Activities

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.

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.

International Missions

Activities abroad through which researchers in the network acquire new abilities and knowledge that will help them transfer their specific research to society.

Standardisation

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.

Training

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.

Support for Disruptive Solutions

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.

Demonstrations and Showcases

Activities held by researchers in the network at fairs, congresses and conferences to show the technologies and services created by the research groups.

Future Activities

Digital Accessibility Conference

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  • Time:
    10:00
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    13:45
  • Place:

    Barcelona

For this year’s Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD), the Directorate-General for Digital Services and Citizen Experience (DGSEC) is organising a conference focused on web accessibility. It will feature the participation of researchers Mireia Ribera, from the Grup d’Intel·ligència Artificial i Data Science (UB), and Estel·la Oncins, from TransMedia Catalonia (UAB). Affiliated organisations TothomWeb and ACAPPS will also take part.

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Workshop: "Navigating the Intersection of the EU AI Act and the EU Accessibility Act"

Programme and registration

Activity open to the general public

  • Day:
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  • Time:
    11:00
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    12:30
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    Online

For this year’s Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD), the TransMedia Catalonia group (UAB) hosts an online workshop that delves into the European acts on accessibility and AI and how they overlap.

Programme and registration

1st GAADUdL – First Digital Accessibility Conference

Website

Activity open to the general public

  • Day:
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  • Time:
    17:00
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    20:00
  • Place:

    Virtual

For this year’s Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD), the GRIHO group (UdL) is organising an online conference to learn about people, design, web development, evaluation and artificial intelligence in the field of digital accessibility.

Website

AccessCat Training Capsules: The 6x15 of 2026

Programme and registration

Activity open to the general public

  • Day:
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  • Time:
    13:00
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    13:45
  • Place:

    Virtual

Researchers from the research groups Digital Care, STS-b, TransMedia Catalonia, TraDiLex, LSC Lab, and Grup d’Intel·ligència Artificial i Data Science offer 6 brief 15-minute presentations that address various basic concepts related to accessibility.

Programme and registration

Past Activities

CHI 2026

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  • Place:

    Barcelona

The GRIHO group (UdL) took part in the CHI 2026 conference, one of the most relevant international platforms in the field of HCI (human–computer interaction). They presented several publications in workshops aimed at both academia and HCI professionals and experts.

Saló de l'Ensenyament 2026: Training and Employment Week

Activity open to the general public

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  • Time:
    16:00
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    18:00
  • Place:

    Fira Barcelona (Barcelona)

The DiCode research group will take part in the Saló de l'Ensenyament 2026, at EspaiCiència, the area dedicated to showcasing research carried out in Catalonia. They will participate together with CITM-UPC (which will have a permanent stand at the event) to present serious games projects developed by members and students associated with the group.

Workshop: "How to make my organization more inclusive and accessible?"

Programme and registration

Activity open to the general public

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  • Place:

    Barcelona

Anna Matamala (TransMedia Catalonia) takes part in this workshop organised by the Catalan Coordinator of Foundations, with participation from AccessCat affiliate entities such as Dincat and Som Fundació. The session explores challenges, good practices, and the current legal framework regarding physical, sensory, and cognitive barriers.

Programme and registration

SignarIA: Sound identity and innovation for the participation of Deaf sign language users in radio

Activity open to the general public

  • Day:
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  • Time:
    10:00
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    13:00
  • Place:

    Barcelona

Presentation event of the SignarIA project and its results. The project has developed a personalised synthetic voice prototype aimed at enabling Deaf sign language users to participate in radio and audiovisual environments without having to give up their own language, Catalan Sign Language (LSC). The event will feature professionals involved in the project, including network researcher Gemma Barberà (LSC Lab, UPF).