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.
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AccessCat aims to establish itself as a bridge between research, society, and industry. Therefore, for this year’s GAAD, the network will organise an event to present both the evolution of the network since its creation and the catalan social, cultural, and associative fabric dedicated to accessibility.
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TransMedia Catalonia research group launches a new seminar series, AccessTalks. The first session is part of Global Accessibility Awareness Day 2025 and will explore through a critical discussion how AI shapes digital accessibility.
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Researchers Pilar Orero and Sarah McDonagh participate 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.
Dow Jones Barcelona
In commemoration of GAAD 2025 (Global Accessibility Awareness Day), Blanca Arias (TraDiLex) will deliver a talk on accessibility in the workplace, focusing on the user-journey perspective. The session is part of a private and invitation-only event at Dow Jones.
Geneva, Switzerland
Anna Matamala, researcher at TransMedia Catalonia and director of the network, presents the AccessCat catalogue at ITU-D. For the occasion, the organisation created explanatory factsheets about the catalogue, its technologies, services, and educational resources in Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian, and Spanish.
Hub Social de Fundació Bofill (Barcelona)
A conference organised by the affiliated entity Sistema THEAD on accessibility in the classroom, aiming to analyse challenges and explore opportunities to build a more inclusive and accessible digital future. Researcher Blanca Arias from TraDiLex takes part in a roundtable discussion to talk about the PlanAccess service, the UNIVAC project, and the AccessCat Network.
Stellenbosch, South Africa
Mario Montagud (MiA, i2CAT) participates in the ACM MMSys 2025 with the opening keynote. This conference, which celebrates its 16th edition this year, is the main global event focused on multimedia systems.
