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.

Internationalisation activities

Activities abroad in which members of the network participate to promote the valorisation and transfer of their solutions and knowledge on an international scale.

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

Workshop: “Speaking and Understanding Languages in the Context of New Artificial Intelligence (AI) Paradigms”

Programme

Activity open to the general public

  • Day:
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  • Place:

    Barcelona

Pompeu Fabra University organises the 11th workshop of the Pompeu Fabra Chair, titled “Speaking and Understanding Languages in the Context of New Artificial Intelligence (AI) Paradigms”. Across two days, various activities take place, including the roundtable “How is communication in Catalan promoted? Dreams of the past, current projects, and future challenges”, featuring network researchers Mariona Taulé (CLiC, UB) and Horacio Saggion (TALN, UPF).

Programme

Accessibility in Ephemeral Performing, Musical, and Audiovisual Arts: First-Hand Experiences

Conclusions of the event

Activity open to the general public

  • Day:
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  • Time:
    09:30
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    14:00
  • Place:

    ONCE Barcelona

Researcher Blanca Arias (TraDiLex) takes part in this training organized by the Catalan Institute of Cultural Enterprises (ICEC). The day takes place through two roundtables: one with testimonials from accessibility users, and another to reinforce the dialogue between the organization, service providers, and professionals.

Conclusions of the event

Start Game: Video Games at the UAB

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Activity open to the general public

  • Day:
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  • Place:

    UAB Campus

Researcher Carme Mangiron (TransMedia Catalonia) gives a talk on research activities related to video games within the framework of the exhibition Start Game: Video Games at the UAB.

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AccessTalks: “Democratic Access to Information: Exploring Challenges and Opportunities”

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Activity open to the general public

  • Day:
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  • Time:
    16:30
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    17:30
  • Place:

    Virtual

New session in the AccessTalks seminar series by TransMedia Catalonia. This session explores democratic access to information, including two perspectives: that of a citizen-representative institution (the European Parliament) and that of public media, specifically Slovenian Radio-Television.

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