EBU in action

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

The Paris 2024 Paralympic Games were a great party for the promotion of sports among our communities. In this segment, you will listen to the testimonials of those who made this fantastic event possible, such as Italian blind judoman DongDong Camanni and the Head of the Paralympic Games Integration Ludivine Munos. 
Furthermore, you will listen to the interesting perspectives of Laetitia Bernard, a blind journalist from Radio France, and Pádraig Healy, the National Sports Development Manager at Vision Sports Ireland, who were also present at the event. 

Episode 7: Cast your vote: the 2024 EU elections

Casting your vote or running for office as a visually impaired person is possible today, but it's not an experience free from challenges.
Fredrik Stockhaus, a blind politician from Sweden, and Armin Rabitsch, the Democracy and Election Expert of Election-Watch.EU, reflect on the current state of this subject for blind and partially sighted people across the European Union. 
Furthermore, Luana Schena, from one of our Swiss members, the Swiss Federation of the Blind and Visually Impaired (SBV FSA), gives us a better insight into the latest updates around SBV FSA.  

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

In this segment, we cover the main highlights of our 12th General Assembly that took place in February 2024, including a recap on the situation of blind and partially sighted people in Ukraine, a keynote conference on artificial intelligence and the results of EBU's Board Elections. 

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

We learn more about the EU Disability Card Proposal from the European Commission with Antoine Fobe, our Head of Advocacy and Campaigning, and with Claire Damilano, Senior Legal Manager at the European Civil Action Service (ECAS). 
We also speak to Dorota Krać, from the Polish Association of the Blind.

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

Natalia Suárez (EDF) and Ville Lamminen (from our Finnish Member) share with us the challenges and opportunities of Social Media for disability organisations.
We also speak to Madeleine McNamara, from Vision Ireland. 

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

Artificial Intelligence has a lot of potential when it comes to offering solutions to persons with disabilities, but there are also many challenges to be tackled in this area. Jude Stern (IAPB) and Kave Noori (European Disability Forum) offer us a very fruitful discussion about this subject.
In this episode, we also travel to Montenegro to talk with Anđela Dragović to learn more about the Union of the Blind of Montenegro's commitments in areas such as braille labeling or employment. 
Link to the segment's transcript: https://tinyurl.com/5tt2sna2 

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

We discuss with Bart Simons and Javier Pita about the different ways to make information about consumer products accessible, such as using braille labels or scanning NaviLens QR Codes.
We also talk with Reiner Delgado, from the German Federation of the Blind and Partially Sighted DBSV, who gives us a better insight into the daily challenges for visually impaired people in Germany.
For more information about this subject, watch our video about Braille: https://tinyurl.com/2b3yww2w
Link to the segment's transcript: https://tinyurl.com/bdzbjthn 

Episode 1: Connected and Autonomous Vehicles: challenges and opportunities

In this first episode, Erwin Denninghaus and Friederike L. Kühl, two experts involved in the PAsCAL project, talk about the potential benefits of Connected and Autonomous Vehicles for blind and partially sighted people, while also analysing their challenges for our communities.   
We will also speak to Francesca Sbianchi, from our Italian National Member UICI, to learn more about its current commitments to promote the rights of visually impaired people in Italy. 
Link to the segment's transcript: https://tinyurl.com/y93pveua