The Green Digital Accessibility (GDA) international conference is a leading international forum exploring the intersection of media accessibility and environmental sustainability. Launched in 2021 at Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, the conference has earned recognition as a hub for innovative ideas and solutions in the field.

The media sector, like other industries, has an ethical obligation to provide accessible information, even though the necessary technologies have environmental impact. This necessitates a difficult but crucial discussion on balancing environmental responsibility with the fundamental right to information, raising critical questions for researchers, media professionals and policymakers on how to develop and implement sustainable accessibility solutions that uphold human rights without compromising environmental goals.

The conference provides a platform for exchanging ideas, research findings, and experiences on topics such as the environmental costs of accessibility technologies, sustainable UX and HCI, methodological approaches to assessing the environmental impact of digital media, models of environmentally responsive media education, and social issues related to equal and climate-sustainable access to culture.

The 4th edition of the GDA conference will be hosted by SWPS University in Warsaw. This year, it will focus on the challenges of building a sustainable and inclusive digital future. The event is open to anyone interested, at any career stage.

Submission Guidelines

We invite three types of submissions: 

• oral presentations (talks) - accepted submissions are expected to be presented as a talk during the conference 
• poster presentations - accepted submissions are expected to be presented in the form of posters during the conference poster session
• interactive workshops - accepted interactive workshops in the form of hands-on sessions and interactive discussions (between 1 and 3 hours of duration) will be part of the conference program.

We invite extended abstract submissions of up to two pages (excluding references) in A4 format.

We welcome empirical research and position papers, particularly those presenting novel works which may include completed systems and/or studies, preliminary results of piloting studies, or early iterations of the design.

GDA Conference follows a single-stage, single-blind reviewing procedure.

Submission requirements:

• Submit your abstract in PDF format only.

IMPORTANT DATES:

All deadlines follow the Anywhere on Earth (AoE) time zone.

May 30, 2025 extended abstract submission deadline

June 30, 2025 author notification deadline

September 3, 2025 presentation slides submission deadline

List of Topics

Topics of the conference include but are not limited to:

• AI, Accessibility, and Inclusive Design
  • Influence of AI on accessibility design in digital experiences
  • Artifacts and simplexity in accessibility
  • Accessibility for cognitive disabilities
  • Cultural heritage accessibility
  • The role of AI in green and accessible technologies
  • AI ethics and sustainability in accessibility services
  • Inclusive project design
• Environmental Sustainability and Green Transition
  • The environmental cost of AI / green and just transition / local knowledge
  • Green aspects of manufacturing
  • Anti-green movements
  • System dynamics analysis of socio-ecological systems
• Climate Change, Education, and Awareness
  • Climate information accessibility
  • Introducing green education into curricula
  • Green education for all
  • Eco-literacy, translation, and communication
  • Focus on end users, including people with disabilities and minority groups affected by climate change

Committees

Program Committee

• Dr. Krzysztof Krejtz (SWPS University), Poland
• Dr. Izabela Krejtz (SWPS University), Poland
• Dr. Ann Marcus-Quinn (University of Limerick), Ireland
• Dr. Carlos Duarte (LASIGE, Informática, Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade de Lisboa), Portugal
• Prof. Pilar Orero (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona), Spain
• Dr. Sarah Anne McDonagh (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona), Spain
• Dr. Marta Brescia Zapata (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona), Spain
• Prof. Morten Field (University of Bergen), Norway
• Prof. Biljana Basarin (Faculty of Sciences, University of Novi Sad), Serbia

Organizing Committee

• Dr. Krzysztof Krejtz (SWPS University), Poland
• Dr. Izabela Krejtz (SWPS University), Poland
• Dr. Ann Marcus-Quinn (University of Limerick), Ireland
• Dr. Carlos Duarte (LASIGE, Informática, Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade de Lisboa), Portugal
• Iga Stasiak (SWPS University), Poland
• Zofia Maciąg (SWPS University), Poland

Contact

All questions about submissions should be emailed to gda@swps.edu.pl