Activities

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.

Awareness-raising 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.

International Missions

Activities abroad through which researchers in the network acquire new abilities and knowledge that will help them transfer their specific research to society.

Standardisation

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.

Training

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.

Support for Disruptive Solutions

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.

Demonstrations and Showcases

Activities held by researchers in the network at fairs, congresses and conferences to show the technologies and services created by the research groups.

Future Activities

Past Activities

Workshop: Easy Audios for Cultural Visits and Easy Language for Video Games

Programme

Activity open to the general public

  • Day:
    -
  • Time:
    11:00
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    13:50
  • Place:

    Virtual

The TransMedia Catalonia research group organizes the seminar Easy Audios for Cultural Visits and Easy Language for Video Games within the WEL project, focused on plain language. Researchers from the TransMedia Catalonia and TALN groups, along with the AccessCat promoter Carme Pratdesaba, take part to discuss the network.

Programme

innerGAMERS

Wesbite

Activity open to the general public

  • Day:
    -
  • Place:

    Terrassa

TransMedia Catalonia takes part in innerGAMERS with the workshop “Exploring Accessibility in Video Games!”, a workshop on how to identify barriers, reflect on, and understand accessibility to make video games more inclusive.

Wesbite

Accessibility in Ephemeral Performing, Musical, and Audiovisual Arts: First-Hand Experiences

Conclusions of the event

Activity open to the general public

  • Day:
    -
  • Time:
    09:30
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    14:00
  • Place:

    ONCE Barcelona

Researcher Blanca Arias (TraDiLex) takes part in this training organized by the Catalan Institute of Cultural Enterprises (ICEC). The day takes place through two roundtables: one with testimonials from accessibility users, and another to reinforce the dialogue between the organization, service providers, and professionals.

Conclusions of the event

Start Game: Video Games at the UAB

Website

Activity open to the general public

  • Day:
    -
  • Place:

    UAB Campus

Researcher Carme Mangiron (TransMedia Catalonia) gives a talk on research activities related to video games within the framework of the exhibition Start Game: Video Games at the UAB.

Website