AccessCat Network

The Accessibility Innovation Network of Catalonia is a knowledge transfer network. We want to offer solutions to a diverse society where everyone should have access to information and communication

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AccessCat Catalogue

AccessCat MOOCs: Free Online Courses on Accessibility

Discover the MOOCs (Massive Open Online Courses) developed by researchers from TransMedia Catalonia (UAB) and LSC Lab (UPF), based on their research. These courses, available online for free and accessible on all platforms (computer, mobile, tablet...), specialise in digital accessibility and Catalan Sign Language.

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Mobile device playing MOOCs on LSC.

These are the 18 research groups in the AccessCat Network

Who are they? What do they do? What technologies, services, and educational resources do they offer? Learn more about AFIN Barcelona, CLiC, DiCode, DIDPATRI, GIAP, GRIHO, GTI, LSC Lab, MiA, Neolcyt, NODES, QURBIS, ReLaTe, STS-b, TALN, TRACTE, TraDiLex, and TransMedia Catalonia.

Research Groups Index
Cardboard cubes with the logos of the research groups of the Network decorate the CCCB at the AccessCat Innovation Day.

AccessCat expands and updates its catalogue of accessibility services, technologies, and resources

Everything catalogued by the network has been developed by our groups and is based on their research. The catalogue has been expanded with new items, such as the Automatic speech synthesis technology and the PlanAccess service.

AccessCat catalogue

Discover PlanAccess and SCRIBAL, two disruptive accessibility solutions

PlanAccess is a new research-based methodology designed for the educational and cultural sectors, while SCRIBAL is a digital transcription tool for teaching. Developed by the TraDiLex (UPF) and CLiC (UB) research groups respectively, these two proposals are the winners of the First Call for Disruptive Solutions (2024).

Presentation videos
Screenshots of the researchers Irene Hermosa, Blanca Arias (PlanAccess) and Mireia Farrús (SCRIBAL) in their presentation videos.

Free online training capsules available from the AccessCat Network

The 15x15: Accessibility November and 6x15: Accessibility June series, organised by AccessCat and led by researchers from the Network’s research groups, aim to raise awareness and teach basic accessibility concepts across various fields such as culture or tech. Also, the AccessCat Demos, demonstrations of the accessibility technologies developed by AccessCat researchers, are now available online.

AccessCat Training Sessions

Join the AccessCat Network

Are you an entity, company, or institution that shares the mission, values, and objectives of the network? Do you work in the field of communication and information accessibility, or is your mission to make your products, services, and activities more accessible? Join AccessCat. All entities, companies, or institutions particularly interested in the Network’s mission and its derived results are welcome to join AccessCat without any financial commitment. We look forward to hearing from you.

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