European Accessibility Act
Expert panel to discuss upcoming changes to the European Accessibility Act and its implications in the education industry.
The European Accessibility Act (EAA) marks a transformative milestone for the digital landscape across Europe. While it presents new legal and technical requirements, it also opens the door to inclusive innovation, where accessibility becomes a foundation for better experiences for all.
Voice technology pioneer, ReadSpeaker, is convening an expert roundtable on Jun 17 to explore the impact of the legislation on the education industry: The European Accessibility Act and the Future of EdTech - What you need to know.
Taking part is guest presenter, Inmaculada Placencia-Porrero, who has led development of EU and international-level accessibility policies and legislation, including drafting, negotiation and implementation of the European Accessibility Act (Directive 2019/882) one of the world’s most advanced laws in the area of accessibility.
The roundtable is pertinent to learning content publishers, learning platforms, learning consultants, instructional designers, edtech professionals, managers and all those working in learning and development.
Panellists include: Prof. Miguel Ángel Valero Duboy, Vice Chair of the European Joint Technical Board on eAccessibility and Associate Professor at Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, who is a long-time advocate for inclusive technology and has research that focused on e-accessibility, telemedicine, and assistive digital solutions for people with disabilities; Prof. Emiliano Díez, Director of Inico and Professor at Universidad de Salamanca, who has extensive experience in developing assessment tools and inclusive solutions and whose work bridges cognitive science and real-world accessibility needs; Beth Havinga, Founder and MD of the European EdTech Alliance she serves in the expert committee on AI and education of the Council of Europe, and the state advisory council of Berlin for Digitisation as one of the stakeholder group to the European Commission on the topic of digital education content; and Fredrik Larsson, Founder of voice technology pioneers ReadSpeaker, instrumental in developing and advancing cutting-edge Text To Speech solutions.
Roundtable registration and more details
The European Accessibility Act and the Future of EdTech - What you need to know
June 17th at 12.00 CET