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Zero Project Conference 2026

18–20 Feb 2026 | Austria

Wednesday, 18 February 2026 | 16:30 - 17:30

Users and stakeholders perspectives in times of crisis

Location:M1Track:Livestreamed
  • Accessibility
  • Crisis Response
  • English captions | International Sign

AccessibleEU is the European Resource Centre on accessibility, a key initiative under the European Commission. In this session AccessibleEU aims to highlight the intersection of accessible  technologies, emergency preparedness, and the European Accessibility Act.

Keynote Speaker. Inmaculada Placencia Porrero. Senior Expert in Disability, DG JUST, European Commission

This session will highlight the experiences and perspective of persons with disabilities during migration, war and environmental crisis, taking into account the relevance of accessibility. Topics addressed will include challenges—and solutions—regarding evacuation, shelter and mobility of persons with disabilities.

For livestream: https://youtube.com/live/yvq6DxDvIXE?feature=share

5 speakers

  • President

    European Federation of Hard of Hearing

  • Chief Accessibility Officer of Canada

    Office of the Chief Accessibility Officer

  • Deputy Director & Head of Policy

    European Disability Forum

  • Senior expert

  • CEO, Finnish National Expert/AccessibleEU

    Avaava