On Thursday 23 February 2023 the coordinator of the EASIER project, Giacomo Inches from Martel Innovate, participated in the Researching Accessibility LEAD ME Workgroups Meeting, an event organized by the LEAD-ME Coast action and co-located within the Zero Project Conference.
The Zero Project Conference is an annual disability inclusion gathering at the United Nations Office in Vienna that brings together innovators and key decision makers from all sectors to foster partnerships, share new proven solutions, and support the international scaling of these solutions, all towards the mission for a world with zero barriers.
LEAD-ME Cost action is a Leading European Platform in Media Accessibility. LEAD-ME aims to help European stakeholders in the field of Media Accessibility to meet legal milestones requested by European legislation. LEAD-ME will empower researchers, engineers, scholars, businesses, and policymakers with a common and unique platform that will collect, create, and disseminate innovative technologies and solutions, best practices and guidelines.
The EASIER coordinator had the possibility to report on the project status and advancements showcasing the state-of-the-art of the Automatic Sign Language Translation (ASLT) with a presentation titled “Automatic Sign Language Translation: dos and dreams“. ASLT is gaining momentum in Europe, not just in the research field but also in the market, in the wake of the recent legislative framework. In this talk, our coordinator highlighted EASIER as one of the recent initiatives in Europe addressing ASLT and the lessons learned towards creating an ecosystem where end-users actually benefit from innovation.