The +RAIN Film Festival returns, dedicated to films created using artificial intelligence. It is a meeting space for research, creativity and critical thinking that explores the role of AI and the transformation of audiovisual media and digital culture. This year, the TraDiLex research group is taking part with talks on accessibility and AI, as well as the parallel event TRANSLATE+RAIN.

Researcher Reyhaneh Sohrabi (TransMedia Catalonia) is taking part in Pint of Science in Sabadell, a decentralised festival that organises science outreach talks in bars across dozens of cities. Her talk will focus on accessibility in the field of artificial intelligence, within the framework of the ALFIE project.

The TALN research group (UPF) presented the iDEM project (on text simplification, accessibility and inclusion in democratic participation) at the LREC 2026 conference, which brought together researchers, experts and professionals in the field of natural language processing (NLP).

Practical training aimed at researchers from the AccessCat, H2Cat, Xarfa, Agritech, RDI-IA, XRE4S and XWXIN networks on the use of generative artificial intelligence tools applied to knowledge and technology transfer.

Researcher Horacio Saggion (TALN, UPF) presents the iDEM project, on text simplification, accessibility and inclusion in democratic participation, at the Smart Tools for Strong Lives Conference, which explores how to adapt and tailor technological innovation to respond to the diverse social needs of accessibility.

The Video Game Accessibility Symposium brings together experts, researchers, users and industry professionals to discuss advances in accessibility in the video game sector. In total, three days dedicated to connecting research with investors and major companies. Researcher Carme Mangiron (TransMedia Catalonia) is taking part in a round table and presenting the results of her research.

Researcher Blanca Arias (TraDiLex) is taking part in the session “From challenge to action: co-creating the roadmap and advocacy strategies”, part of the series “My digital right: building accessible futures”, winner project of the Convocatòria de reflexió 2025 and organised by the affiliated entity Sistema THEAD.

For this year’s Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD), the affiliated entity INDIBA is organising a conference for company staff on communicative accessibility in the workplace. The event will feature Blanca Arias, Marta Brescia and Clara Anush del Rey, researchers from TraDiLex (UPF), as expert speakers.