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Session 7b, 30 October 2014 eChallenges e-2014 Copyright 2014 DICE Project
DigiPlace4AllCapturing the requirements for an online peer support
community to help people with disabilities develop digital skills
Presented by: Mark MagennisNCBI – Working for people with sight loss, Ireland
Authored by the DICE project consortium:
Session 7b, 30 October 2014 eChallenges e-2014 Copyright 2014 DICE Project
Disability and digital skills
• Digital literacy is essential for education, employment, inclusion
• People with disabilities face additional barriers
• Personalised training and support is a start
• But there are limits to scalability
• People with disabilities naturally look to their peers - and it works!
Session 7b, 30 October 2014 eChallenges e-2014 Copyright 2014 DICE Project
DigiPlace4all facilitates peer support
Session 7b, 30 October 2014 eChallenges e-2014 Copyright 2014 DICE Project
DigiPlace4all facilitates peer support
Session 7b, 30 October 2014 eChallenges e-2014 Copyright 2014 DICE Project
Peer support requests and offers
Session 7b, 30 October 2014 eChallenges e-2014 Copyright 2014 DICE Project
Peer support requests and offers
Session 7b, 30 October 2014 eChallenges e-2014 Copyright 2014 DICE Project
DigiPlace4all approach to peer support
• A peer is ‘someone like me’
• Peers are equal in ability, standing, rank and value
• Not ‘peer mentoring’ as it suggests hierarchy
• DigiPlace4all peer supporters are untrained, unaccredited and informal
• Facilitates peer support among educators and employers
Session 7b, 30 October 2014 eChallenges e-2014 Copyright 2014 DICE Project
Peer support requirements – from study
• Manage expectations, prevent dependencies
• Help both parties agree aims, methods and boundaries
• Ensure privacy and protection
• Postings are anonymous, relationships private
• But there are rules and guidance and reporting is encouraged
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Approach to information and discussion
• Desire for reliable, relevant, up to date information from peers, not ‘experts’
• Video please! And tutorials• Link to existing resources
• All content is user-generated in blog-style with discussion
• Sections on training, technologies, funding, events• Section for sharing stories
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Growth and sustainability
• Community building is a challenge
• Community and website management may be an even bigger challenge
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Growth and sustainability – management
Session 7b, 30 October 2014 eChallenges e-2014 Copyright 2014 DICE Project
Growth and sustainability – management
Management Phases:
1.DigiPlace4All is run by the DICE project partner organizations with support from DigiPlace4All Champions.
2.DigiPlace4All is run by a Community Board of Champions with support from the partner organizations. The Chair of the board could be a person from a partner organization.
3.DigiPlace4All is run by the Community Board. The Community elects a Chair and/or a managing committee, and recruits individuals to fulfil specific roles.
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DigiPlace4All is currently building communities in:
Contact: Mark Magennis [email protected]
IrelandBelgiumPolandBulgaria
Soon to be in another European country…Yours?
DigiPlace4all is a product of the DICE project (Digital Inclusion Champions in Europe), funded with support from the European Commission (2013-1-IE1-LEO05-06094). This publication reflects the views only of the author, and the Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which may
be made of the information contained therein.