The Zero Project Conference 2025: Employment, and ICT

5–7 Mar 2025 | Vienna, Austria

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The Zero Project Conference 2025: Employment, and ICT

5 March 2025 - 7 March 2025|

Vienna, Austria

Information on accessibility measures at the Zero Project Conference 2025

The Zero Project Team works hard to further improve conference accessibility every year. Should you have any questions or concerns regarding accessibility, please get in touch: office@zeroproject.org.

A brief overview of #ZeroCon25 accessibility

Watch this short YouTube video that outlines many of the accessibility measure in place at the conference. It has International Sign interpretation and English captions.

INFORMATION

Volunteers wear bright green shirts with the word "Volunteer" written in large letters. They are available at the reception desk, in the plenary rooms and throughout the venue.

Volunteers

Zero Project Team members and volunteers are available to offer additional support to individual participants.

A large plenary room can be seen here; on the screens above the podium there are presentations, captioning and sign interpreters.

Session information

The accessibility features available in each conference session will be marked on the agenda. Scroll down on this page to learn more about the features.

The photo depicts the entrance of the conference venue; one of the large pin boards for print-outs can be seen.

Large print

Large print versions of the conference agenda and venue maps will be available at the registration desk.

Signage is shown with arrows indicating the networking and reception areas

Braille descriptions

Table numbers and plans in the networking areas will have Braille descriptions.

A screengrab of the online conference agenda, showing session descriptions, speakers, and other details

#ZeroCon25 Agenda

View the agenda on the platform, or download this accessible MS Word file.

Navigation

A close-up of green tactile flooring at the conference; part of a white cane and feet of people walking can be seen.

Tactile flooring

Tactile flooring is placed throughout the conference building to aid navigation to key areas.

A large print-out of a floor plan with graphic facilitation can be seen in this photo; the print-out is attached to a board. Conference participants are seen walking in the background.

Floor plans

Large print signs and floor plans are placed throughout the venue to support navigation.

Three volunteers stand behind the reception desk and smile at the camera; on the tables, there are different materials to be handed out to participants.

Print material

Small printed floor plans and agenda overviews will be available at the reception desk.

A blind person is seen navigating the conference venue, following the tactile flooring

Audio description of the venue

An audio description of the venue will be published prior to the conference to support navigation.

Sessions

A speaker is addressing the audience and talking into a microphone; next to her are large screens with captions and a presentation.

English captions

All sessions will have live captioning in English.

This photo shows a sign interpreter in one of the plenary rooms.

International Sign

International Sign interpretation will be available in most sessions. ÖGS (Austrian sign language) will be available for those sessions that are specific to Austria.

A session in progress is depicted: a large diverse panel and screen with presentation, interpreter, and captions is visible above the panelists

Live easy language intepretation

Easy language live interpretation in English will be available via headsets for several sessions.

A facilitator is drawing on a large board; members of a panel can be seen in the background

Graphic facilitation

Graphic facilitation will be available in several sessions to provide visual summaries of presentations.

A technician can be seen at his desk in one of the plenary rooms; surrounded by screens and other equipment.

Accessible livestream

There will be an accessible livestream of the Opening and Award Ceremonies, and the Fireside Chats, with live captioning in English and International Sign interpretation.

View of a large plenary room with screens to which a presentation, remote speaker, sign interpreter, and captions are projected; below the screen a large panel with diverse speakers can be seen.

Presentations for download

Accessible PowerPoint files will be uploaded to the conference platform for all relevant sessions shortly before the conference begins.

The induction loop icon is pasted on a photo of a person using such a device; his hand rests on the device while he seems to be attentively listening to someone. In the background other people can be seen in what appears to be a professional event.

Induction loop

Portable induction loops will be available from the registration desk. You will need to provide an ID to receive one of the headsets.

The "Ontenna” devices are hairclip sized devices that convert 60 to 90 dB sounds into 256 levels of vibration and light, in order to convey the characteristics of sound.

Presentations

Large screens can be seen above a podium with speakers; presentations, captions, and sign interpretations are displayed on these screens

Accessible format

Instructions on creating an accessible presentations are sent to all presenters and dedicated Zero Project team members review presentations.

Close up of a person working on the audio description during one of the sessions of last year's conference

Audio description

Audio description will be available for select videos submitted to the Zero Project Team ahead of the Conference.

A plenary room during a session: large screens with captions and sign interpretation can be seen above the podium. The photo is taken from an angle to also show the technical team's set up in the room to manage what's projected onto the large screen.

English captions

Presenters are requested to include captioning in English for all videos shown during presentations.

Quiet room

A Quiet Room will be available in proximity to the conference rooms.