{"id":6763,"date":"2022-09-29T12:02:02","date_gmt":"2022-09-29T10:02:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wfdb.eu\/?p=6763"},"modified":"2022-09-29T13:05:22","modified_gmt":"2022-09-29T11:05:22","slug":"wfdb-leads-the-discussion-on-accessibility-during-shapes-plenary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wfdb.eu\/2022\/09\/29\/wfdb-leads-the-discussion-on-accessibility-during-shapes-plenary\/","title":{"rendered":"WFDB leads the discussion on accessibility during SHAPES Plenary"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/shapes2020.eu\/\">The SHAPES Project<\/a> held its 3-day plenary from the 13th to the 15th of September 2022 in Thessaloniki, Greece. This was the first time the project consortium partners met in person for the first time, since the kick off meeting back in 2019. The objective of this internal meeting was to discuss key issues within the project, hold its General Assembly and make plans for the final year of the project, which ends in October 2023.<\/p>\n<p>Lucia D&#8217;Arino, WFDB Program Advisor and focal point in the SHAPES Project, presented and led a discussion on the inclusion of older persons with\u00a0deafblindness and other\u00a0disabilities as well as the\u00a0accessibility of the project.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_6764\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6764\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-6764 size-large\" title=\"Participants to the workshop posing for a picture\" src=\"https:\/\/wfdb.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/IMG_6600-scaled-e1664443898337-1024x458.jpg\" alt=\"Participants to the workshop posing for a picture\" width=\"800\" height=\"358\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wfdb.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/IMG_6600-scaled-e1664443898337-1024x458.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wfdb.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/IMG_6600-scaled-e1664443898337-300x134.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wfdb.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/IMG_6600-scaled-e1664443898337-768x344.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wfdb.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/IMG_6600-scaled-e1664443898337-1536x687.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/wfdb.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/IMG_6600-scaled-e1664443898337-2048x916.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6764\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Participants to the workshop posing for a picture<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Lucia&#8217;s presentation consisted of:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Overview of the situation of persons with deafblindness in the world and more specifically, Europe<\/li>\n<li>WFDB&#8217;s general objectives in the project<\/li>\n<li>Activities carried out by WFDB within the project<\/li>\n<li>Future plans<\/li>\n<li>Barriers encountered within the project<\/li>\n<li>Recommendations<\/li>\n<li>Useful resources<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Discussions followed in which partners had an opportunity to share their concerns, questions and lessons learnt in terms of accessibility and inclusion.<\/p>\n<p>WFDB&#8217;s main recommendations for the project and its partners included:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Priotise accessibility since its relevant to all the components of the project<\/li>\n<li>Involve and consult the disability community from the beginning, in all processess<\/li>\n<li>Do not assume that technology can always replace human contact and assistance\n<p><figure id=\"attachment_6765\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6765\" style=\"width: 225px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-6765 size-medium\" title=\"Lucia D'Arino giving out a presentation\" src=\"https:\/\/wfdb.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/IMG_1131-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"Lucia D'Arino giving out a presentation\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wfdb.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/IMG_1131-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/wfdb.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/IMG_1131-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wfdb.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/IMG_1131-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/wfdb.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/IMG_1131-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/wfdb.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/IMG_1131-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6765\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Lucia D&#8217;Arino giving out a presentation<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li>\n<li>Do not leave underrepresented groups behind: adopt an intersectional approach in your work<\/li>\n<li>Allocate resources and a budget to ensure the inclusion of persons with disabilities<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>We would like to thank Maynooth University for organising the Plenary and\u00a0The<span class=\"lt-line-clamp__line\">\u00a0Aristotle University<\/span>\u00a0<span class=\"lt-line-clamp__line\">of Thessaloniki for hosting the event.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>More information<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Contact person inside WFDB: Lucia D\u2019Arino (<a href=\"https:\/\/wfdb.eu\/shapes-project\/projects@wfdb.eu\">projects@wfdb.eu<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>Offical website:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.shapes2020.eu\/\">www.shapes2020.eu<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Twitter:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/H2020Shapes\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@H2020Shapes<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The SHAPES Project held its 3-day plenary from the 13th to the 15th of September 2022 in Thessaloniki, Greece. 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