1. DigiPlace4all: an online peer support community for digital skills

2. Why peer support? Digital literacy is essential for education, employment & inclusion People with disabilities face additional barriers Personalised training and support is a start But there are limits to scalability People with disabilities naturally look to their peers - and it works!

3. DigiPlace4all approach to peer support A peer is ‘someone like me’ Peers are equal in ability, standing, rank and value DigiPlace4all peer supporters are untrained, unaccredited and informal Facilitates peer support among educators and employers

4. Who is DigiPlace4all for? Students with disabilities Educators Employers Transfer of Innovation from Gateway2AT.org

5. Requirements gathering PWDs, VET centres & training organisations | digital skills trainers | mainstream educators | employers | NGOs | policy advisors or other agencies 241 questionnaires, 91 focus group participants, 85 interviews

7. Peer support requests and offers

11. “I now have more knowledge on a wide range of assisted technology supports” “It has helped me to get in touch with other visually impaired people” “Asked my question and got a response immediately” “As a tutor of people with learning difficulties I think it is a fantastic resource and hope that it can be of use to some of my students” “It was interesting to hear other people's stories, their challenges and how they overcome them” “It has helped me to tell my story and perhaps help/inspire others”

12. Current Status 1392 registered users 172 peer support requests 66 peer support offers 880 blog posts 113 DigiPlace4all Champions

13. Find out more … www.digiplace4all.eu Mark.Magennis@ncbi.ie Esther.Murphy@ncbi.ie This project has been funded with support from the European Commission. This publication reflects the views only of the author, and the Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained therein.