The mission of the AccessCat Network is to promote the transfer of research results in the field of information and communication accessibility through different actions. Because of this, the Network has kicked off the II Call for Disruptive Solutions, whose objective is to fund valorisation studies for disruptive solutions (in technologies as well as services or innovative knowledge) in the field of accessibility.

The winner of the call will be announced during AccessCat Innovation Day, which will be held on the morning of 13 December at the observation point of the CCCB (Montalegre 5, Barcelona). During this event, the proposals that passed the written stage of the II Call for Disruptive Solutions will be presented orally. 
At the end of the event, the winning solution will be announced, and it may receive up to €20,000 of funding.

The proposals that passed the written stage are:

• Collaborative Digital Mapping Platform for Mobility and Care in Urban Environments
  • Researcher: Inés Martins
  • Research group: NODES (UOC)
  • Phase 1 score: 79.34
• Remote Usability Lab: Usability and Web System Accessibility Evaluation (Web U+A Evaluation)
  • Researchers: Afra Pascual and Marc Gonzalez
  • Research group: GRIHO (UdL)
  • Phase 1 score: 77.67
• SCRIBAL: A Specialised Digital Transcriber
  • Researcher: Mireia Farrús
  • Research group: CLiC (UB)
  • Phase 1 score: 76.33
• Lulú, the communication barrier-breaker
  • Researchers: Chiara Gunella and Marina Pujadas
  • Research group: TransMedia Catalonia (UAB)
  • Phase 1 score: 68.33

Do you want to know more about the winners of the I Call for Disruptive Solutions (2024)? You’ll find videos explaining the proposals on our YouTube channel.