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Partner Service Initiatives
These services are the result of agreements between FITA, the National Commission Persons with Disability and the respective business partners.
Internet Access
The services below involve financial subsidies subject to agreements between FITA and the respective service providers. Renewal of these services is required on an annual basis.
Melita Internet Service (PDF)
Melita Internet Application (PDF)
Application criteria
- Applicants must be 8 years old or older
- Only special identity card holders are eligible
- The service is available only to Melita Internet users
GO Surf (Maltanet) ADSL Service (PDF)
Go Surf Application (PDF)
Application criteria
- Applicants must be 13 years old or older
- Only disabled persons with impairments which severely effect their mobility and/or vision are eligible
- The service is available only to Go Surf subsribers
Mobile Technology
The services below involve financial subsidies subject to agreements between FITA and the respective service providers.
GoMobile application criteria
- This service comes into affect and is renewable on June of each year (service is renewable annually)
- Applicants must be 13 years old or older
- Service caters for a maximum of 150 persons
- Only visually impaired and hearing impaired individuals who cannot make full use of basic mobile phone functions are eligible
- The service is available only to GoMobile clients
Software
The services below involve financial subsidies subject to agreements between FITA and the respective service providers.
Microsoft Software
- In 2007 the Ministry for Investment, Industry and Information Technology and Microsoft Corporation again collaborated in the distribution of subsidised Microsoft Software. The latest package included the Microsoft VISTA operating system and Microsoft Office 2007.
- Statistical data collected through these questionnaires will be used in a research exercise conerning ICT and Disability and relevant policy initiatives in Malta and Gozo. Eligibility for the software is not
dependent on the data compiled through the questionnaire, since all registered disabled individuals automatically qualify for this offer.
Computer Pooling Initiative
The Foundation knows that not all disabled persons applying for ICT equipment, will necessarily make the best possible use of the latest computer equipment in the short to medium term. However we are also aware of the fact, that these individuals will never have this opportunity unless they gain access to computers and technology. For this reason we have reached an agreement with the Malta Community Chest Fund, to cater for applicants who do not qualify for assistance through the Malta Community Chest Fund.
Under this agreement, reconditioned computer equipment is donated to FITA and given out on loan to disabled persons who can make effective use of it.
The Malta Information Technology and Training Services Ltd., the National Commission Persons with Disability and Enemalta Ltd. are amongst the main partners contributing towards this initiative.
Starting June 2006, following and agreement with the Physically Handicapped Rehabilitation Fund (PDF) this service is based at a new FITA computer workshop in Paola, where disabled persons are given the technical training necessary to recondition second hand computers.
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Foundation for IT Accessibility
Last modified: Friday, August 7, 2009