Accessibility Week 2023

The first edition of the Accessibility Week will take place on May 22, 23 and 24, 2023 at the Gotham Gare co-working space in Lausanne. 
During this professional and public event, three thematic days are waiting for you, punctuated by conferences, round tables, workshops, forums and exchange moments.

For this first edition, the event will be in French only.

You can have a look at the program and register by clicking on the following link. Event page


Programme for Monday 22 May
Coherence of practices: Perspectives on Alternative and Augmentative Communication
09h: Welcome coffee
10h: Introduction – Accessibility and FRH in action, David Pecoraro, President of the FRH and caregiver City of Lausanne
10h30: Conference – Soutien Gestuel VD: 20 years of experience in Vaud and French-speaking Switzerland, Monique Mischler and Sophie Benoist, Logopedists and members of the Soutien Gestuel Committee
11h15: Round table – Alternative and Augmentative Communication – How to do it on the field?, Moderation : Stéphane Jullien, Logopedist and member of Isaac Francophone
12h: Break
13h30: Ideation workshop Innovation Booster Technology & Special Needs, In partnership with Isaac Francophone
15h: Break
15h30: Forum of funded projects Innovation Booster
17h: Conclusion and aperitif, Members of the Foundation Board

Programme for Tuesday 23 May
Technology and Accessibility
09h: Welcome coffee
10h: Introduction – The implementation of the CRPD in Switzerland, Verena Kuonen, Co-Chair of Inclusion Handicap
10h30: Conference – Technology & Accessibility, Coming soon
11h15: Round table – From the era of technical accessibility to the era of technologies at the service of accessibility, Modération : Cédric Baudet, Ordinary Professor, Haute Ecole de Gestion Arc
12h: Break
13h30: Ideation workshop Innovation Booster Technology and Special Needs, In partnership with Innovation Booster Robotics (EPFL)
15h: Break
15h30: Forum of funded projects Innovation Booster
17h: FRH launch: Visual identity and digital accessibility, Communication agency Trivial Mass and members of the Foundation Board

Programme for Wednesday 24 May
Knowledge transfer between research, practice and ownership
09h: Welcome coffee
10h: Introduction – From knowledge transfer to the co-development of solutions: towards a democratisation of expertise, Stéphane Rullac, Ordinary Professor, Haute Ecole de Travail Social et de la Santé Lausanne
10h30: Conference – The case of the Selody study on visual impairment and the couple relationship, Romain Bertrand, Lecturer, Haute Ecole de Travail Social et de la Santé Lausanne, Linda Charvoz, Associate Professor, Haute Ecole de Travail Social et de la Santé Lausanne
11h15: Round table – How to act in favour of the co-construction of scientific knowledge and its appropriation by the people concerned and the actors in the field?, Moderation: Camille Poursac, Coordinator of the Centre of Dual Competences, HES-SO Rectorat
12h: Break
13h30: Ideation workshop Innovation Booster Technology and Special Needs, In partnership with the Neurodev network
15h: Break
15h30: Forum of funded projects Innovation Booster
17h: Announcement of the winners of the 5th call for projects Innovation Booster, Members of the Foundation Board


Accessibility
Please indicate your accessibility needs in the registration form.
    For this first edition, the event will be in French only.
Interpretation in Langage Parlé Complété (French).
Interpretation in Sign Language (French).