Explore every episode of the podcast EBU in action
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| Episode 8: Running towards inclusion: the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games | 25 Sep 2024 | 00:55:29 | |
With DongDong Camanni (Italian blind judoman), Ludivine Munos (Head of Paralympic Games Integration), Laetitia Bernard (Radio France) and Pádraig Healy (Vision Sports Ireland). The Paris 2024 Paralympic Games were a great celebration for the promotion of sports among our communities. Listen to the testimonials of those who made this fantastic event possible. | |||
| Episode 7: Cast your vote: the 2024 EU elections | 29 May 2024 | 00:50:30 | |
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 possible today, but not without challenges. We also talk to Luana Schena from the Swiss Federation of the Blind and Visually Impaired about accessible voting and digital accessibility campaigns. | |||
| Episode 6: Engagement, Balance, Unity: EBU's 12th General Assembly | 20 Mar 2024 | 00:37:27 | |
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 Assembly on the year of its 40th Anniversary, covering the situation of blind people in Ukraine, a conversation on artificial intelligence and the results of EBU's Board Elections. | |||
| Episode 5: The EU Disability Card Proposal: ambitious enough? | 06 Dec 2023 | 00:48:07 | |
With Antoine Fobe (EBU Head of Advocacy) and Claire Damilano (European Civil Action Service). The European Commission presented a legislative proposal for a European Disability Card in September 2023. We discuss the proposal in detail and also talk to Dorota Krać about the Polish Association of the Blind's commitments in accessible art and official building standards. | |||
| Episode 4: Social Media - difficulties and opportunities for disability organisations | 27 Sep 2023 | 00:41:32 | |
With Natalia Suárez (European Disability Forum) and Ville Lamminen (Finnish Federation of the Visually Impaired). Social media platforms bring accessibility challenges, but also real opportunities for disability organisations. We also speak to Madeleine McNamara from Vision Ireland about healthcare, mobility and sports. | |||
| Episode 3: Artificial Intelligence: a new challenge on the horizon | 28 Jun 2023 | 00:53:22 | |
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 to be tackled. We also travel to Montenegro to talk with Anđela Dragović about the Union of the Blind of Montenegro's commitments in braille labelling and employment. An English transcript of episode 3 is available (pdf).
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| Episode 2: How can we access consumer products’ information? | 22 Mar 2023 | 00:50:41 | |
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 NaviLens QR codes. We also hear from Reiner Delgado (DBSV) about daily challenges for visually impaired people in Germany. | |||
| Episode 1: Connected and Autonomous Vehicles: challenges and opportunities | 20 Dec 2022 | 00:43:46 | |
With Erwin Denninghaus and Friederike L. Kühl (PAsCAL project). In this first episode, two experts discuss the potential benefits and challenges of Connected and Autonomous Vehicles for blind and partially sighted people. We also speak to Francesca Sbianchi from our Italian member UICI about their work promoting the rights of visually impaired people in Italy. | |||
| Episode 10: A toast to inclusion at the European Parliament | 18 Mar 2025 | 00:40:45 | |
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 event at the European Parliament gathering MEPs and representatives of EBU National Members to discuss the priorities for visually impaired people across Europe. | |||
| Episode 9: Looking for more inclusion: the 2024-2029 legislative term | 17 Dec 2024 | 01:00:21 | |
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 to optimise its advocacy efforts. We also get to know Anja Uršič from the Union of the Blind and Partially Sighted of Slovenia and her organisation's work in accessible tourism and the labour market. | |||
| Episode 11: Merci Louis: 200 years of braille | 02 Jul 2025 | 00:42:45 | |
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 partial sight communities. On the occasion of its bicentenary, EBU presents its commitments to the promotion of braille through its Working Group, featuring interviews with a student from INJA and a member of the French National Consultative Council of People with Disabilities. | |||
| Episode 12: the European Accessibility Act - a new legal state of play | 23 Sep 2025 | 00:49:58 | |
With Daniel Casas (European Disability Forum), Susanna Laurin (International Association of Accessibility Professionals) and Svajūnė Sirvydytė (Ministry of Social Security and Labour of Lithuania). 28th June 2025 marked the deadline for implementing the European Accessibility Act. We explore this new legal state of play with three experts, and also talk with Vilmantas Balčikonis, Vice-President of the Lithuanian Association of the Blind and Visually Impaired. | |||
| Episode 13: Persons with disabilities in humanitarian responses | 11 Dec 2025 | 01:00:56 | |
With Larysa Baida (National Assembly of Persons with Disabilities, Ukraine), Diana Stentoft (Danish Association of the Blind) and Talal Waheed (UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction). Crisis scenarios such as conflicts or natural disasters require humanitarian responses which bear in mind everybody's needs, including those of people with disabilities. | |||
| Episode 14: Press Start to play: Levelling up Gaming through Accessibility | 17 Mar 2026 | 00:59:36 | |
With Svenja Ottawa (blind gamer & streamer, Germany) and Philip Bennefall (Blastbay Studios). The videogame industry has grown massively during the last decades. How can blind and partially sighted people enjoy gaming on an equal basis with others? We also bring the latest EBU advocacy updates and an interview with Markus Wolf, President of the Austrian Federation of the Blind and Partially Sighted. | |||
| Episode 15: Inclusive melodies: teaching music to visually impaired people | 17 Jun 2026 | 00:52:36 | |
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 shared with everybody, including people with visual impairment. You will also learn more about the latest updates at EBU, as well as discover the activities of the Norwegian Association of the Blind and Partially Sighted. An English transcript is available (pdf). * Note: This episode has been edited by "FERRY.FM".
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