EBU in action

Episode 16: A treasure to cherish: braille as UNESCO heritage?

In March 2026, France and Germany submitted a nomination to have braille recognised as intangible cultural heritage of humanity by UNESCO. Coming from the celebration of

Episode 15: Inclusive melodies: teaching music to visually impaired people

With Boris Moine, guitar teacher at INJA (National Institute of Young People in France).  Music is not just an artistic discipline. It's a universal language to be share

Episode 14: Press Start to play: Levelling up Gaming through Accessibility

With Svenja Ottawa (blind gamer & streamer, Germany) and Philip Bennefall (Blastbay Studios). The videogame industry has grown massively during the last decades. How can

Episode 13: Persons with disabilities in humanitarian responses

With Larysa Baida (National Assembly of Persons with Disabilities, Ukraine), Diana Stentoft (Danish Association of the Blind) and Talal Waheed (UN Office for Disaster Ris

Episode 12: the European Accessibility Act - a new legal state of play

With Daniel Casas (European Disability Forum), Susanna Laurin (International Association of Accessibility Professionals) and Svajūnė Sirvydytė (Ministry of Social Securit

Episode 11: Merci Louis: 200 years of braille

With Reiner Delgado, Tkáčik Michal, Lachwana Caboche and Fernando Pinto. In 1825, Louis Braille invented one of the most revolutionary tools for the blindness and partia

Episode 10: A toast to inclusion at the European Parliament

With MEP Li Andersson, Francesca Sbianchi (EBU Advocacy Committee) and Antoine Fobe (EBU Head of Advocacy and Campaigning).  On February 18th 2025, EBU hosted a cocktail

Episode 9: Looking for more inclusion: the 2024-2029 legislative term

With Tytti Matsinen (EBU President) and Lars Bosselmann (EBU Executive Director). In a year marked by the 2024 EU Elections, EBU has gone through many internal changes t

Episode 8: Running towards inclusion: the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games

With DongDong Camanni (Italian blind judoman), Ludivine Munos (Head of Paralympic Games Integration), Laetitia Bernard (Radio France) and Pádraig Healy (Vision Sports Ire

Episode 7: Cast your vote: the 2024 EU elections

With Fredrik Stockhaus (blind politician, Sweden) and Armin Rabitsch (Election-Watch.EU). Casting your vote or running for office as a visually impaired person is possib

Episode 6: Engagement, Balance, Unity: EBU's 12th General Assembly

With Christopher Patnoe (Google), Tytti Matsinen (EBU President) and Bárbara Martín (EBU First Vice President). The beginning of 2024 was marked by EBU's 12th General As

Episode 5: The EU Disability Card Proposal: ambitious enough?

With Antoine Fobe (EBU Head of Advocacy) and Claire Damilano (European Civil Action Service). The European Commission presented a legislative proposal for a European Dis

Episode 4: Social Media - difficulties and opportunities for disability organisations

With Natalia Suárez (European Disability Forum) and Ville Lamminen (Finnish Federation of the Visually Impaired). Social media platforms bring accessibility challenges,

Episode 3: Artificial Intelligence: a new challenge on the horizon

With Jude Stern (IAPB) and Kave Noori (European Disability Forum). Artificial Intelligence has a lot of potential for persons with disabilities, but also many challenges

Episode 2: How can we access consumer products’ information?

With Bart Simons (EBU representative in ANEC) and Javier Pita (CEO of NaviLens). Different ways to make consumer product information accessible, from braille labels to N

Episode 1: Connected and Autonomous Vehicles: challenges and opportunities

With Erwin Denninghaus and Friederike L. Kühl (PAsCAL project). In this first episode, two experts discuss the potential benefits and challenges of Connected and Autonom