Biographies
Estella Oncins holds a Phd in Accessibility and Ambiental Intelligence from Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Spain. She has a large experience in providing accessibility for live events as a freelance translator, subtitler, surtitler, respeaker for different Spanish televisions and conferences, and as an audiodescriber for Liceu Opera House. Her research areas are audiovisual translation, media accessibility and creative industry. She is currently involved in the Education and Outreach Working Group (EOWG) from W3C. She is a partner in KA2 LTA and IMPACT. She is also a partner in H2020: HELIOS and TRACTION.
Email: estella.oncins@uab.cat
Pilar Orero PhD (UMIST) teaches in the Faculty of Political Science at Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Spain. She is a member of the research group TransMedia Catalonia. She is the leader of numerous research projects funded by the Spanish and Catalan Governments related to media accessibility. She participates in UN agency ITU Intersector Rapporteur Group Audiovisual Media Accessibility IRG AVA and ITU-D creating an online course on Media Accessibility. She participates in ISO on standards related to media accessibility. She holds the INDRA Accessible Technologies Chair since 2012 and leads the EU projects HBB4ALL (2013-2016), KA2 ACT (2015-2018) and is a partner in KA2 ADLAB PRO, EASIT, LTA and IMPACT. She is also a partner in H2020: Easy TV, ImAc, HELIOS, REBUILD, TRACTION and SOCLOSE. Website: http://gent.uab.cat/pilarorero/
Email: pilar.orero@uab.cat