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LEAD-ME Summer Training School London 2022 Programme

Measuring the European Accessibility Act (EAA)

22-23 June 2022 - London

The event will take place in two premises:

  1. Face to face - Google CSG, 1-13 St Giles High St, London WC2H 8AG, United Kingdom (up to 20 trainees)
  2. Face to face – Queen Mary Queen Mary University of London, Mile End Road, London E1 4NS (up to 20 trainees)

Wednesday 22nd June

Time (CET)
09:30 - 10:00Door open
10:00 - 10:15Opening Remarks - Pilar Orero (UAB) and Christopher Patnoe (Google)
10:15 - 11:30Our Fireside Chat: What is the EAA, Accessible media discussion, enforcement expectations
  • Chair: Christopher Patnoe
  • Participants:
    • Ima Placencia (European Parliament)
    • Alejandro Moledo (European Disability Forum)
    • Sachin Pavitran (US Access Board)
11:30 - 13:00Topic: Service Providers / Distributors
  • Chair: David Wood (European Broadvasting Union and UN ITU)
  • Participants:
    • Google
    • Sony
13:00 - 14:00Lunch
14:00 - 15:15Roundtable Topic: Action/Standards needed to support the EAA
  • Chair: Andy Quested (UN ITU)
  • Participants:
    • Nigel Meggit (BBC)
    • Andy Quested
    • Cathy Taylor (OFCOM)
15:15 - 15:45Coffee Break
15:45 - 17:00Round Table: Measuring quality of Accessible Media at scale
  • Chair: Pilar Orero
  • Participants:
    • Gion Linder (EBU and SWISSTxt)
    • Chris Huges (University of Salford)
    • Sophie Frilley(Titrefilm)

Thursday 23rd June

Trainees will be split in groups.

Time (CET)
09:30 - 11:10Hands-on Session - Trainees presentations in groups
11:10 - 12:30Debate Session - Based on trainees presentations and previous day sessions
12:30 - 13:00Lunch
13:00 - 14:00Concluding Session - Joint debate and drafting document based on the trainees presentations
14:00 - 14:15Concluding remarks and Presentation of Winter Training School in Lisbon

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