The presentation will give an insider overview of the European landscape of Accessibility in terms of politics, innovations and education.
Abstract
With the European Accessibility Act, a declaration of intent, has been forumulated to be put into legal action as of 2020. This intent, however, is complicated by the diverse political landscape of Europe, which has been of heterogenous nature, to say the least. On top of that, the European situation is different from America, making the adherence to Accessibility policies a tricky task for trans-atlantic organizations. Meanwhile, there is a lot of innovation happening in Europe, such as new achievements in wearable technology where policy-makers have their hands full catching up. These developments are also reflected in the educational sector, which will be illuminated at the example of a new pan-European initiative for a joint educational program on Accessible Media Design. The session aims at discussing options for a global strategy in the domain of accessible policies, given that developments in innovation and education are transcending the traditional political landscape.
Keypoints
The legal situation of (non)accessibility in Europe
New innovations and trends in Europe
Educational initiatives and challenges
Speaker Bio(s)
Sebastian Kelle
Sebastian Kelle is a researcher in the fields of Accessible Media and Learning Technologies. Since 2008, he has been involved in a multitude of international EU-funded research projects, in the disciplines of Technology-Enhanced-Learning and Human-Computer Interaction. He is currently based at Stuttgart's Media University where he works as coordinating manager of the "MOOCs for Accessibility Partnership" project (MOOCAP).
Abi James
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