Cybercafe
2004 – 2005
Bre@king the isolation – project.
Summary – What is inside?
European Volunteer Service
New Cybercafé team 2004/2005
The main aim
Computers in Cybercafé
Special joystick and software
Timetable
How can You bre@k the isolation?
Cybercafé and patients
IMSO magazine
The level of computer knowledge
Popularity of cybercafé
Small statistical record
The most popular in Cybercafé
Pictures
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EVS
European Volunteer Service –
organisation which sent new volunteers
to Melsbroek.
Young people (till 26) from all Europe can be volunteers and can
help people, animals, nature…
If you are interested in being volunteer, if you think – it is something
for me – you can visit website:
www.europa.eu.int/comm/youth/
You can find there a lot of projects, choose one (or several if you
like more) and find a sending organization. Your application will be
send to a host organisation and if you are accepted …you become
a volunteer
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now Ewa and Piotrek…
We are new volunteers in NATIONAL MULTIPLE
SCLEROSIS CENTRE at Melsbroek
Ewa – 24, sociologist from Poland
Piotrek – 24, sociologist from Poland
We came to Belgium at the end of August 2004 and we
are going to stay here till September this year (2005).
During this time we will work in cybercafé and take care
of bre@king the isolation project…
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Dr Ketelaer is our boss and mentor ☺
He supports and encourages us to create new ideas, with the
assistance of IMSO (International Multiple Sclerosis
Organisation), he also helps to arrange new comfortable
equipment for patients. (big screens, optical mouse etc…)
Together we are a new cybercafé team.
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The main aim…
Our main aim is to continue a very good
project from last year
Bre@king the isolation
during the whole year (september 2004
till september 2005)
A good idea can not die and should be
developed!
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Cybercafé received from
Hewlett – Packard 7 computers.
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In Cybercafe there are 7 PC computers by Hewlett – Packard.
HP - D230, Intel Celeron 2GHz, 256 MB
with Microsoft Windows XP Profesional system
and 7 HP monitors 17”
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One main server computer is for staff.
Six computers are for patients
The cybercafe has also two new flat
Philips monitors. (19”) They are very
comfortable for people who have
problems with their eyes.
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New big flat Philips monitors 19”…
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Special software and joystick…
Also for patients with severe disability
accessibility to the computer is guaranteed by
the use of special aids and software – for
example joystick which you can use by chin
and special software
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Opening hours…
Monday till Friday –
9:30 – 13:00
13:30 – 16:30
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday -
19:00 – 21:00
But it is only the official schedule – Patients can use computers every time if
one person of the staff is in cybercafé!!
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Some pictures…
Cybercafé is cool ☺
How does it work?
How can You bre@k the
isolation?
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For Persons with MS cybercafe is very
important because:
They can communicate with others : patients, family,
friends and meet people from all over the world.
They can read a lot of information about Multiple
Sclerosis. On the internet they have a lot of hot news…
They can practice minds, hands, fingers…
They can shopping, make payments, find sponsors…
They can play games and be happy!!!
For people on wheelchair life with cybercafé is simply
easier!
They can create their own I.M.S.O. magazine and write
articles.
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IMSO magazine…
IMSO is a magazine for MS patients and made by them.
Patients and hospital staff write articles and we help them to
make the layout. Sometimes we contribute also by writing
articles.
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In cybercafe we have patients who are very familiar with
the use of the internet. Others are beginners so the level
of computer knowledge is very different.
As volunteers we try to give helpful assistance for
everybody – What does it mean?
If somebody know what to do, we switch on computer and
don’t disturb… we wait for questions…
If somebody is a beginner – step by step we try to teach him
about computer, internet, software
We try to open more services for patients so every month
there is a special topic – like newspapers on-line, shopping,
pen pals, chatting etc… and we try to show patients how it
works… Why? – sometimes, some patients like games too
much ;)
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How many patients use computers?
Is the cybercafe popular in Centre?
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The cybercafe is extremely well visited and
has up to 260 visitors a month.
During 35 weeks there were 132 different patients in
the cybercafe and they visit us 2212 times.
17 is the average number of visits for one patient
Usually patients visit cybercafé a few times per day –
they need break for therapy, meals etc… ☺
About 75% patients are regular users and the others
come to cybercafé only from time to time.
‘The record-holder’ visited cybercafé 100 times
(almost every working day – over 500 hours ☺ )
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Our small statistical record…
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Our statistics prove the increase
of internet interests among
persons with MS!
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The most popular in Cybercafe are…
Games, of course ☺ - patience, backgammon, tetris… For
some persons we try to diversify and introduce them to new
games – e.g. puzzle and chess (good exercises for memory).
Sending e-mails and creating new accounts ☺.
Chatting and communicating with another : patients, family,
friends… (different messengers).
Google – searching information.
E-banking – making payments via internet.
Microsoft Office – Word and Excel.
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The cybercafé final aim is to help patients to
become more independent through Internet
Medium
We try to introduce the patients to the world of IT.
We explain in a simple way the basics of the use
of the internet, e-mail and Microsoft software
so they can make more things by their
own at homes.
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And in the end several pictures
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If you want to know more…
www.imso.be/CYBERCAFE/index.html
www.cybercafe.opateam.com
www.imso.be
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Cybercafé and the project –
bre@king the isolation –
were successful, are successful
and we hope will be successful.