About the Conference
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.
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
- Intersectionality of IPCC AR6
- 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
Conference Format
The conference will be held in a hybrid format, but we strongly encourage all speakers to attend in person.
The official language of the conference is English.
Extended Abstract Submission Guidelines
Call for submissions will open soon.
We invite extended abstract submissions of up to two pages (excluding references) in A4 format.
We welcome both 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.
- You may include supplementary materials (e.g., videos, code, datasets).
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
September 8–9, 2025
conference dates
Organizers
Scientific 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
- Professor 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
- Professor Morten Field
Chalmers University, Bergen, Norway
- Professor 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
Conference Venue
SWPS University, Chodakowska 19/31, Warsaw, Poland