Awareness-raising 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.

Activity open to the general public

  • Day:
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  • Place:

    Barcelona and Tarragona

AccessCat and five groups from the network participate in the 2025 edition of the European Research Night. The researchers participate in various spaces with a range of activities, from workshops to dynamic shows, all aimed at raising awareness and showcasing research on accessibility.

Activity open to the general public

  • Day:
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  • Place:

    Hybrid

The INTERMAPS workshop brings together professionals, academics, social organisations and users to discuss innovative methodologies that enable progress in the analysis, study and identification of inequalities from an intersectional perspective.

Activity open to the general public

  • Day:
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  • Time:
    09:30
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    14:00
  • Place:

    Hub Social (Girona, 34, Barcelona).

The AccessCat Network will bring together research groups, affiliated entities, companies, and institutions interested in communicative accessibility in the 2nd AccessCat Innovation Day. A day of transfer, innovation, and networking on accessibility.

Activity open to the general public

  • Day:
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  • Place:

    Barcelona

The network is returning to Smart City Expo. This year, it will be present in the WeMind Cluster space (corporate entity of the network), where it will showcase its technologies and solutions through a stand and a talk, reaffirming its commitment to communication accessibility in the field of smart cities.

Past Activities

Activity open to the general public

  • Day:
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  • Time:
    09:30
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    10:45
  • Place:

    Virtual

La Confederació, corporate entity within the Network, invites researcher Blanca Arias (TraDiLex) and AccessCat manager Carme Pratdesaba to lead a talk on practical tools to ensure accessible communication and reach all people.

Activity open to the general public

  • Day:
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  • Place:

    Geneva, Switzerland

The TransMedia Catalonia research group will take part as experts in communicative accessibility in various events of the AI for Good congress, a global forum dedicated to AI with social impact.

Activity open to the general public

  • Day:
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  • Place:

    Geneva, Switzerland

The AccessCat Network, together with researchers from the TransMedia Catalonia, TraDiLex, TRACTE, Digital Care and LSC Lab research groups, is taking part in WSIS 2026, a high-level event co-organised by several UN agencies (such as the ITU and UNESCO).

  • Day:
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  • Place:

    Online

The Neolcyt research group (UAB) is organising a conference open to the general public that explores plain language from both a research perspective and the social advances of recent years.