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.

Past Activities

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    Online

To commemorate World Autism Awareness Day (April 2), TransMedia and Xarxa AccessCat researcher Pilar Orero participated in the webinar on Immersive Inclusivity: Enhancing Virtual Worlds with Accessibility, an event to celebrate the diversity within the autism community and to recognize the importance of creating environments that embrace everyone, regardless of their neurodiversity. This webinar is held in the frame of the Digital Transformation Dialogues.

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    09:30
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    11:30
  • Place:

    Fira Barcelona (Barcelona)

The AccessCat Network participates in the 33rd edition of Saló de l'Ensenyament at EspaiCiència with two activities, one led by the CLiC research group (UB) and another led by TransMedia Catalonia (UAB).

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    Virtual

Anna Matamala, AccessCat Network director, participates in the monthly online SSHA and Impact Flashlight #28, organised by ASTP. This workshop, entirely dedicated to AccessCat, explores the challenges and opportunities found in the first year of activities of the network, the only one in the field of Social Sciences and Humanities (SSH) in Catalonia.

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    Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Bellaterra

The CROMA 2.0 project aims to help young people in vulnerable situations regain interest in learning. Chiara Gunella, Marina Pujadas, and Sarah McDonagh, researchers from the TransMedia Catalonia group, participate in a workshop on how to create videos about sustainability that are accessible to everyone. Promoted by FAS (Fundació Autònoma Solidària).