Accessibility and Design for All in higher education curricula : the ATHENA project
Matamala, Anna (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona)
Hermosa Ramírez, Irene (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona)
Mangiron i Hevia, Carme (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona)

Date:	2023
Abstract:	Accessibility and Design for All are central for the full participation of persons with disabilities in all societal domains, from education to work, culture or entertainment, to name just a few. Professionals from a wide range of areas should learn about guidelines, standards, techniques and tools that facilitate access to persons with disabilities, their communities and society as a whole. However, Accessibility and Design for All are still not part of all higher education curricula. The ATHENA project aims to overcome this gap by developing a set of recommendations on how to integrate Accessibility and Design for All into higher education. The project has been funded under the Erasmus + call. It will run for 30 months (ref. code 101089469), under the leadership of EDF (European Disability Forum). This presentation will focus on: a) general presentation of the project, and b) preliminary results of the first six months of the project. We hope to engage the audience in a discussion on how Accessibility and Design for All could be integrated in a wide variety of degrees.
Grants:	Agència de Gestió d'Ajuts Universitaris i de Recerca 2021-SGR-00077
Rights:	Aquest document està subjecte a una llicència d'ús Creative Commons. Es permet la reproducció total o parcial i la comunicació pública de l'obra, sempre que no sigui amb finalitats comercials, i sempre que es reconegui l'autoria de l'obra original. No es permet la creació d'obres derivades.
Language:	Anglès
Document:	Contribució a congrés
Subject:	Accessibilitat ; Disseny universal ; Educació ; Accessibility ; Design for all ; Education
Published in:	Media for All 10 Conference. Anvers, : 2023

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