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ALZ-Q – Training facilitators in small local heritage institutions to make them safe places for adults with early-onset Alzheimer’s disease
The ALZ-Q site provides adult educators and guides working in small local museums and libraries with the necessary training to support visitors to their institutions who have recently received a diagnosis of the illness.
Why this, why now?
In our ageing society, there are more and more people diagnosed with Alzheimer’s, and Alzheimer's patients are becoming more and more isolated. We think that by leveraging the accessibility of local cultural institutions as a harbour, small museums and other heritage institutions may play a significant role in safely integrating the group of persons with Alzheimer's into the community.
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We are a consortium in a project that is funded by the European Union (Project reference: KA220-ADU-20D48443). Our partners are heritage-representing entities and education experts, and we have seen the potential to involve this vulnerable group in heritage-related organisations like museums or libraries. To understand what this means for people working as (education) facilitators in such entities, we are committed to providing several reports on the needs of Alzheimer’s patients, as well as needs and skills gaps found among this type of learning facilitator necessary to better involve this vulnerable group.
In addition, we will build and provide access to a modular training programme with a toolkit that can be tailored to the needs of the local context addressing these learning facilitators. Trainings for learning facilitators who work in museums or libraries and similar entities, or educators interested in the approach, are implemented in Greece, Lithuania, and Poland in 2025.
And, there is more to learn from testimonials or other events we are organising on behalf of the ALZ-Q project in the Netherlands, Greece, Italy, Lithuania, Poland, Portugal, Spain, and Austria.
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We hope to help museums and libraries working with newly diagnosed Alzheimer's patients, their families, and carers. If you want to contribute, please follow us and share details about ALZ_Q.
Project n° 2024-1-NL01-KA220-ADU-00025366; Duration: 09/2024 - 08/2026
Funded by the European Union. Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or the National Agency of The Netherlands. Neither the European Union nor the granting authority can be held responsible for them.
