ELPIDA has developed an e-learning platform primarily targeting parents of people with intellectual disabilities (PWID) in order to empower them for better quality of life of PWID. Teaching recourses have been developed on the themes/topics of Human Rights, Communication, Stress management, Transition to Adulthood, Ageing and Sexual health. These themes have been chosen in consultation with family members of PWID. An own Needs Assessment study has been taken into consideration and informed the content of the e-learning modules and prioritize parents’ preferences regarding the chosen topics.

http://www.elpida-project.eu/index.php/en/

• Western Europe and North America

• Youth
• People with disabilities

The usage and deployment of ICTs should seek to create benefits in all aspects of our daily life. ICT applications are potentially important in government operations and services, health care and health information, education and training, employment, job creation, business, agriculture, transport, protection of environment and management of natural resources, disaster prevention, and culture, and to promote eradication of poverty and other agreed development goals. ICTs should also contribute to sustainable production and consumption patterns and reduce traditional barriers, providing an opportunity for all to access local and global markets in a more equitable manner. Applications should be user-friendly, accessible to all, affordable, adapted to local needs in languages and cultures, and support sustainable development. To this effect, local authorities should play a major role in the provision of ICT services for the benefit of their populations.