The professional profile of the expert in media accessibility for the scenic arts
Orero, Pilar (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona)

Data:	2017
Resum:	Accessibility plays a major role in modern knowledge-based information societies. The potential of acessibility through ICT for inclusion and participation of all citizens is increasingly growing, allowing for a gradual integration in everyday life. The proportion of people depending on accessibility (15% in 2013) increases and EU demography shows the growing tendency to eAccessiblity dependency for its ageing population. National as well as European legislation supporting eAccessibility is in place and the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, the most powerful, global expression in support of Inclusion and Equality, has a clear focus on eAccessibility and Design for All. The time has come to establish the new professional profile of media accessibility expert/manager for the scenic arts, and its training. This is the aim of the EU funded ERSMUS+ project ACT. Full participation of all citizens in cultural events - as end users or participants - should become part of their daily life as for people without disabilities, restoring the concept of equal opportunity. The project focuses on empowering all citizens, since it considers language accessibility, and especially people with disabilities. This article will present the need to define the new professional profile departing from the legal context, followed by the skills and competences required. The second part of the article will present the need for possible training syllabus and a pan European training certification.
Nota:	Ajuts: This article is part of the research outcome from the EU funded KA2 project ACT, Accessible Culture and Training with the reference 2015-1-ES01-KA203-015734.
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Llengua:	Anglès
Document:	Article ; Versió publicada
Matèria:	Accessibility ; Scenic arts ; Training ; Skills ; Competences
Publicat a:	Rivista Internazionale di Tecnica della Traduzione / International Journal of Translation, Num 19 (2017) , p. 143-161, ISSN 2421-6763 (online)

DOI: 10.13137/2421-6763/17356

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