The organisation has translated a document about the catalogue, prepared by the network’s director, into its official languages: Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian, and Spanish.
From 28 April to 2 May 2025, the ITU (International Telecommunication Union, an agency linked to the UN) held the fourth meeting of the Study Group 1 of ITU-D (the sector that focuses on the development of telecommunications) at its headquarters in Geneva. The director of the AccessCat Network, Anna Matamala, took part in Q7/1, which addresses “accessibility to enable inclusive communication, especially for persons with disabilities”.
The director seized this opportunity to present the AccessCat catalogue to a worldwide audience through a five-page document outlining what the network is, its objectives, the content and features of the catalogue, and providing an index of all items currently available on it. The document, prepared by Matamala, has been translated by the ITU into its six official languages: Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian, and Spanish.
This participation marks a step forward in the process of the network's internationalisation. As the director describes it, it was a highly valuable opportunity to transfer into the world’s most widely spoken languages the research, services, technologies, and educational resources conducted by the network’s groups.
The meeting was also a way for AccessCat to grow closer to international bodies, institutions, and public representatives (the main members of the ITU), and to create synergies with those interested in the tools the catalogue offers to improve accessibility to communication and information.
