s.prettenhofer@lebenshilfe-guv.at
Lebenshilfe Graz und Umgebung – Voitsberg Life - (LH-GUV)
Life-Help Graz and surroundings – Voitsberg
Life-Help Graz and surroundings is a non-profit organization founded 1960 by parents with handicapped children.
Support, guidance and counseling for disabled individuals and their families are offered by LH-GUV. To date it drives 5 houses, training flat and numerous living groups with full- and part-time assistance, and offers mobile living assistance. Over 700 people use the services of LH-GUV in numerous fields such as employment and qualification.
Life-Help GUV is responsible for project coordination and the related financial administration, general project management and administration. Beside the coordination duties Life-Help GUV is involved in the conception and development of training modules partly in cooperation with people with disabilities (learner-centering). Life Help GUV organizes a pilot study with a specific implementation of the drawn up curricula as well as the implementation of institution coaching testing. Further tasks are translation work into German language and implementation and dissemination activities.
Institut Arbeit und Technik (IAT)
The Institute for Work and Technology as one part of the Science Centre NRW is an application focused R&D institute of the Federal State of North Rhine-Westphalia. Its task is to find and evaluate innovative solutions for the current structural changes. The main outcome of successful research should be new life employment perspectives particularly for people with special needs and a sustainable added value.
The IAT works out a plan for public work and dissemination strategies formulates the newsletters and is also involved in the product development. Furthermore it organizes the 4th partner meeting in Germany.
STOWARZYSZENIE "NIEPENOSPRAWNI DLA ŚRODOWISKA EKON"
Association “Disabled for the Environment EKON” was established in 2003 as a common initiative of disabled people and all those whose interests and passions are involved in ecology and environment protection. Support, guidance and counseling for disabled individuals and their families in the areas of job-seeking, creation of jobs for disabled individuals in the environmental and ecological sector (“green jobs”), advocacy for disabled individuals.
EKON is involved in the conception of the handbook and it designs and develops individual training modules partly in cooperation with disabled people (learner-centering). Further tasks are translation work into Polish language and implementation and dissemination activities.
СРУЖЕНИЕ "ДИА-СПОРТ"
The DIA-SPORT association was established in 1995 in Sofia, Bulgaria as a widely represented non-governmental organization. The Mission of DIA-SPORT association is to increase the quality of education and training at all levels and in all its forms as well as to foster integration of any social group regardless of gender, age and ethnic origin.
DIA-SPORT designs and develops individual training modules in cooperation with disabled people (learner-centering). DIA-SPORT organizes a pilot study with a specific implementation of the drawn up curricula as well as the implementation of institution coaching testing. Further tasks are translation work into Bulgarian language and implementation and dissemination activities.
Κοινωνία της Πληροφορίας Ανοιχτή Στις Ειδικές Ανάγκες – ΙΣΟΤΗΣ
e-ISOTIS (Information Society Open To ImpairmentS) is a non-profit making organisation founded in December 2002, that represents People with Disabilities, their spouses as well as members of the ICT (Information Communication Technology) community from the whole globe. Currently, its members exceed the 1500 and are located in many European countries.
e-ISOTIS is responsible for the development and construction of the CD-ROM and the web site and also for the conception of individual chapters of the Handbook. Further tasks are translation work into Greek language and implementation and dissemination activities.
ΣΩΜΑΤΕΙΟ ΓΟΝΕΩΝ ΚΗΔΕΜΟΝΩΝ ΚΑΙ ΦΙΛΩΝ ΑΤΟΜΩΝ ΜΕ ΑΝΑΠΗΡΙΕΣ "ΕΡΜΗΣ"
HERMES is a Philanthropic, nonprofit Association – a legal person of private law – founded in 1988 by Parents, Guardians and Friends of people with disabilities. Main types of activities: education & rehabilitation, Vocational Rehabilitation Training, employability skills and Supported employment, creativity.
HERMES designs and develops individual training modules. It organizes a pilot study with a specific implementation of the drawn up curricula as well as the implementation of institution coaching testing. Further tasks are translation work into Greek language and implementation and dissemination activities. Furthermore it organizes the 3rd partner meeting in Greece.
Értelmi Fogyatékosok és Segítőik Országos Érdekvédelmi Szövetsége
The Hungarian Association for Persons with Intellectual Disability brings together persons with mental handicap, their parents and relatives, as well as their helpers. Since forming the association in 1981 they have been striving to help the handicapped and their families that concerns approximately 300 000 people in Hungary.
ÉFOÉSZ is involved in the conception of the handbook and it designs and develops individual training modules. Further tasks are translation work into Hungarian language and implementation and dissemination activities as well as the organization of the 2nd partner meeting in Hungary.
IntegrATpoint e.V.
IntegATpoint is a registered association. It is a consultation/information centre which offers people with disabilities, their relatives and professionals a wide range of information and advice about how technical aids in the field of computers and electronics can contribute to an improved quality of everyday life.
IntegrATpoint develops and makes up methodical/didactic materials for the Basic Skills Training in cooperation with disabled persons. They are involved in the conception of the handbook and they design and develop individual training modules. Further tasks are translation work into German language and implementation and dissemination activities.
convelop - cooperative knowledge design gmbh
Convelop supports the public and semi-public sector in developing solutions in the form of strategy development, evaluations, process support, regional development and programme development. They are working with their clients on how to take advantage of external impulses on international level. They gather fundamental information, assess its relevance and set off positive steps forward within change processes.
Convelop accompanied BASKI by designing tools and processes for communication, project development, self reflection and evaluation in close cooperation with all partners. Convelop participated in all transnational meetings supporting goal achievement and feedback processes. convelop is responsible for evaluation reports on partnership development, achieved results and recommendations for further improvements