The ELPBVI project is funded by the European Commission under the Socrates Lingua 2 Programme.

The main objective is to develop a multilingual European Language Portfolio for the Blind and Visually Impaired (ELPBVI) with a view to:

• enhancing their motivation to develop, extend and diversify their language skills;
• helping them to reflect on their objectives, ways of and success in language learning;
• developing their capacity for independent learning;
• addressing learning needs in the most comprehensive way, providing suitable format and adaptation of descriptions;
• introducing commonly recognized standards and ensuring transparency and coherence in language learning

The ELPBVI model of the European Language Portfolio addressing the language learning needs of the Blind and Visually-Impaired will put language teaching and learning of the blind and visually impaired in the context of common European standards, in order to:

• provide transparent and reliable information on language skills and competences of the learners
• keep records of achievements in their language learning
• maintain their motivation for language learning
• plan their learning strategy
• enhance their plurilingual and intercultural experience