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.
Madrid, Spain
Researchers Cecili Garriga and María Betulia Pedraza, from the Neolcyt (UAB) research group, will participate in the first convention dedicated to plain communication of the Pan-Hispanic Plain Language Network, organized by the Royal Spanish Academy (RAE).
Virtual
Webinar on the accessibility evaluation of a website. A series of presentations on how to make web environments accessible and the items to consider. The event features researcher Afra Pascual Almenara from the GRIHO research group (UdL). This event is part of the GAAD 2024.
Dow Jones Barcelona
External Speaker Session with Prof. Horacio Saggion, Chair in Computer Science and AI at Pompeu Fabra University and AccessCat Network Researcher (group: TALN UPF). The session will discuss the latest updates in Accessibility and Natural Language Processing, with a specific focus on text simplification technology for people with cognitive disabilities. This invitation-only event is organised by Dow Jones.
Virtual
For this year's GAAD, the AccessCat Network organized a meeting with the affiliated entities. During the event, attendees will learn more about the network's evolution and the other entities entities, providing a great opportunity to explore the social and cultural landscape dedicated to accessibility.
