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.
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.
Activities abroad through which researchers in the network acquire new abilities and knowledge that will help them transfer their specific research to society.
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.
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.
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.
Activities held by researchers in the network at fairs, congresses and conferences to show the technologies and services created by the research groups.
Madrid | University of Salamanca
The director of the AccessCat Network, Anna Matamala, will participate in the CEAPAT Events Week at a round table on cognitive accessibility and in the VI International Congress on University and Disability to speak about accessibility and translation technology.
Riga, Latvia
Pilar Orero, researcher at Transmedia Catalonia, will travel to Riga (Latvia) to participate in the 5G Techritory Forum to liaise with 5G market leaders and identify possible research transfer to the business sector on research results regarding accessibility to the metaverse.
Hotel Exe Campus, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Cerdanyola del Vallès
The group TransMedia Catalonia will participate in a matchmaking session between research groups, startups, and businesses during the UAB Innovation Week, an initiative that focuses on transferring the knowledge generated by researchers from the entire campus.
Headquarters of the International Telecommunications Union, Geneva
Pilar Orero, Estel·la Oncins, and Anna Matamala, all members of the research group Transmedia Catalonia, will work on accessibility in the metaverse at the ITU through the presentation of high-level documents and working group meetings.
