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On this page you will find all news and updates related to the ARBIT project. 

Third event multiplier of the Arbit project in valladolid


The third Multiplier Event was held in Valladolid (Spain) on 30 May 2023, with the participation of around 100 local attendees from different schools and institutions of the region of Castilla y León.

 

The second multiplier event of the Arbit project was held in Avila


Avila (Spain) hosted the second multiplier event of the Arbit Project on 25 May 2023. This event was attended by more than 100 people from different schools and institutions in the province of Avila.

 

FIRST MULTIPLIER EVENT OF THE ARBIT PROJECT IN KONYA


The Multiplier Event in Turkey was realised on 23rd May 2023 with the participation of 115 local participants from different schools and institutions of Konya and 5 international participants from France.



 EIGHTH INTERNATIONAL MEETING OF ARBIT´S PROJECT IN KONYA


On May 22nd, 2023, the partners of the Arbit Project (Augmented reality for body schema, pointing and imitation training in autism) an initiative co-funded by the European Commission, have met to analyze the results and draw conclusions on the improvement of the development of body awareness, joint attention and imitation skills in students with autism and intellectual disabilities. 

 

Seventh follow up meeting of ARBIT´s project in Paris


On the 15th and 16th of November 2022, the partners of the ARBIT project (Augmented reality for body schema, pointing and imitation training in autism) – met for a two-day meeting, to pool the progress of the ARBIT project advances in improving the development of body awareness, joint attention and imitation skills in students with autism and intellectual disabilities.

 

SIXTH follow up meeting of ARBIT´s project

Last Tuesday, September 6, the 6th meeting of partners for the follow-up of the ARBIT project took place online.

This initiative, co-funded by the European Commission, seeks to improve the access and participation of students with autism and intellectual disabilities in formal and non-formal education. Through the use of Augmented Reality, he wants to promote the development of certain basic skills for social and communication development; such as body schema, joint attention, and imitation.


Testimonies of family members about ARBIT´s project

ARBIT is an European project, co-funded by the European Commission, that final aims to reach the social inclusion through the use Augmented Reality (AR) technologies to reduce disparities in access and participation of students with autism and intellectual disabilities in formal and non-formal education.

To reach that objective this project is working for an improvement of some skills which are essential for the development of social competences which are: body Knowledge, joint attention and imitation...

 ARBIT Training Activity Meeting in Valencia

On the 18th to 20th of may 2022, the partners of the ARBIT project – Augmented reality for body schema, pointing and imitation training in autism- met in Valencia for a Three-day meeting.

The meeting hosted by the University of Valencia and Adapta Foundation, was celebrated with the aim of training participants in the use of the scales that will be applied in ARBIT research study.

 What the digital technology and, particularly the Augmented Reality, can contribute to the development of these skills?

The main objective of ARBIT project is to reduce disparities in accessing and engaging with formal and non-formal education of students with autism and learning difficulties, in order to promote their social inclusion.

To reach that objective ARBIT´s project propose to use Augmented Reality technology to help young children with autism and intellectual disabilities, in acquiring and developing key competencies, including basic skills, as body knowledge, joint attention and imitation.

What benefits does an educational intervention bring in improving these skills? 

The objective of the ARBIT project is to offer tools and procedures through augmented reality technologies, to improve educational intervention in people with autism and intellectual disabilities, to the ultimate goal of promoting the development of their basic skills (body knowledge, imitation and joint attention), essential to improve their social skills. 

What is IMITATION and what difficulties do people with Autism and intellectual disability have in developing this skill?

The ARBIT Project works to improve some basic skills in people with autism, which are essential for the development of social skills, and therefore the full exercise of their rights.

What is JOINT ATTENTION and what difficulties do people with Autism and intellectual disability have in developing this skill?

ARBIT is an European project that aims to explore and promote the applicability of an innovative augmented reality (AR) system called Pictogram Room...

What is body knowledge and what difficulties do people with Autism and intellectual disability have in developing this skill?

The aim of the ARBIT project is to offer tools and procedures to improve basic and essential skills for people with autism and intellectual disabilities through...

THE EUROPEAN ARBIT PROJECT HOLDS ITS THIRD INTERNATIONAL MEETING

The ARBIT project “Augmented reality for body schema, pointing and imitation”, co-funded by the European Commission, that involves 9 partners...

ARBIT project officially launched

The two-years Erasmus + project ARBIT (Augmented reality for body knowledge, pointing and imitation training in autism) starting in 2020...

second transnational meeting 

The meeting was planned to be held in Bulgaria, unfortunately due to restrictions caused by the Covid-19 pandemic the meeting was held virtually...

FIRST MEETING OF THE ARBIT PROJECT

On January 19, the first meeting of the ARBIT project took place. Due to restrictions caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, the associations were unable to travel and the...