23/01/2025
🚀 Exciting news from Tampere, Finland! 🌍
We are thrilled to announce the launch of the NewWorkTech project: “From the margins to the masses: Standard practices and innovative uses of technology in augmenting different abilities of people in the world of work.”
📅 Kick-off Meeting: 23 January 2025
📍 Location: Tampere University, Finland
💡 This groundbreaking project, running from 2024 to 2027, is funded by Horizon Europe (RIA) and brings together incredible partners to explore how technology can empower people with different abilities in the workplace. The Valueable Network will be represented by AIPD.
🔎 What is NewWorkTech?
Coordinated by Tampere University, the project explores how assistive technologies and innovative practices can break down barriers to employment, especially in knowledge work and the service sector. With €3M in funding, we’re working with amazing partners to create real impact!
📅 Kickoff Event Details:
📆 24 January 2025
⏰ 10:00–14:30 EET
📍 Tampere University (onsite) & Online
💻 Zoom Link: Link in bio
🛠️ Register now to join!
✨ What to expect:
Insights into the project and its impact from leading researchers
Partner and stakeholder presentations, including experts from autism, Down syndrome, visual impairment, and more
Open discussions and Q&A on future opportunities in accessible work.
🚀 This seminar is open to all—whether you’re a stakeholder, a researcher, or simply interested in making workplaces more inclusive, we’d love to see you there!
♿ The event is fully accessible, with wheelchair access, audio induction loops, and speech-to-text interpreting for onsite participants.
👥 Partners: Tampere University, University of Oulu, University of Copenhagen, National Research Council of Italy, European Platform for Rehabilitation, Autism Foundation Finland, AIPD, IBOS, Be My Eyes, University of Warwick