IDEAL – Inclusive Digital Education for Autistic People Learning

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Title

IDEAL – Inclusive Digital Education for Autistic People Learning

Subject

Online platform with accessible digital tools for autistic people, their support networks and professionals.

Description

The IDEAL project addresses the lack of accessible online tools, trained professionals and educational methodologies adapted to autistic people in need of a high level of support. 

The IDEAL project created an online platform with accessible digital tools (such as Apps and other digital resources) for autistic people, their support networks and professionals. The platform is available in 6 European languages and focus on the core areas of: communication, education, social skills, health management, functional skills and entertainment.

The goals of the platform are to be:

  • Accessible: ensure the platform is accessible for all autistic users
  • Inclusive: provide training (tutorials, guides) for autistic people with higher support needs to access digital tools
  • Supportive: support educator, teachers, VET trainers, therapists, and other professionals of the autism sector in their use and access to digital tools

Empowering: develop a useful information resource for autistic people and their families to learn and choose the digital tools best suited for them

Creator

EU funded project IDEAL

Source

Publisher

Autism-Europe

Date

2024

Contributor

Universidad de Burgos (Spain), Fundación miradas (Spain), Autism Europe (Belgium), Fondacija hiljadu želja (Serbia), Federação Portuguesa de Autismo (Portugal), Tady to mám rád (Czech Republic), Catness Game Studio (Spain).

Format

Online platform with training material and apps to be downloaded.

Language

English, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Czech, Serbian

Type

Online resources

Coverage

EU

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Citation

EU funded project IDEAL , “IDEAL – Inclusive Digital Education for Autistic People Learning,” digital4allOER, accessed May 5, 2025, https://digital4alloer.ucd.ie/items/show/12.

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