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033 - eLeSI, e-learning for Social Inclusion, La Fondation des Amis de
l'Atelier, France
CONTACT
La Fondation des Amis de l'Atelier
Mr. Denis Pelsy
France
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+33 1 64 886 41 19
OVERALL GOAL /MISSION
The main goal of the eLeSI project is to offer four distance-training modules that facilitate the acquisition of knowledge
regarding the origin and possible consequences of disabilities. It shall help people to learn about the factors, which may
support, or conversely impede the adoption of positive person centred approaches in order to provide individual
support. The training also aims at changing people’s perception of those who have individual differences and disabilities
and wishes to contribute to the social inclusion of people with disabilities. It also entails to be a contribution to the
implementation of the UN-Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. Therefore, the training is freely
available and has a transnational focus. It is based on the main principles of the UN-Convention on the Rights of Persons
with Disabilities.
THE SOLUTION THAT HAS BEEN DEVELOPED
The distance-learning project eLeSI (e-learning for Social Inclusion) was born from the observation of a lack of training
for many practitioners and support staff in many countries, especially in poor countries, where there often exists a lack
of financial resources to provide a high-quality training, working with children and adults with learning disabilities,
autism spectrum disorders and/or mental health disorders. Therefore this training course, provided through e learning,
shall give everyone interested the opportunity to have cost-free access to a high quality training. That is why the project
offers a generic training module about people with learning disabilities, autism spectrum disorders and/or mental
health problems that is designed, for example, for teachers, assistants, practitioners, trainers, but in fact, for every
person that is working and/or is in contact with these people. It also provides specialized modules, each one for specific
age groups, covering the various aspects of the inclusion and participation of individuals in areas of social life. The whole
training course is similar to a 400h course (depending on the initial level of knowledge and expertise of the learner).