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Upcoming events
Below you can find a list of what is going on in IAAP Nordic and IAAP EU, as well as other useful information, regardless of the region it comes from.
IAAP Nordic regularly organises Nordic webinars and sometimes also larger local events. In addition, we often participate in conferences organised by others. We have visited all Nordic countries at least once, and we are happy to visit your event or webinar and present IAAP.
IAAP Nordic hybrid event in Helsinki, Finland
3-4 February 2025
The event is hosted by Tietoevry
Welcome to the long-awaited return of a IAAP Nordic hybrid event!
Finally we get the chance to meet and share knowledge face to face and online again.
Registration will open soon.
Day 1
3 February
Member only onsite only workshop 13.00-17.00
followed by social and networking.
Background and content
The half-day workshop is part of a series of events initiated at the IAAP EU Paris event in 2024.
European accessibility legislation points to the EN301549 for technical specifications of compliance. Already in the current version, 60 of these requirements are not found in WCAG, which means there is no “how to meet”/understanding/examples of techniques or similar documentation attached to the EN. With the European Accessibility Act, the requirements are expected to increase – making the gap even wider.
Lack of prescriptive testing procedures leaves room for flexibility and innovation, but also requires organisations in scope as well as monitoring agencies and surveillance authorities to have both knowledge and experience of testing requirements that may be “new” to them. Automatic testing tools are far from covering these requirements and accessibility experts are still discussing the details. Developers, designers and content producers – as well as monitoring/surveillance authorities – need a common understanding of the requirements and how to test them.
During this workshop, led by subject matter experts from across the EU, IAAP members, surveillance/monitoring agencies and end users with disabilities will work together on handling, interpretation, testing and alignment of the EN requirements beyond WCAG. The results of the workshop feed directly into the ongoing work of updating the EN-standard and will be publicly available at no cost – open to all.
Day 2
4 February
Hybrid external event 09.30-17.00
Open to all
09.30-10.00 Registration and coffee
10.00-10.15 Welcome and housekeeping
10.15-10.30 Keynote presentation
10.30-11.15 Legal (panel)
Surveillance authorities from different countires share their views on enforcement, penalites, documentation and other relevant topics.
11.15-11.45 User perspective (presentation)
Expect the unexpected during a session based on one out of many user perspectives on lived accessibility
11.45-13.00 Lunch and networking
13.00-13.45 Live testing (presentation and demo)
Hands on learning and sharing of knowledge when it comes to testing complex interfaces and services covered by the EAA.
13.45-14.30 Best practice (presentation)
Inspirational presentation on accessibility success stories ion scop of EAA.
14.30-15.00 Coffee break
15.00-15.30 User perspective (presentation)
Expect the unexpected during a session based on one out of many user perspectives on lived accessibility
15.30-16.15 Tech giants (panel)
Hypes and cool stuff happening in the accessibility world is presented and future opportunities are discussed.
16.15-17.00 IAAP Nordic update
Panel discussion and presentation of upcoming activities
Sponsorship opportunities
Build your brand and enhance your profile through a variety of tailored sponsorship and advertising packages. Sponsorship offerings please contact susanna.laurin@accessibilityassociation.org
Accessibility in Nordic public broadcasting: 5 February 15-16 CET
NEW DATE: 5 February!
Heidi Sivebaek, Editor – Diversity and Accessibility at DR (Denmark), Anna Zettersten, Head of Department SVT Languages & Accessibility (Sweden) and Kristoffer Lium, Head of Accessibility, NRK (Norway) will discuss differences, best practices and technical developments when it comes to accessibility of public broadcasting. What can we learn from each other?
The webinar is in English, automatic captions are provided.
IAAP Nordic webinars are free of charge and open to non-members.