Blogs
"In the theater, limits disappear, and imagination is set free, creating a world where anything is possible." Extracted from the article written by Paloma López. There is no doubt that with will and perseverance, anything is possible. The dream of "Theater for Everyone in Guatemala" from over 6... Read More
20 February 2024
G3ict Country Advisor, Ireland; CPABE Level 3 - Expert Accessibility Professional
We are aware that meeting the requirements of building control regulations or building codes at the national level is the minimum requirement in many countries to make a building or a facility accessible, but this may not be enough to achieve an inclusive environment that is fully accessible for all... Read More
Technology, and more specifically how governments buy and use technology, is key to bridging a significant and persistent “disability divide” across Europe and worldwide. Governments in all countries and at all levels are enormous consumers of technology. When governments procure technology that is ... Read More
On October 28th, G3ict participated in a fireside chat at the World Ethical Data Forum (WEDF). According to its website, “The World Ethical Data Forum is the only event in the world that embraces the full range of interrelated issues around the use and future of data.” The title of the WEDF-G3ict fi... Read More
G3ict’s Global Policy Center is exploring a new global effort on the use of data and technology to anticipate and respond to disabilities acquired through man-made and natural disasters. This series of blog posts provides context for the scale of this problem and outlines a possible four-part respon... Read More
G3ict’s Global Policy Center is exploring a new global effort on the use of data and technology to anticipate and respond to disabilities acquired through man-made and natural disasters. This series of blog posts provides context for the scale of this problem and outlines a possible four-part respon... Read More
G3ict’s Global Policy Center is exploring a new global effort on the use of data and technology to anticipate and respond to disabilities acquired through natural and man-made disasters. This series of blog posts provides context for the scale of this problem and outlines a possible four-part respon... Read More
26 April 2022
Ph.D. in Architecture (Urban Planning & Accessibility), Expert in Universal Accessibility in the Physical Environment
When addressing the issue of accessibility in workspaces or even going further and conceiving universal design for inclusive workspaces, we must first start from the existing reality. To this end, it can be helpful to identify some challenges in this field, which have yet to be met: The first of th... Read More
If there is one thing that the COVID-19 pandemic has taught us, it’s that businesses can be flexible, if motivated. This is really nothing new. The ability to collaborate online, hold virtual meetings and exchange electronic communications has not only supported those with disabilities for years but... Read More
The Covid-19 pandemic has amplified long-standing disparities faced by disabled people including poverty, a fragile social safety net, inequitable healthcare and a digital divide. This impact has allowed me as a new CEO to bring our mission into sharper focus but also hit a reset button to re-imagin... Read More
18 August 2021
Chief Research and Innovation Officer, Funka and IAAP Representative to the EU
Every now and then, there is someone claiming to have found the silver bullet in the eco-system of accessibility. Either it’s the perfect automatic testing tool that promises to detect “everything” in a correct way, or it’s yet another overlay that magically sweeps away all accessibility problems wi... Read More
02 June 2021
President at European Federation of Hard of Hearing People and Vice Chairman of ITU JCA-AHF
When I experienced a partial hearing loss episode as a 12 year old, I took it in my stride like young people usually do. Thanks to excellent support from hearing care professionals, friends, and family, I have adapted quite well. When it happened in my 40s in the space of just few months, and all t... Read More
Who's Blogging
- Delfín Jiménez Martín
- Susan Mazrui
- Karen Tamley
- Susanna Laurin
- Lidia Best
- Mia Ahlgren
- David Banes
- James Thurston
- Nirmita Narasimhan
- Marc Johlic
- G3ict
- Francesca Cesa Bianchi
- Axel Leblois
- Christopher Lee
- Debra Ruh
- Ambassador Luis Gallegos
- Andrea Saks
- Sharon Spencer
- Frances West
- Shane Kanady
- Andres Balcazar
- Martin Gould
- Eoin O’Herlihy
- Gabriela Matus Bonilla