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

Past Activities

Accessibility Solutions Awards

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  • Time:
    15:00
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    16:30
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    Online

The I Call for Disruptive Solutions resolution will be held online on March 19th. The proposals that have passed the written phase of the I Call for Disruptive Solutions will be presented orally to the evaluation committee during the event. At the end of the event, the two winning solutions will be announced. The event will be in Catalan, with live subtitles and Catalan sign language interpretation.

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IRG-AVA - Intersector Rapporteur Group Audiovisual Media Accessibility

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  • Day:
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  • Place:

    Geneva, Switzerland

Participation of the researchers Pilar Orero and Anna Matamala (TransMedia Catalonia) in the 29th meeting of the Intersector Rapporteur Group on Audiovisual Media Accessibility, focused on accessibility in the audiovisual media.

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Shaping the CitiVerse: People Centred Cities & Virtual Worlds

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    Queretaro, Mexico

Estel·la Oncins and Pilar Orero, researchers at TransMedica Catalonia, are participating in the 4th International Telecommunication Union Forum, "Shaping the CitiVerse: People Centred Cities & Virtual Worlds."  Orero as a speaker in the session "Digital Frontiers: Navigating the Digital Landscape of the CitiVerse," and Oncins as a participant in the 5th meeting of the focus group on accessibility and inclusion in the metaverse.

The monthly online SSHA and Impact Flashlight #28

ASTP website
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  • Place:

    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.

ASTP website