Type of Project: Funded project Model project
Participation 4.0: Making the digitalization of the world of work accessible

The Competence Center for Accessibility Volmarstein (KBV) of the Evangelische Stiftung Volmarstein, together with the BAG SELBSTHILFE and, among others, in cooperation with the Department of Rehabilitation Technology of the Technical University of Dortmund, is conducting this project on the barrier-free digitization of the world of work, which is funded by the Federal Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs (BMAS). The starting point of our project is the increasing digitization of the world of work. People with (severe) disabilities will only be able to participate in jobs in the future if this digitization is also designed to be accessible for them. The Corona pandemic has clearly shown how important this is. From online applications and online administrative procedures to everyday use of the Internet in work processes, such as participation in web conferences, and the increasing digitization of the work environment in the form of objects, work equipment and buildings ("lnternet of Things (loT)"), we already encounter numerous lT applications every day in our working lives. One step toward achieving professional "Participation 4.0" is the implementation of the European Web Directive 2016/2102 on barrier-free access to the websites and mobile applications of public bodies in Germany. This also fulfills Germany's obligation under the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities to take appropriate measures to ensure equal access for persons with (severe) disabilities to information and communication technologies and systems, among other things, and to promote access to new technologies for persons with (severe) disabilities, among other things, by promoting "Universities 4.0".among others, by promoting "Universal Design". With our project, we primarily pursue the following goals: - Promoting the implementation of the EU Web Directive 2016/2102 - Supporting all agents (public authorities, SMEs, etc.) through modular awareness and training offers on Participation 4.0 - Training platform: https://www.teilhabe4punkt0.de/ - Promoting information and exchange (knowledge transfer) on new requirements (including self-declaration, feedback mechanism, monitoring), e.g. between the federal, state and local governments - Raise awareness in the private sector of the issue of accessible IT with the help of so-called ambassadors of inclusion - Facilitate entry into the topic by providing technical support offerings (including apps and online toolkit) via the Participation 4.0 toolbox: https://toolbox.teilhabe4punkt0.de/