Meet the affiliated entities that support the AccessCat Network

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AccessCat serves as a bridge between research and industry. That is what motivated dozens of entities to become affiliated: to be part of a community that connects researchers, institutions, experts, companies, and entities linked to the accessibility sector.

Would you like to know more about the 76 affiliated entities that, through their work, manage to sow seeds in favour of accessibility in society? Check our index.

Entities affiliated with the network
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ACM Multimedia Systems Conference 2025

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Mario Montagud (MiA, i2CAT) participates in the ACM MMSys 2025 with the opening keynote. This conference, which celebrates its 16th edition this year, is the main global event focused on multimedia systems.

Fourth Meeting of ITU-D Study Group 1

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Anna Matamala, researcher at TransMedia Catalonia and director of the network, presents the AccessCat catalogue at ITU-D. For the occasion, the organisation created explanatory factsheets about the catalogue, its technologies, services, and educational resources in Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian, and Spanish.

AccessTalks: “AI and Accessibility: navigating the challenges, exploring the potential”

Activity open to the general public

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TransMedia Catalonia research group launches a new seminar series, AccessTalks. The first session is part of Global Accessibility Awareness Day 2025 and will explore through a critical discussion how AI shapes digital accessibility.

Accessibility in the workplace from a user-journey approach

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In commemoration of GAAD 2025 (Global Accessibility Awareness Day), Blanca Arias (TraDiLex) will deliver a talk on accessibility in the workplace, focusing on the user-journey perspective. The session is part of a private and invitation-only event at Dow Jones.

Sowing Seeds for Accessibility – GAAD 2025

Activity open to the general public

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AccessCat aims to establish itself as a bridge between research, society, and industry. Therefore, for this year’s GAAD, the network will organise an event to present both the evolution of the network since its creation and the catalan social, cultural, and associative fabric dedicated to accessibility.

4th Community Services Day: Universal Accessibility and Inclusion of People with Functional Diversity

Activity open to the general public

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TransMedia Catalonia (UAB) takes part in the 4th Community Services Day with a roundtable (featuring researcher Estel·la Oncins) and a workshop for students on the importance of accessibility.

DIDPATRI Meeting with the Museums and Accessibility Working Group

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Andrea Granell participates in the monthly meeting of the Museums and Accessibility Working Group (aimed at sharing knowledge, resources, and promoting networking around accessibility) to present the infographic "More Accessible Museums and Heritage."

Workshop: “Basic A11y Evaluation: A Quick and Easy Methodology”

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Afra Pascual (GRIHO) participates in one of the workshops at WeAAAre, focused on evaluating and diagnosing accessibility issues on a website.

 

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