Willian Loughborough Memorail keynote in the Web4All 2022 conference
April 26 2022 · Lyon/On-line
News
Abstract: The undeniable progress in Web Accessibility can be contrasted with the scant impact on its application to the real Web world. This problem is especially serious when the Web is the only way to obtain specific services. In some countries, fundamental procedures such as interaction with Administration, health services, or banks, can exclusively be accessed through the Web. This issue became even more evident during the COVID-19 pandemic, when a significant sector of the population that does not have access to the Internet experienced important barriers to manage their situation. In addition to the technical problems, the digital and gender divide, which have a decisive effect on accessibility and condition the exercise of civil rights, are often disregarded by Web Accessibility studies. In this talk we will present our work on the accessibility of Administration's websites and, in addition, we will discuss the need of considering non-technological accessibility barriers to find ways to alleviate them.
Lecture about Assistive Technology for Older Adults and People with Disability at Chang Gung University (Taiwan)
March 29 2022 ·
News
On March 29, Dr. Sandra M. Espín Tello gave a lecture on the use of assistive technology in older adults and people with disabilities for master's students in Occupational Therapy at Chang Gung University (Taiwan). During the session, the most recognized theoretical models on which both the design and recommendations/prescriptions of assistive technology are based (or should be based) were reviewed, the acceptance and abandonment of assistive technology based on the lifespan perspective were analyzed, different types of classification were explained and, finally, a review of the research studies that are being carried out in EGOKITUZ on the use and design of assistive technology was carried out. The students were highly interested during the lecture, and there was a rich discussion at the end of the session, especially regarding the differences and similarities in the assistive technology provision between Taiwan and Spain.
Webinar about Edu4All project
February 15 2022 · https://zoom.us/j/98362317218?pwd=dTVNNFdEWXV0NFNXZlhaNnZ5eWhTQT09
Seminar
The Egokituz group organized a conference on care services for students with disabilities
January 18 2022 · https://www.ehu.eus/eu/-/egokituz-jardunaldiak
News
News published in Campusa on 18th January 2022.
Edu4All project meeting at the Faculty of Computer Science from January 10 to 14, 2022
January 10 2022 · Ada Lovelace Room- Faculty of Informatics (UPV/EHU)
Between the 10th and 14th of January of 2022, there weree some training sessions of the Edu4All project (Disability as Diversity: The Inclusion of Students with Disabilities in Higher Education, code: 618103-EPP-1-2020-1-PS-EPPKA2-CBHE-JP) of type Erasmus + CBHE in the Faculty of Informatics. The training sessions have been organized by the members of the Egokituz research group with the support of the Hegalak Zabalik Foundation. Project members from Palestine, Jordan, Greece and Germany, along with the Egokituz group as well as members of local associations, joined in this meeting. The main aim of the training sessions was to analyze the functioning of the Disability Care Services of the University of the Basque Country in order to apply the knowledge obtained from the experiences here to start up similar services in the universities of Palestine and Jordan. More information about the project: https://edu4all.psdpal.org/
Published first two Newsletters of the project Edu4All
November 15 2021 · https://www.ptuk.edu.ps/projects/edu4all/newsletter/
News
Published the Newsletters of June and November 2021 related to project Edu4All:
Training visit to NKUA, Athens, Greece
October 18 2021 · Athens
Seminar
Within WP2.3 task (Professional development and capacity building of partner country staff training visit) of the Edu4ALL project (Disability as diversity: The inclusion of students with disabilities in higher education), Myriam Arrue and Nestor Garay-Vitoria were trained in Athens between 18th and 22th October, 2021.
AIPO, the Human-Computer Interaction Association (Asociación de Interacción Persona-Ordenador) presented to Julio Abascal the Jesús Lores Award at the Interaction 2021 conference
September 24 2021 · Malaga
News
On the other hand, the chairperson of the Interaction 2021 conference, Arcadio Reyes, presented him with an engraving of the port of Malaga in the 19th century, made by Somera, with a loving dedication.
1ª Escuela de Verano AIPO para Estudiantes de Doctorado en Interacción-Persona Ordenador
July 09 2021 · https://aipo.es/content/1a-escuela-de-verano-aipo-para-estudiantes-de-doctorado-en-interaccion-persona-ordenador
Course
Impartición de curso sobre "Aspectos éticos en investigación con personas, aplicación y relevancia en IPO" por parte de Ainara Garzo y Nestor Garay.
Se presenta la primera edición de la escuela de verano organizada por AIPO en la que se ofrece formación en temas transversales en investigación y realización de tesis doctorales en el ámbito de la Interacción Persona-Ordenador (IPO). Está destinada a estudiantes españoles y latinoamericanos, sobre todo en sus primeros años del doctorado. Se realizará de manera online en la semana del 5 al 9 de Julio de 2021. Todos los cursos son gratuitos para los estudiantes de doctorado que sean socios de AIPO.
"Irisgarritasuna eremu digitalean" interview (Euskadi Irratia)
April 28 2021 ·
News
Irisgarritasuna eremu digitalean, aztergai. Egokituz EHUko ikerketa taldeko eta Begiris elkarteko parte den Aritz Sala izan dugu ikusmen irisgarritasunaz hitz egiten. Egunerokoan izaten dituzten zailtasunak eta hauei aurre egiteko dituzten baliabideen adibideak eman dizkigu.