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A free guide to creating digital content accessible to people with disabilities.

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A free guide for creating digital content accessible for persons with disabilities.

according to Toni Granollers, of GRIHO, the Web 2.0 encourages the creation of new digital barriers for persons with disabilities.

Barcelona, may of 2011- University research group GRIHO (computer person interaction and integration of data research group) of the University of Lleida has presented yesterday in Barcelona, during the II Jornada Unidiscat, the guide of accessible Digital content, which is intended to put the scope of the whole society the knowledge necessary and basic to build documents and content accessible on the network.

According to Toni Granollers, director of GRIHO, “ with the Web 2.0 dynamics in continuous movement and proliferation of social networks, we find that anyone can become producer and publisher of content, why not enough that the web has minimum accessibility criteria ”. “ If, for example, the developer of a website meets accessibility requirements but another person hangs up a PDF with images or graphics that do not have explanatory texts, this website or its contents will be inaccessible to users with vision problems ”, explains Granollers.

In the case of the administration or the education system, this problem is particularly relevant, because “ are talking about public services must be accessible to the entire population, and increasingly use digital ”. According to a study at UNED, there are some 12,000 people with disabilities today pursuing university studies, half of whom do so at a distance. “ More are becoming teachers themselves who made available to the digital content students, hence the need to take into account these accessibility requirements ”.

GRIHO has developed, in collaboration with the unit UdLxTothom (University for all) of the University of Lleida and Unidiscat, a simple guide that explains, step by step, how to write and structure a document with digital content that is accessible, how to transform documents to PDF so that they continue to maintain its accessibility properties and how take into account this aspect by introducing a web content. The Guide, available from the website of GRIHO, has been released under a Creative Commons license, which makes possible its reproduction, distribution and communication free but must be credited to the author and not done for commercial purposes. Toni Granollers clarifies that “ the guide aims to provide a tool to society as a whole so that anyone can generate accessible content on the Internet; with this license, any company or institution that wants to introduce among employees can print it and use it to edit your digital content ”.

“ Our aim is to these almost 4 million people with disabilities exist in Spain, according to data from the National Institute of statistics (INE), have equal opportunities of access to the digital society than the rest of the population are making a great effort to remove architectural barriers, but we’re forgetting the digital barriers ”, adds Granollers. According to the age 2008 study on disability of the INE, only 0.4% of disabled residents in centres sailing by Internet in his spare time, percentage which only amounted to 1.3 per cent if we had in mind the age group of 6 at the age of 64. “ Persons with disabilities are not comfortable with this new technology, they are continually barriers; If we take into account that the future of the Internet lies in collaboration, socialization and open content production, we find that barriers, rather than removed, be will widen, if we do not begin to take into account these small criteria we have proposed in the Guide ”, concludes Granollers.

GRIHO is a research group assigned to the Department of computer science and Industrial Engineering of the University of Lleida, and is a member of TECNIO network, driven by ACC1Ó that brings together the main actors experts in applied research and transfer of technology of Catalonia. The GRIHO research group is an interdisciplinary and interdepartmental group which has as main objectives the teaching, research and technology transfer in the field of the discipline of human-computer interaction (IPO).

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PSN launches its new mutualist Guide.

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PSN launches its new guide of the mutualist.

letter for those who are incorporated into the entity.

Spain, may of 2011. Forecasting health national (PSN) has released a new version of its guide of mutualist, corporate document that aims to explain in detail and the most up-to-date way all the advantages that it is part of PSN, presenting the mutual products and services that offer the rest of the Group’s companies to meet the needs of the new mutual.

The new mutualist Guide, whose first edition was produced in 1999, is divided into headings that offer information about different aspects. The bulk of the publication is dedicated to PSN products, as well as the various value-added services that offers group: computer services, systems of management quality, nursery schools, residences for the elderly, and so on.

The first of the headings of the guide offers an introductory view of the group, its history, its legal structure and its main economic magnitudes. There is also a section which is available on a listing of offices in Spain and Portugal, their location and contact telephone number, and other media for mutualists: website, magazine PSNInformación and the PSNotas newsletter. Also, you have some questions that most often formulated mutualists and includes a glossary of investment and insurance terminology

On the other hand, PSN has also published a new corporate brochure, aimed specifically at institutions that traditionally collaborated entity: professional bodies, associations, clinics, companies, etc. This document, due to the information needs of their recipients, is a guide for the presentation of the group, which emphasizes their results. Its aim is to present the activity of the entity with a view to possible agreements of collaboration.

Club catalogue PSN

PSN has also released a new edition of the catalogue of the PSN Club, corresponding to the spring-summer of 2011, which offers a wide variety of offers training, gastronomic and leisure under special conditions for the mutual. In addition to the traditional gourmet lots and of training courses aimed at professionals, on this occasion is bet by some activities especially designed for the children and grandchildren of mutualists: summer camps, with stays in Spain and abroad. As well as being a playful alternative to the summer vacation, these camps are designed to enable children to acquire knowledge of English

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A manual will support the educational work of parents in the acquisition of healthy habits.

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A manual will support the educational work of parents in the acquisition of habits healthy.

submitted in the framework of the 60 Congress of the Spanish Association of Paediatrics (ASP), which began last Thursday in Valladolid.

– is a tool designed specifically for the adolescent age

-the Guide has been edited with the collaboration of Coca-Cola Spain

Madrid, June of 2011- multi-disciplinary researchers from the Universidad Politécnica of Madrid (UPM), under the direction of Professor Marcela González-Gross, has just released a guide with the aim of supporting parents in the educational process of the more small to adulthood. Based in “ the pyramid of healthy lifestyle for children and adolescents ”, the Guide advocates inculcated from childhood interest in physical activity, to achieve the necessary energy balance (between ingested and spent energy) blinde children overweight and obesity. The manual, prepared by experts of the research group ImFINE of the Faculty of science physical activity and sport-INEF – of the Polytechnic University of Madrid, is particularly aimed at parents with children aged between 6 and 18 years and establishes a series of guidelines adapted to the creation of healthy habits (from 6 to 9 years)consolidation (aged 10 to 13) and maintenance (from 14 to 18 years).

In particular, the Guide recommends that during the stage of creation of healthy habits (from 6 to 9 years) physical activity is carried out mainly through games, increasing his practice gradually. As regards the food at these ages, responsible for the manual experts proposed the gradual introduction of new foods, looking for indirect incentives to encourage them to try new flavors (games), and highlighted the importance of creating the habit of distributing the diet in 5 meals a day.

According to the manual, the stage of consolidation of habits (from 10 to 13 years) stands out as a transition period between childhood and adolescence, which produce numerous changes physical, cognitive and psychosocial. In recent years, it is important for children to try several sports and choose who they like, to ensure that sport is a stimulating activity, that it favours the maintenance of this habit in adolescence and adulthood. Also, according to the expert participants in this monograph, sports provides many health benefits, such as improving the quality of sleep, assist the development of social skills and specific roles, and enhance the physical and intellectual performance, as well as facilitate the download of aggressiveness and build self-confidence.

At this age that already must be accepted all the foods and flavors, it is also essential to pay attention to fluid intake especially during and after the practice of sports and games. In this sense, Prof. DRA. Marcela Gonzalez-Gross, Professor Titular of the Polytechnic University of Madrid and the project coordinator, said that “ when we sweat during intense or prolonged physical activity, we lose body water and electrolytes that must be replaced immediately to avoid overheating and other possible adverse effects on health, which means that children who play sports intense or prolonged must ingest more fluids ”.

Finally, the maintenance of healthy habits (from 14 years a18) phase must strengthen already acquired habits, that will help turn to prevent the adoption of harmful like tobacco and alcohol habits. At this stage, teenagers are already capable of planning their own sports programme and should work all the components of physical condition (strength, strength, speed and flexibility). In relation to food, it should be in a varied and balanced diet tailored to regular physical activity that takes place.

On the project

The pyramid of healthy lifestyle for children and adolescents is an educational tool developed specifically for the adolescent age, incorporating current scientific knowledge. Its main objective is to facilitate the acquisition of habits that promote health from childhood. The main focus is on the importance of an active and healthy lifestyle that includes a proper and balanced diet and physical activity regularly. We must not forget the needs of children are different from those of adults. During childhood and adolescence, the energy balance is a complex issue, because in addition to compensate for the calories ingested and the worn, should ensure the growth and development. For this process and to achieve and maintain a healthy weight is essential to lead a healthy and active lifestyle.

According to current scientific data, there are factors of risk of some chronic diseases (such as obesity, diabetes, some cancers and cardiovascular diseases, among others) that may develop during childhood and adolescence. Therefore, efforts to reduce risk factors should start at an early age. Adopt an active and healthy lifestyle is important to grow in a suitable and fun, and it can contribute to good health in childhood and in adulthood.

This guide, which supplements the pyramid helps to communicate basic messages about the importance of acquiring and maintaining a healthy and active lifestyle from childhood to children and adolescents. The monograph has been edited with the collaboration of Coke Spain.

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Surah Al-Rehman – The Ultimate Free Remedy for Incurable Diseases

(By Listening Only- 20 Minutes Only)

Kindly download the Surah “AL-REHMAN” (recited by Qari Abdul Basit without translation) from here.


Treatment Plan

Just Listen to it three times a day (morning, afternoon, evening) for seven consecutive days using following procedure:-


    Before listening:

  • Close your eyes
  • Feel your self in front of ALLAH Almighty/ God
  • Then listen to it with greater concentration and closed eyes

    When the recitation/ AUDIO is finished:

  • Open your eyes and take half glass of water
  • Close your eyes again and say “ALLAH” three times in your heart with deep affection/ love
  • Then drink the water with closed eyes in three sips

Surah Al-Rehman – The Ultimate Free Remedy for Incurable Diseases

(By Listening Only- 20 Minutes Only)

Kindly download the Surah “AL-REHMAN” (recited by Qari Abdul Basit without translation) from here.


Treatment Plan

Just Listen to it three times a day (morning, afternoon, evening) for seven consecutive days using following procedure:-


    Before listening:

  • Close your eyes
  • Feel your self in front of ALLAH Almighty/ God
  • Then listen to it with greater concentration and closed eyes

    When the recitation/ AUDIO is finished:

  • Open your eyes and take half glass of water
  • Close your eyes again and say “ALLAH” three times in your heart with deep affection/ love
  • Then drink the water with closed eyes in three sips