The AccessCat Network and its members organise and participate in different types of activities and actions.
Some activities are addressed to the public—such as awareness-raising activities, demonstrations, showcases, and some training activities—and some actions are carried out within the research groups—such as international missions or standardisation activities.
Activities organised by researchers in the network in order to spread their knowledge on accessibility to society. The goal is to raise awareness on how important it is for everyone to have access to communication and information, as well as to offer innovative solutions.
Activities abroad through which researchers in the network acquire new abilities and knowledge that will help them transfer their specific research to society.
Researchers in the network participate in drafting regulations, standards, or high-level documents in European and international bodies (ISO, UNE, ITU, CEN, EBU…) to ensure accessibility is taken into account in public policies.
Capsules or training sessions on accessibility to information and communication geared towards companies, institutions, and entities. There is also training for researchers in the network on how to evaluate and transfer research results.
Contest addressed to researchers in the network to fund and support innovative proposals that find solutions to issues related to accessibility to communication and information.
Activities held by researchers in the network at fairs, congresses and conferences to show the technologies and services created by the research groups.
Autonomous University of Barcelona
The group TransMedia Catalonia will participate in a matchmaking session between research groups, startups, and businesses during the UAB Innovation Week, an initiative that focuses on transferring the knowledge generated by researchers from the entire campus.
Virtual
An event with demonstrations of free educational resources in the field of accessibility. In total, four resources developed by the TransMedia Catalonia and LSC Lab groups. Online, free, and aimed at the general public.
UdL Campus
Seminar organized by CIEMEN, the Foundation for the Collective Rights of Peoples, and the Department of Philology and Communication at the University of Lleida. Aida Villaécija (TransMedia Catalonia) takes part with the presentation “The Right to Sign in the Digital Sphere: Tools, Resources, and Dictionaries for Catalan Sign Language (LSC)”.
Geneva (Switzerland)
The research group TransMedia Catalonia participates in the SG21 group (Technologies for multimedia, content delivery and cable television) meeting to continue developing the new work items approved in January.
