The Greek Network of Gender Equality and Antidiscrimination Committees in Research Centers and Independent Research Institutes (Network–GEADC–RC&IRI, www.gearnet.gr) organized an online seminar on Wednesday, January 29, 2025, at 14:00, entitled: “Accessibility of Digital Products and Services for Persons with Disabilities”, with Dr. Stavroula Ntoa, Principal Researcher at the Institute of Computer Science of FORTH, as the speaker.

This event, was organized by the Gender Equality & Anti-Discrimination Committee (GEADC) of FORTH, was conducted in Greek and was recorded.

The presentation lasted approximately 30–40 minutes and was followed by a discussion.

Summary

Digital accessibility refers to the design and development of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) products and services in a way that ensures they can be used without barriers by persons with disabilities. Although digital accessibility has attracted the attention of academics and professionals in the field of ICT, and particularly Human-Computer Interaction, since the 1980s, and significant progress has been made since then, important challenges still remain today. This talk provided an overview of the current state of the field, its major achievements, and the open challenges.

The seminar is also available here