The check and go website
The Check and go website has been developed by the EU project Check and go – Barrier-free basis for people in companies. The aim of the Check and go project is to enhance access to workplaces for people with disabilities. With the tools developed in the project, people with disabilities will find it easier to apply for a trainee post or a job in a company. By constructing an individual profile of accessibility they will be able to say quickly and easily what barriers they face and what they need in order to do their job efficiently. In addition, companies that receive applications with this profile of accessibility can easily determine if the applicant will fit into the company and people with disabilities will be able to find a suitable job quickly and easily.
With the Check and go website, people with disabilities, companies, staff managers, trainers, instructors and job coaches can get a three-part product range to learn how they can include or integrate people with disabilities at a workplace more efficiently. These products are:
the Training tool, the Check and go tool and the Advice tool.
If you are interested in check and go products as a person with disabilities, trainer, instructor or job coach, please click TRAINING TOOL or CHECK AND GO TOOL.
If you are interested in the products as a company, staff manager or job coach please click ADVICE TOOL.
The aims of the project can be summarized as follows:
- To enhance the communication and information between people with disabilities and companies, thereby establishing easier and quicker employer-employee relationships.
- To empower people with disabilities to say clearly what individual requirements they have regarding accessibility.
- To enable potential employers to check if those needs can be achieved or implemented in their company.
- To improve the quality standards for accessibility for people with disabilities in companies
- To make it easier for people with disabilities to apply for posts or study visits abroad.
The detailed target groups for the project are:
People with disabilities:
- People with learning disabilities (people with learning difficulties)
- People with physical impairments
- People with sensory impairments
Companies or other organisations:
- Small and medium-sized companies
- Large-scale enterprises
- Social organisations
Educational institutions and care centres for people with disabilities:
- Vocational training organisations
- Vocational counselling centres
- Organisations for integration and rehabilitation
Others:
- Job coaches,
- Job-assistants,
- Vocational advisers, support workers.
The Check and go project is promoted by the atempo company LLC working in partnership with 13 organisations, 28 test companies and 9 social partners throughout 7 European countries (Austria, Germany, Greece, Italy, Sweden, Slovakia and Slovenia). For further information about the Check and go partnership, please click: check and go partner and test companies.
This is an EU project funded by the European Commission within the Leonardo da Vinci programme. The views expressed in this publication are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent the views of the Commission. The Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained therein.
The project duration is 2 years beginning on the 1st of September 2006 and finishing on the 31st of August 2008.