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Accessibility Week 2023

The first edition of the Accessibility Week in Lausanne is already over.

🙏 We would like to extend our warmest thanks to all the participants and to our partners!

🌟 We would also like to extend our warmest thanks to the event’s sponsors: the Ernst Göhner Foundation and the Loterie Romande. Their funding made this project possible.

📷 Below you will find photos of the event, the programme and report of this first edition as well as the form to request access to the videos of the conferences and round tables (at the bottom of the page, in French).

📅 We look forward to seeing you in Fribourg for the second edition!

✉️ If you have any suggestions or would like to be a partner, volunteer or speaker at the 2024 event, please contact us via the contact page of our website or by phone on 077 502 52 03.

Programme 2023

2023 Programme (PDF)

2023 Programme (Word)

Report on the first edition of Accessibility Week

2023 Report (PDF)

2023 Report (Word)

Monday, May 22nd 2023

David Pecoraro, FRH board chairman, presents the day's agenda.

FRH board member Violaine Knecht shares an idea with her ideation workshop group.

Sarah, member of the Innovation Booster Technology and Special Needs’ team, presents a pictogram to her group during the ideation workshop.

Sophie Benoist and Monique Mischler present “Soutien Gestuel VD” during Monday’s conference.

Luisa, member of the Innovation Booster Technology and Special Needs’ team, takes notes during the ideation workshop.

A participant smiles as the facilitator shows her a pictogram during the ideation workshop.

Franco De Luca takes part in the panel discussion “AAC: How do we get things done on the field?”

Two participants at the ideation workshop. One listens while the other shares an idea.

Two participants chat during a break.

Sarah, member of the Innovation Booster Technology and Special Needs’ team, asks a question.

Jérôme, member of the Innovation Booster Technology and Special Needs’ team, presents the topic to his group during the ideation workshop.

Hadja a-Marca Kaba and Martine Kaba Lopez, two members of an Innovation Booster Technology and Special Needs project team, chat in front of the conference room.

Tuesday, May 23rd 2023

Elodie Auer presents the Bootis project.

A participant at the ideation workshop.

Benjamin Nanchen notes down on the board what a participant shared during the ideation workshop.

David Pecoraro hands out the mike.

A participant asks a question.

Two participants listen to a third participant who takes part in the ideation workshop.

Geneviève Pierart presents the ProGIS project.

Verena Kuonen in her introductory speech to the day. She described her background and the implementation of the CRPD in Switzerland.

Donato Mottini asks a une question.

Céline Witschard and Alex Bernier at the panel discussion.

Verena Kuonen asks a question.

Several participants at the ideation workshop.

Sylvie Ray-Kaeser presents the e-Services TSA project.

Wednesday, May 24th 2023

Stéphane Rullac introduces the "Knowledge transfer between research, practice and appropriation" day.

Amaranta Fernandez speaks during the panel discussion. She is next to Sébastien Kessler and Jean-Christophe Pastor.

Hadja a Marca-Kaba and Verena Kuonen present the results of the Innovation Booster Technology and Special Needs ideation workshop in which they took part.

David Pecoraro hands the microphone to Pascal Maeder, who has a question.

Camille Poursac, as moderator, introduces the subject of the panel discussion.

Chantal Junker presents the "Discovering your body" project funded by the Innovation Booster Technology and Special Needs.

Bernadette Grosyeux, FRH board member, shares her experience of knowledge transfer. Board member Donato Mottini and FRH expert commission member Samuel Chardon are also in the photo.

Samuel Chardon takes part to the ideation workshop organised by the Innovation Booster Technology and Special Needs.

David Pecoraro, FRH board chairman, and Benjamin Nanchen, Innovation Booster Technology and Special Needs manager, react with smiles to a participant's comment.

Romain Bertrand presents the SELODY project with Linda Charvoz.

Carole Baudin takes part to the ideation workshop organised by the Innovation Booster Technology and Special Needs.

Benjamin Nanchen and David Pecoraro with the winners of the 5th call for projects of the Innovation Booster Technology and Special Needs.

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