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Year of people with Disabilities
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C O N T E N T S
- Introduction
- My public :
- The Euro coins
- The Euro Notes
- Learning to count in euros
- Establishing one's scale of values in euros
- Exchanging opinions on the euro
- How to
adapt games to visual impairment
- List
of existing material
- Acknowledgements
INTRODUCTION
These "Euro Trainers' Notes" are intended for all those -
professional or volunteer, from the "blind" sector or not - who wish
to introduce the Euro to one or more visually impaired persons.
You can request a copy of these "Euro Trainers' Notes" in standard
format, in large print or on diskette from the e-mail address on the first page.
In addition, this introduction and the two documents relating to the
identification features and methods of coins and notes are available in Braille,
as are a list of materials available and a list of the activities described in
the notes, containing in particular the aim of each and the name of the file
under which the document may be consulted in its entirety on the diskette.
These "Euro Trainers' Notes" have been drawn up in the form of
"sheets" - one per activity - which set out systematically the aim of
the activity, the type of visual impairment at which the activity is aimed, the
target for the activity (individual, small group, larger group) and finally the
recommended age for participants. The objective of the activity is then set out,
followed by the equipment required, the number of participants recommended and
suggestions on how to get on with the activity. Where appropriate, variations
and/or comments then follow.
Contrary to our initial expectations, activities are rarely actually
differentiated by age or by type of visual impairment (at least those for
identifying coins and notes) :
By age : sensory perception remains the key at whatever age. Activities
which may appear more game-based are perhaps less suitable for adults, in any
event at first sight and in some countries.
By type of visual impairment : it is always a good idea to mix blind and
partially sighted people, as their respective discriminating methods complement
each other.
Some of these documents are based more particularly on the results of interviews
which we conducted in the spring of 1999 with 300 blind and partially sighted
people in Germany, Belgium and Spain. Others are descriptions of activities or
games.
Some of these activities have been widely tested, others less so. We are
therefore looking on the one hand for feedback, and on the other for your
imagination in designing others and sending us a description (in English, French
or your national language). We are looking to help everyone to benefit from
everybody's experience and work, and we will put together a second
"Trainer's booklet" in January 2001.
Objective: as a trainer, how can I choose the best activities to carry out
with my public ?
What are the main characteristics of my public ?
A few questions to ask oneself before choosing a type of activity
What is the age of my audience ?
· child
· adolescent
· adult
· third age
· fourth age
· heterogeneous age group
What type of impairment does my audience have ?
· totally blind
· blind with residual vision
· partially sighted with tunnel vision
· other type of partial sightedness
Is there an additional disability ?
· diminished tactile perception
· diminished prehensile capacity
· diminished capacity for comprehension
What degree of autonomy does my audience have ?
· lives alone
· lives as a couple or in a family
· lives in a community or a retirement home
· has an occupation or active leisure pursuit
· is non-active
· usually shops alone
· occasionally shops alone
· handles money in an occupational capacity
· usually handles money
· occasionally handles money
What degree of mobility does my audience have ?
· never travels
· travels to the centre for a meeting once a month
· travels regularly
What is the extent of social contact among my audience ?
· isolated
· visits by social worker
· family links
· links with neighbours
Type of learning for my audience
· "intellectual", "passive": receipt of information -
what type of information ?
· "intellectual", active: discussion
· practical: how much will things cost in euro ?
· practical: how to recognise euro coins and notes ?
· beginner - no conception of the subject
· some experience of handling, but does not yet know the price of anything in
euro
· some knowledge of the prices of things but no experience of handling
· some experience of handling and some knowledge of the prices of things in
euro
. What is the type of relationship ?
· individual
· small group of people (three-four) who meet regularly
· small group of people (three-four) who know each other slightly or not at all
· larger group of people (10-12) who meet regularly
· larger group of people (10-12) who know each other slightly or not at all
· large group (more than 12)
· group meeting on the subject of the euro
· group meeting for a conference
· group meeting to play
· etc.
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