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iDEM interview with Newcomers with Disabilities in Sweden – Digital accessibility and IT training for migrants with disabilities: a pathway to inclusion
30/09/2024
Isolation, in every sense of the term – economic, physical, social – is a shared experience for migrants. However, it is highly exacerbated for migrants with disabilities. To understand the importance of digital accessibility and other types of support for migrants with disabilities, we interviewed Julius Mvenyi Ntobuah, Chairman of Newcomers with Disabilities in Sweden […]
iDEM interview with ENIL – Disabled people in political life across Europe: continued challenges and technological opportunities
28/08/2024
The disability movement’s motto has evolved from “Nothing about us without us” to “Nothing without us” in recent years, as all political areas affect and should therefore involve disabled people. Digital accessibility tools like iDEM seek to bridge the digital divide and ensure more people with disabilities can participate in political decisions. We interviewed Kamil […]
iDEM interview with FEANTSA – Democratic participation in the EU and social exclusion: migration, homelessness and disability
24/07/2024
Preventing social exclusion by providing access to democratic participation and community inclusion is one of our project’s main objectives. To understand more about the complex reality and diverse needs of people experiencing language barriers – such as people with disabilities, migrants and older people – we have collaborated with the European NGO FEANTSA. We interviewed […]
People with intellectual disabilities share with iDEM the barriers they experience when participating in democracy
17/07/2024
July has been busy and exciting for iDEM as we have started our focus groups with people with intellectual disabilities in Italy and Spain. This process of co-creation ensures that the accessibility tools we are developing to break down language barriers truly adapt to different support needs and experiences. Language barriers, complex processes, and lack […]
How did iDEM advocate for accessibility during the European elections?
12/06/2024
The campaign for the 2024 European elections started in May, and information about political parties and participation in democracy was available on different online platforms. As the European Disability Forum has shown, much of this information is not accessible to people with disabilities, as websites and the language used are not adapted to the needs […]
iDEM celebrates Global Accessibility Awareness Day with an event in Barcelona
16/05/2024
Today, 16 May, is Global Accessibility Awareness Day! iDEM is celebrating this important day by participating in the event held by the Accessibility Innovation Network of Catalonia in Barcelona. Horacio Saggion, professor at Universitat Pompeu Fabra and lead researcher for iDEM, is presenting our project and discussing text simplification technology to support people with intellectual […]
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