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Two new excellent researchers join the RISID team to finalise the app Si@!

In June 2023, two new excellent researchers joined the team to work on the restructuring and implementation of new functionalities of the app Si@. Mattia Ducci is Research Fellow in Informatics. Cristian Bernareggi, PhD, acts as external consultant. Both of them have extensive experience in the development of mobile applications and on accessibility for persons with disabilities.

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Lecture at the International Winter School Global Scapes

15 December 2021: Disability, Labour and Accessibility: International and African Perspectives Global Scapes is an interdisciplinary and intersectoral initiative whose aim is to reflect each year on a different commodity chain, easing the dialogue among the Academy, the International Agencies and the Private Sector. It’s an opportunity to discuss social, power, labour, geopolitical, business and cooperation relations that the supply chain creates. In the context of the 2021 WS edition, dedicated to the topic of “Labour in Africa: Historical...

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Panel presentation at the ICONS mundo conference 2021

New technologies, rights and inclusion of vulnerable persons: a multidisciplinary perspective ICONS mundo conference 2021 9 July @12.20 (Rome timezone) ICT, social and digital media, artificial intelligence are radically shaping the society we live in. They have become an integral part of individual and community life, especially after the pandemic crisis, which forcefully boosted the process of digitalization in due course. Most notably, for vulnerable groups at risk of social exclusion these new technologies represent an unprecedented opportunity to actively participate and be fully...

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Participation at 2021 GARR Conference

The RISID project will be presented as a case study during the 2021 GARR Conference Where: the conference will be held online When: 8 June 2021 Paper: Realising social inclusion for persons with disabilities and delivering effective science communication through sustainable ICT solutions: a case study from the University of Pavia ICT solutions both represent an unprecedented opportunity to actively participate and be fully included in society for vulnerable groups at risk of social exclusion, such as persons with disabilities, and a crucial means to provide information to all citizens....

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Webinar!

Webinar: Realising Social Inclusion for Persons with Disabilities Through Digital Media @ the University of Pavia On 15th October at 3 PM it will take place a webinar launching the new research project RISID (please find the link here: link), financed by Fondazione Cariplo and developed by a multidisciplinary team from the University of Pavia, and presenting the volume Building an Inclusive Digital Society for Persons with Disabilities. New Challenges and Future Potentials (please find the link to the volume in open access here: link). WHEN: Thursday, 15 October 2020, at 3 PM (GMT +02:00...

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