The AccessCat Network and its members organise and participate in different types of activities and actions.
Some activities are addressed to the public—such as awareness-raising activities, demonstrations, showcases, and some training activities—and some actions are carried out within the research groups—such as international missions or standardisation activities.
Activities organised by researchers in the network in order to spread their knowledge on accessibility to society. The goal is to raise awareness on how important it is for everyone to have access to communication and information, as well as to offer innovative solutions.
Activities abroad through which researchers in the network acquire new abilities and knowledge that will help them transfer their specific research to society.
Researchers in the network participate in drafting regulations, standards, or high-level documents in European and international bodies (ISO, UNE, ITU, CEN, EBU…) to ensure accessibility is taken into account in public policies.
Capsules or training sessions on accessibility to information and communication geared towards companies, institutions, and entities. There is also training for researchers in the network on how to evaluate and transfer research results.
Contest addressed to researchers in the network to fund and support innovative proposals that find solutions to issues related to accessibility to communication and information.
Activities held by researchers in the network at fairs, congresses and conferences to show the technologies and services created by the research groups.
Barcelona
The research group TransMedia Catalonia organises ARSAD 2025 (Advanced Research Seminar on Audio Description), a leading conference on audio description that connects researchers with companies in the field. This year celebrates its tenth edition.
Fira Barcelona (Barcelona)
The AccessCat Network participates in the 34th edition of Saló de l'Ensenyament at EspaiCiència. Researchers from CLiC (UB) will showcase their technology and research in accessibility.
Virtual
Anna Matamala, director of the AccessCat Network, and Carme Pratdesaba, promoter, will participate in the Breakfast & Learn sessions of the Tecsam Network. The talk will explore accessible communication in research and knowledge transfer.
Online
Researcher Pilar Orero participates in the Global Accessibility Awareness Day 2025 celebration at the ITU. It will consist of a webinar to showcase the progress of the Digital Inclusion and Accessibility Track, a key initiative within the Global Initiative on Virtual Worlds and AI – Discovering the Citiverse.
Online
Do you want to apply for these grants but need support? That’s why we are offering this free training session in collaboration with the H2CAT network, delivered by experts Javier de la Ossa and Cristina Sáenz de Pipaón.
Fira Barcelona Gran Via
The AccessCat Network will participate in this year's Mobile World Congress, the largest and most influential technology congress in the world. The Network will attend on the 5th of March and the morning of the 6th alongside the Autonomous University of Barcelona, the network's coordinating entity, at 4YFN, the space dedicated to startups and investment.
Online
Researcher Anna Matamala (TransMedia Catalonia) participates in the conference on audio description organised by the Masqut Narikbayev University in Astana (Kazakhstan). At this event, which brings together experts, professionals, researchers, and users, the researcher presented the WEL and MOSAIC projects and the AccessCat Network.
Online
Pilar Orero (TransMedia Catalonia) participates in the ITU webinar (the UN telecommunications agency) and the ATU (the African Telecommunications Union) on Africa’s digital economy. The researcher is part of a panel on the metaverse, during which she will focus on accessibility.
