On October 27, our coordinator Giacomo Inches, from Martel Innovate, attended the Workshop on “Measuring the European Accessibility Act” at the European Parliament in Brussels, within the framework of the LEAD-ME COST action to discuss measuring European accessibility hosted by MEP Stelios Kympouropoulos.
LEAD-ME is a COST Action that aims to help European stakeholders in the field of Media Accessibility to meet legal milestones requested by European legislation. LEAD-ME will boost cultural change and the creation of a new mindset when designing tools for professional and private activities for all European citizens of all abilities and disabilities.
Our partner SWISSTxT, with Gion Linder, also had the chance to present the status quo among the European Broadcaster Union members with a presentation titled “EBU accessibility report on EU public broadcasters”.
Awareness for accessibility among all stakeholders is crucial. Without awareness, no money is spoken, no infrastructures are built, no technologies are developed, and no people are trained. Our task is to raise this awareness. In doing so, we lay the groundwork for accessibility to become a part of everyday life.
Gion Linder, European Broadcasting Union
EASIER was also one of the 34 projects mentioned as advancing the status quo and making accessibility great again in EU.
More details about the LEAD-ME COST workshop are available here: https://www.cost.eu/media-accessibility-leadme/
More photos of the workshop are available here: https://multimedia.europarl.europa.eu/en/photoset/p_20221027_EP-138296A_EVD_008
