Veronica Martorell

Supported Employment and ICT: Apps on Tablet ( EcaTic)

Verónica Martorell

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• EcaTIC is an accessible app for tablets (iPad), conceived as a tool for Supported Employment (SE)

• Created following Universal Design principles

• Providing guidance to users on how to perform the tasks they are assigned

What is EcaTIC?

• Promoted & funded by: Fundacion ONCE

• Developed by: ILUNION

• Supported by: Disabled People’s Organisations (DPOs)

Companies

Organisations involved

• Increasing demand of tools facilitating the access to employment for groups at risk of exclusion

• The Supported Employment (SE) model facilitates the integration of specific groups

• Synergies between SE and Technology: achieving a better learning process & a more efficient supervision

• Availability of results from other research projects in this area

Background

Achieving a better and more efficient inclusion in the labour market for certain disabled people groups, applying the Supported Employment model, and using accessible technology (tablets and apps designed for these devices)

EcaTIC Mission

• Allowing universal accessibility through personalisation

• Developing a solution capable to respond to different user needs, specially for disabled users included in the scope of legislation about SE

• Improving user experience (UX) through technology (apps for tablets)

EcaTIC Objectives

Supported Employment using ICT

This project is aimed at the following users (included in the Spanish legislation Royal Decree 870/2007):

• People with cerebral palsy, people with mental disabilities, people with intellectual disabilities or people with hearing impairments having an official disability certificate stating a degree equal to or greater than 33%.

• People with physical or sensory disabilities having an official disability certificate stating a degree equal to or greater than 65%.

Target users

EcaTIC: A Tablet App for Supported Employment



Advantages of using tablets


DPOs collaborating


Project plan

• An appealing ICT device for supporting users.

• It brings together tasks, resources and ICT advantages needed by users.

• Real-time communication (sending materials, assigning tasks and sending feedback).

• Improved communication among users & coaches.

• Using state-of-the-art technology could mitigate the social stigma and at the same time increase uses’ motivation and autonomy

Advantages



• A collaborative web tool (tasks platform) intended for coaches and support people in order to set work plans

• A tablet app intended for users, as a tool for guidance and monitoring the development of tasks.

EcaTIC solution: an app & a web tool



• Tasks for Today

• Calendar

• Contacts

• Support Resources

• Map

• Alerts

• Do you need help?

Menu for users (App)



It shows the list of daily tasks scheduled for the user (employee) and their timing

Tasks for Today (I)



Tasks are displayed with illustrative images

Tasks for Today (II)



The app provides a step-by-step guidance on how to perform the task with easy instructions

Tasks for Today (III)



Each step is described with text, video and images

Tasks for Today (IV)



The coach could add as many details as needed, until the tasks is considered to be completed

Tasks for Today (V)



It shows the scheduled tasks (weekly and monthly views)

Calendar



It shows selected contacts (uploaded for a given employee) as a directory with pictures

Contacts



It contains all materials the user (employee) may need for performing tasks: text files, spreadsheets, presentations, PDF documents, links to websites, etc.

Support Resources



It shows frequent routes:•Going to work•Going to a postal office•Going back home

Map



It displays reminders for the employee; for instance, a medical appointment

Alerts



It allows to receive support using:

• Video calls (FaceTime)

• E-mails to coaches and other support people.

Do you need help?



• Creating users and managing settings for each profile

• Creating tasks and step by step explanations

• Assigning tasks to employees, setting timing & frequency

• Monitoring tasks (accomplished and pending to be completed)

• Scheduling alerts (reminders)• Uploading resources (text files,

spreadsheets, presentations, PDF documents, links to websites, images, etc.)

• Video calls & e-mail

Menu for coaches & support people (web tool)



App for iPad (accessible): conceived to be used by users (employees) at work as well as for the coach to interact with users and monitor their performance.

Web tool (accessible) available from any computer: intended to be used by coaches (creating tasks, uploading resources, managing user accounts, etc.) and other support staff.

It could also be accessed through any Apple, Android or Windows device (smartphone, tablet, etc.), as it is available on the Internet.

Where to find EcaTIC




Which organisations are using EcaTIC?

• Visit www.ecatic.org where you can find further information:

Videos:

Tutorials on how to use the app

Organisations already using EcaTIC, talking about their experiences

Registration form to start using EcaTic

• Follow us: Twitter, LinkedIn, YouTube

• Send us an e-mail: [email protected]

Find out more about EcaTIC



http://www.ecatic.org/

mailto:[email protected]

THANK YOU!!

Veronica Martorell

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