This space served as an agora to bring together key sector stakeholders and was an opportunity to reconnect with researchers and network-affiliated entities.
On 29 November, Girona celebrated a11yConf, an agora to share knowledge, experiences, and best practices for creating digital products and services accessible to everyone. The event brought together key sector stakeholders, experts, professionals, and researchers, who engaged in roundtables, workshops, and talks addressing digital barriers.
The AccessCat Network participated as a Sponsor A, represented by its director, Anna Matamala. Affiliate entities TOTHOMweb, ecityclic, and the EARED Master’s in Digital Accessibility for Education, Communication, and Design at the University of Barcelona, with several faculty members also serving as network researchers (Cris Ladaga from LMI and Afra Pascual from GRIHO), also participated in the event as sponsors.
Researcher Afra Pascual also led the workshop “Mobile Accessibility Beyond the Screen Reader.” This training session aimed to teach how to evaluate mobile application accessibility (text sizes, screen contrasts, or voice controls, among other features that determine user experience).
Overall, the attending researchers—Matamala, Ladaga, and Pascual—highlight the conference as an ideal space for interaction among stakeholders. They emphasise the value of conversations and networking facilitated by the presence of affiliate entities, researchers, and industry professionals, as well as the importance of talks such as the one presented by Berta Nicolau (TOTHOMweb).
