The AccessCat Network brings together dozens of researchers from different research groups and numerous affiliate entities, including institutions, associations, and professionals in the field of information and communication accessibility. One of the objectives of the Network is bridge the gap between the world of research and the social and business fabric. Because of this, we wish to meet with all the agents involved and interested in the Network’s mission in a day full of research, transfer, innovation, and networking.

AccessCat Innovation Day will be held on the morning of 25 November at Hub Social BCN (c/ Girona, 34, interior, Barcelona). Attendance is limited and places will be assigned strictly following the order of registration, so we encourage you to secure your spot using our registration form.

The AccessCat Network is committed to using all available resources to ensure that the events it holds are adapted to the needs of attendees. With this goal, several measures have been taken so that all attendees of the 2nd AccessCat Innovation Day can enjoy the event with the greatest possible autonomy. You can read more about the event’s accessibility measures here.

Programme for the 2nd AccessCat Innovation Day

9:30 h – Registration

10:00 h - 10:20 h - Institutional welcome speech given by Javier Selva, Director General of Transfer and Society of Knowledge of the Government of Catalonia, and by Rosa María Sebastián, Vice-Rector of Transfer, Innovation and Entrepreneurship at the UAB.

10:20 h – 10:40 h - Presentation of the Network’s activities for the 2023-2025 period by Anna Matamala, Director of the AccessCat Network.

10:40 h – 11:30 h - Results of the disruptive solutions funded by the AccessCat Network and presentation of other winning projects.

• PlanAccess, service for the diagnosis and development of communicative accessibility plans (TraDiLex)
• SCRIBAL, transcription and automatic speech synthesis technology for specific domains (CLiC)
• RUXAILAB, remote usability and accessibility laboratory (GRIHO)
• Cartographies for Social Inclusion: building an accessible and diverse city (Nodes)
• Cultural Landscapes for Well-being. Heritage as a resource for social prescription in vulnerable peripheral environments (GIAP)
• ROBOPILOT: a pilot study for the introduction of robots in elderly care (STS-b) 

11:30 h – 12:30 h - Roundtable moderated by Anna Matamala, Director of the AccessCat Network: “Transferring Accessibility: a Network Mission.”

• Nadal Bayà, Head of the Knowledge Transfer Department (AGAUR)
• Daniel Casas, representative of the European Disability Forum
• Eva Espasa, Vice-Rector for Research and Knowledge Transfer (UVic-UCC)
• Anna Maria Martín, representative of the Catalan Audiovisual Cluster
• Javier de la Ossa, advisor on the transfer of research results

12:30 h – 13:25 h - Networking aperitif (with the support of ecityclic and TOTHOMweb).

13:25 h – 13:40 h - Open mic.

13:40 h – 13:45 h - Closing remarks and acknowledgements.

Attendance is free, but prior registration is required through this form.