We look forward to seeing you at the 3rd AccessCat Innovation Day

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This October, the AccessCat Innovation Day returns. A morning dedicated to accessibility, research, knowledge transfer and networking. Come and connect with research groups, organisations, companies and institutions working in the field of communication accessibility.

The 2026 programme is now available. Among other activities, five disruptive solutions will be presented, ranging from speech recognition technologies and language simplification to cutting-edge accessibility services. There will also be a round-table discussion on how to assess social impact in knowledge transfer.

28 October, from 9.30 am to 2 pm, at Casa Convalescència UAB (Sant Antoni Maria Claret, 171, Barcelona).

Poster "III Jornada d'Innovació d'AccessCat"
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Course on LSC Linguistics: Discourse Markers and Genres

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The LSC Lab research group is delivering a three-hour course aimed at sign language interpreters, with the goal of helping them improve their knowledge of LSC linguistics, specifically discourse genres and markers.

5th Call for International Activities

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This call intends to fund the development of activities that enhance the valorisation and transfer of solutions and knowledge from the network’s research groups at an international level.

5th Call for Awareness-Raising, Dissemination and Engagement Activities with the Business and Social Sectors

Estat: Open Call

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This call intents to fund activities carried out by AccessCat Network groups to raise awareness among the social and business sectors about accessibility to information and communication, based on the knowledge generated by the research groups. It also supports dissemination activities and engagement with the business and social sectors to present research results and demonstrate solutions developed by the groups.

5th Call for Standardisation Activities

Estat: Open Call

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This call intends to fund actions performed by groups within the AccessCat Network whose goal it is to participate in drafting regulations/standards or high-level documents (policy papers, etc.) in institutions, standardising organisations, and European and international references in the field of accessibility to communication and information.

Course: “Creating Accessible Videos and Multimedia Content”

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Researcher Mireia Ribera is taking part as a trainer in the course organised by the Government of Catalonia on accessibility in the creation of videos and multimedia content.

2026 EBU Access Services Community Meeting

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The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) is holding its Access Services Community Meeting, which brings together dozens of experts in accessibility and content access to discuss, exchange ideas, and present new technological developments, success stories, and issues regarding accessibility in the audiovisual world. TransMedia Catalonia research group will be participating.

Symposium: "Beyond Words: Audiovisual Translation for Inclusion and Accessibility"

Activity open to the general public

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An open seminar for the general public exploring the intersection of audiovisual translation and accessibility through innovative projects and research with social impact. The network’s GETLIHC, TraDiLex and TransMedia Catalonia research groups will take part. The event will be held in English, with simultaneous interpreting.

Training: “Prepare your ‘pitch’”

Only for researchers

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Training to create a ‘pitch’ for your product tailored to different contexts. It will delve into the more technical aspects (what essential information should be included for stakeholders and potential investors), as well as practical considerations on how to visually support your ‘pitch’ and how to communicate more effectively to ensure its success.

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