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EASIT. Easy Access for
Social Inclusion Training.

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Hello, I am a talking pencil.

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I wear blue glasses
and white gloves

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and I have a pointing stick 
in my left hand.

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In this video I will give you 
a short overview of the EASIT project.

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EASIT stands for Easy Access 
for Social Inclusion Training.

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It is an Erasmus+ project

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and took place 
from September 2018 to August 2021.

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The project is led 
by the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona,

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and the consortium 
is made up of universities

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such as the Universidade de Vigo,
in Spain,

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the Università degli Studi di Trieste,
in Italy;

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SDI München 
and Stiftung Universität Hildesheim,

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both in Germany;

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user associations, such as 
the National Association

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of Dyslexia in Sweden (Dyslexiförbundet)
and Zavod RISA in Slovenia,

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and a broadcaster,
RTV Slovenija.

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It is an educational project 
that focuses on easy-to-understand language

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in audiovisual media.

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The project was developed
in different stages.

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The result of each stage 
is called Output.

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In Output 1 we analysed
the situation in Europe

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in relation 
to easy-to-understand language,

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both in terms of
practice and training.

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128 participants
replied to our survey,

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whose results you can access
on the project website.

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In Output 2 we researched 
how the concept

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of easy-to-understand language,
meaning both Easy or Plain Language,

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could be transferred
into the audiovisual world.

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We held focus groups and interviews
with experts from different fields.

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In Output 3 we defined
three professional profiles:

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the expert
on easy-to-understand subtitles,

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the expert on
easy-to-understand audio description,

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and the expert
on easy-to-understand

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audiovisual journalism.

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For each of these profiles,
we created a skills card,

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that is, a list of the skills 
the experts should have.

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There are 3 blocks
which are shared by all profiles

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and 1 which is specific 
for each profile.

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In Output 4 we designed
two curriculum proposals:

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a proposal for a MOOC,
a massive open online course

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with a vocational approach 
which could work

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as a general introduction 
to the topic,

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and a proposal 
for a university course.

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In Output 5 we have produced 
educational materials,

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including many videos, 
that are available online in open access.

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Finally, in Output 6 
we have made suggestions

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on how certification
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for these new professional profiles.

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You can access 
all the results

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on the project website:
https://pagines.uab.cat/easit/

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This introductory video 
was prepared by Anna Matamala from UAB

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and Blaž Zajc
from RTV Slovenija.

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It was produced
by RTV Slovenija.