19/05/2026
📣 🎯 📟 SAM-ACCESS Project >>> CALL FOR PARTICIPANTS: Make Your Teaching More Accessible
If you are interested in making your teaching materials more accessible, inclusive and effective for all students, and would like to receive recognition for the training through a certificate, then this is an opportunity for you.
We are inviting teaching and academic staff across all Colleges and Schools at the University of Galway, University of Galway - School of Languages Literatures and Cultures, to participate in the SAM-ACCESS Project – SDH, AVT & MA for Accessible Higher Education, funded by University of Galway EDI.
This innovative initiative focuses on Subtitling for the Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing (SDH) and Media Accessibility (MA) in higher education. You will learn practical subtitling skills using your own teaching materials, helping to create more inclusive learning environments in line with Universal Design for Learning (UDL) and the University’s EDI priorities.
👩🏫 Open to: Teaching Assistants, PhD researchers, Postdocs, Lecturers, Professors, and all teaching staff interested in accessibility and innovation in education.
✅ Introduction to key theories and methodologies in Audiovisual Translation, Subtitling for the Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing and Media Accessibility
✅ Hands-on training in subtitling and media accessibility
✅ Practical digital skills directly applicable to teaching
✅ Certificate of participation
Led by Dr Francesca Nicora, an expert in didactic audiovisual translation (DAT) and Sveva Zafferri, PhD candidate in Translation Studies, who is working on DAT and AI.
⚠️ Places are limited and allocated on a first-come, first-served basis. Register early!
📲 Scan the QR code below for more information and to register.
🙏 Please help us spread the word and support this initiative.
Post by Dr. Nicora:
https://www.linkedin.com/posts/francesca-nicora-ph-d-5474587b_universityofgalway-accessibleeducation-inclusiveteaching-share-7458797472774164480-aF-N?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop&rcm=ACoAAApXIscBjyNeWkS26pMrHpVxeKfQs0jOBsk
