Wednesday, 18 February 2026 | 16:30 - 17:30
Users and stakeholders perspectives in times of crisis
- Accessibility
- Crisis Response
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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
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