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The European Accessibility Act (EAA), coming into effect on June 28, 2025, marks a transformative milestone for the digital learning landscape across Europe. While it presents new legal and technical requirements, it also opens the door to inclusive innovation—where accessibility becomes a foundation for better learning experiences for all.
From publishers and LMS providers to assessment platforms and content creators, many in the EdTech community are asking:
With so much at stake, we believe it’s time to bring voices together. This roundtable, convened by ReadSpeaker and moderated by the EdTech Italia, aims to raise awareness, foster dialogue, and provide practical guidance on achieving compliance while leveraging accessibility as a driver of innovation and inclusion in digital learning.
This session will be presented in English.
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Fredrik Larsson is the Co-founder and Chief Architect of ReadSpeaker. Fredrik graduated from Uppsala University in Sweden, with a master in engineering physics and Tekn Lic. in computer systems and has 30+ years of experience in technical development, international standardisation and accessibility. With a deep passion for innovation and a strong technical background, Fredrik has been instrumental in developing and advancing ReadSpeaker's cutting-edge TTS solutions.
Inmaculada Placencia Porrero is a Senior Expert on Disability at the European Commission, leading work on the rights of persons with disabilities, with a focus on accessibility and assistive technologies since 1991. She has led the development of EU and international level accessibility policies and legislation, in particular in the digital area, including the drafting, negotiation and implementation of the European Accessibility Act (Directive 2019/882) one of the world’s most advanced laws in the area of accessibility.
Vice Chair of the European Joint Technical Board on eAccessibility Associate Professor at Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (UPM), Delegate of the Director for Accessibility and Social Responsiveness at the School of Telecommunication Engineering A long-time advocate for inclusive technology, his research has focused on e-accessibility, telemedicine, and assistive digital solutions for people with disabilities. He has led or contributed to over 35 national and European projects related to accessible information systems, telecare, and e-health, particularly in rural and home-based contexts.
MD and Co-founder of the European Edtech Alliance, where she works to strengthen a more inclusive, accessible, and interoperable digital education ecosystem across Europe. She serves on numerous advisory and expert committees, including UNESCO’s Broadband Commission Data for Learning Working Group, the Council of Europe’s Expert Committee on AI and Education, and the European Commission’s DigiEduHack and EdTech Roundtable. Beth represents Germany as Head Delegate to the European Commission’s CEN/TC 353 working group on education interoperability standards.
Edtech founder, researcher, lecturer, and formerly policy maker. In 2018 she co-founded Wonderful Education, a company operating on learning, education and innovation. In 2019 she co-designed and currently manages Future Education Institute in Modena, the first EdTech hub in Italy, of which she is director. In 2021 she cofounded the European Edtech Alliance, of whose board she is a member, and in 2022 she co-founded Edtech Italia, the national Edtech ecosystem builder, of which he is President. She consults various Governments globally on education policy design. Previously, she was a member of the Cabinet of 3 Ministers of Education, where she drafted and supported the implementation of several policies to innovate the National Education system. She is an associate at the University of Modena, lecturing on “Information Technology Law,” and has previously researched and lectured on European Law, Fundamental Rights, and Information Law in Italy, Poland, and the UK.
Dr. Emiliano Díez is a full Professor at the Faculty of Psychology at the University of Salamanca, with a PhD in Psychology from the same institution. He has been an active member of both the Research Group on Memory and Cognition (GIMC) and the Consolidated Research Unit on Disability in Castilla y León (UIC 115), and currently directs both the University Institute for Community Integration (INICO, inico.usal.es) and UIC 374 “Cognition and Neurodevelopmental Disorders".
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