proposals on how to improve on the current situation and realise a society that allows people to care for each other, knowing that the right safety nets are in place.

Speakers at EASPD policy seminar

ViPi @ Accessibility Policy Dialogue

ViPi will participate in the Policy Dialogue “Accessibility – From European challenge to global opportunity” on Tuesday 13 November 2012, at the Scotland House, Rond-Point Schuman 6, 1040 Brussels.

The European Policy Centre, in cooperation with Oracle and the European Disability Forum is organising this event. It will consist of two successive discussions. The first part of the Policy Dialogue will consider the differences and similarities between the EU and the US with regard to accessibility, the on-going transatlantic cooperation in this field, the importance of standardisation in providing accessible products and services for people with disabilities and the elderly, as well as the prospects for developing and harmonising standards in the EU, as well as globally.

The second part of the discussion will look at the definition of accessibility, the scope of the upcoming Accessibility Act and how it could help to meet the needs of people with disabilities and older people, as well as the technical, financial and legal instruments needed to promote greater accessibility in society.

EUCIS-LLL’s Public Hearing on ‘Basic Skills for Inclusive Growth’

We will attend EUCIS-LLL’s Public Hearing on “Basic Skills for Inclusive Growth: A civil society perspective” on Wednesday, November 28, 2012 from 9:30 AM to 12:30 PM (PST) in Brussels, Belgium.

Participants to event

European Day of People with Disabilities Conference

ViPi will attend the European Day of People with Disabilities Conference on 3-4th December 2012 in Brussels. A dedicated booth is planned as well.

ViPi @ Media and Learning conference 2012

We will have a booth at the Media and Learning conference 2012 in Brussels on 14-15 November 2012. Demonstrations will include the desktop and mobile games.

Project representatives in workshop panel on inclusive education.

ViPi at ITAG 2012

Andy Burton presented ViPi at ITAG 2012: “ViPi desktop and mobile games to develop ICT skills for people with disabilities”.

ITAG 2012 presentation

And here the presentation itself:

Next project meeting in Athens, Greece

Our next meeting will take place in Athens on 6-7-8 March 2013, with adjacent workshop at Disability Now.

More news to follow on this.

ViPi Autumn training event in Nottingham, UK

The ViPi Autumn School workshop in Nottingham UK went ahead on Wednesday and Thursday 17-18 October last week at the Oak Field School and Sports College. A lot was learnt about the platform and developed games giving pointers for further iterative developments.
End-user representatives from Belgium, Cyprus, Greece, Lithuania and the UK attended both days and gave ViPi partners the opportunity to make some further fine-tuning to the various ouctomes. Adjacent to this, a 2-day project meeting also took place.
Pictures of the event can be seen on our Facebook page.

Autumn workshop in Nottingham, UK, 2012