ECDL PD: 15 Years Later

Andrea Petz; Klaus Miesenberger

ECDL PD: 15 Years Later

Institute Integrated Studies

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Abstract

The EU funded pilot project (funding scheme "Leonardo da Vinci”, fostering lifelong learning and promoting further vocational education) ECDL® PD (ECDL® for People with Disabilities) was carried out from 2001 - 2004. It aimed at adapting the widespread and renowned ECDL® certificate (European Computer Driving License) to the needs of people with disabilities. This adaptation of a mainstream standard certificate was meant to support people with disabilities and other people at a disadvantage (e.g. older people, people with weak social or educational background, or people from minorities or immigrant groups not ready for using their second/new mother tongue at a satisfying level) and to foster their chances at the labor market. What remained from this work? Is ECDL® the ultima ratio for including people at risk of exclusion or with fewer opportunities into the labor market and into society or is it a certificate amongst others without reaching its full potential?

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Computers Helping People with Special Needs
Pages	429
Number of pages	8
Volume	9758
Publication status	Published - Jul 2016

Publication series

Name	Lecture Notes in Computer Science (LNCS)

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

SDG 1 No Poverty
SDG 4 Quality Education
SDG 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions

Fields of science

102 Computer Sciences
102013 Human-computer interaction
102014 Information design
102015 Information systems
102021 Pervasive computing
102022 Software development
102024 Usability research
102026 Virtual reality
102027 Web engineering
502007 E-commerce
506002 E-government
509002 Disability studies
602013 Sign language research
202004 Brain-computer interface
211902 Assistive technologies
503008 E-learning
302027 Hearing, voice and language disorders

JKU Focus areas

Computation in Informatics and Mathematics
Social Systems, Markets and Welfare States
Engineering and Natural Sciences (in general)

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