Equal Access to Independence

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Equal Access to Independence

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EAI is establishing a province-wide, universally
accessible learning network designed by people
with disabilities for people with disabilities.
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ILRC EAI website

• www.ilrc.mb.ca
• Updated weekly
• Fully accessible
• Interactive cognitive maps
• Archive of multimedia material
• Currently developing first forum board

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EAI Web Conferencing

• Currently in last stage of research
• Huge variety of uses
• Multiple applications under EAI, conferencing
  with remote partners, consumers in rural areas,
  immediate real-time program delivery

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ILRC Staff Training

• EAI designed and implemented weekly ILRC staff
  technological training sessions
• Designed to uniformly increase knowledge base
  empower staff to deliver program material in
  digitally conscientious manner

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EAI On the Road

• Delivery of 18 Community presentations to gt100
  individuals
• Media coverage from 6 sources
• Partnerships gt100

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EAI Partners Showcase

• Success Skills Centre employment training centre
  for professional immigrants
• Mimicking the learning curve of EAI
• In kind example providing a forum for EASEL

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EAI Evaluation

• First quarter report to Office of Learning
  Technology was exemplary
• Securing of external, internal evaluator
• EAI operates under a continuous feedback loop

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Equal Access to Independence Then and Now