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, 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).
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.
Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB)
The 17th edition of the TransMedia International Meeting takes place on this year's edition of the GAAD. The event will consist on a presentation by Fernanda Rocha (CFO and founder of Blackbot, Blackschool, and BCI) and Jon Black (CEO of Blackbot).
