The AVTiA project (Project Number: 2024-1-RO01-KA220-HED-000249675) has been co-funded by the European Union. Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or the European Education and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA).
On the 8th and 9th November the University of Lleida's team were in Dublin and participated in the Translation Studies Network of Ireland Conference (TSNI 5) on Challenges in Translation and Interpreting held at Dublin City University (DCU). During the event, the team disseminated and networked related to the AVTIA project. The project’s website was presented, discussed together with targets and expected results, the project brochures were also distributed to the audience.
The new legislation on subtitles, specifically the European Accessibility Act (EAA) 2025, mandates that audiovisual media, including television broadcasts and streaming services, must include closed captions and subtitles. This ensures greater accessibility for individuals with disabilities, particularly those with hearing impairments. Click here to learn more!
The Brochures are available on the project's website! Check them out now!1
Pixel organized the Second meeting of the European project AVTiA which took place in Florence (IT) on 17 and 18 February 2025. During the meeting, WP1,2 and 5 activities were described, next face-to-face meetings dates were identified. Project related documents, templates were presented, discussed and approved.
Different Institutions and organisations are being contacted to join the project in order to contribute to the improvement of the project impact on their target groups and to ensure the project sustainability by continuing using the project deliverables in the next years. The associate partners of the AVTiA project are organizations interested in sustainable development issues. All associated partners share the project objectives and are willing to contribute to their achievement. Find out more information on the involved associated partners.
The AVTiA project website is available on the Internet. The project website is the main tool to guarantee the dissemination of the project information and the sustainability of the project result. The project website is also an important support to the project management and facilitates partners' cooperation.
The kick off partners' meeting of the AVTiA project took place online. All partners participated in the meeting. A Presentation of the partners and all the project activities was made, along with the presentation of the Training Package for Lecturers for Teaching and assessing Inclusion in Audiovisual Translation. The project leader also introducted the Training Package for Students for an introduction of subtitling for the d/Deaf and hard of hearing and audio description for the blind and partially sighted. Finally, a quick introduction to the Dissemination Activities related to the long-term sustainability of the project was covered
The AVTiA project is funded, by the European Commission through the Romanian National Agency ANPCDEFP for the Erasmus+ Programme with the aim to: