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Making Zoom Meetings more Accessible
Online meetings have become an essential part of how we work, learn and connect. While Zoom has made virtual collaboration easier than ever, accessibility doesn't happen automatically. A few simple adjustments can make your meetings more inclusive and ensure that everyone has an equal opportunity to participate. Whether you're hosting a team meeting, delivering a presentation or running a webinar, these five tips will help create a more accessible experience for everyone. 1. Enable Live Captions One of the easiest and most effective accessibility features in Zoom is Live Captions. Captions support people who are deaf or hard of hearing,
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Translating your H5P e-Learning content to multiple languages in seconds
Translating your H5P e-Learning content to multiple languages in seconds Interactive learning has become an essential part of modern education and professional training. From interactive videos and quizzes to presentations and branching scenarios, H5P enables educators and organisations to create engaging digital learning experiences that actively involve learners rather than simply presenting information. As digital learning reaches international audiences, language becomes one of the biggest challenges. Educational institutions, training providers, NGOs and organisations involved in European projects often need to deliver the same learning content in multiple languages. Translating H5P content requires significant manual effort making localisation both time-consuming and
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Building More Inclusive Workplaces: Highlights from our latest Workshop
Preparing organisations for a more accessible future, EUROCY Innovations, in collaboration with AbleBook, organised the "Accessibility and Inclusion in the Workplace" workshop on July 3rd, 2025. The event was part of the wider "Ablebook for All: Advancing Digital Inclusion and Accessibility in Cyprus" initiative, implemented within the framework of a strategic partnership with Cyta, falling under the umbrella of the "I Am Equally Here" campaign. It brought together professionals to explore how accessibility can be meaningfully embedded into everyday workplace practice. Delivered by Marianna Gregoriou, with the support of the Ablebook team, the workshop provided participants with practical knowledge and guidance on:
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Practical AI for Cyprus HoReCa SMEs: Three questions to ask before you adopt AI for Hospitality
Cyprus's hotels, restaurants and catering (HoReCa) businesses are under constant pressure to do more with less. Between unpredictable booking patterns, rising operating costs and staff already stretched thin across multiple roles, maintaining profitability is a daily challenge. Artificial Intelligence (AI) is frequently pitched as the ultimate solution for hospitality SMEs. Yet, for most hotel owners, independent restaurateurs and catering managers in Cyprus, "AI" still feels abstract, or worse, like an expensive luxury, built exclusively for multinational hotel chains with dedicated IT departments. Real Lessons from the HoReCa5.0 Project Through our work as a partner in HoReCa5.0, an EU Erasmus+ funded
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Five Accessibility Questions Every Business Leader Should Ask
Accessibility is often viewed as a technical issue, but the most successful accessibility initiatives start with leadership. Business leaders play a critical role in creating inclusive environments for customers, employees, and stakeholders. By asking the right questions, leaders can identify gaps, reduce barriers and ensure accessibility becomes part of their organization's culture. 1. Can Everyone Access Our Products and Services?Consider how customers interact with your organization. Can they navigate your website, complete online forms, access documents, and use digital services independently? Accessibility barriers can prevent potential customers from engaging with your business. Regular accessibility reviews help identify issues before they
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Free Interactive Training Seminar on Workplace Accessibility and Inclusion
EUROCY Innovations, in collaboration with Ablebook, is pleased to announce a free interactive training seminar on Workplace Accessibility and Inclusion organized within the framework of the "Ablebook for All" project. The project is implemented as part of a strategic partnership with Cyta and forms part of its Digital Inclusion initiatives under the broader "I Am Equally Here" campaign. The seminar will take place on Friday, 3 July 2026, from 09:45 to 12:00, at Cyta Headquarters. The seminar is designed for businesses, organizations and professionals seeking to enhance their understanding of workplace accessibility, disability inclusion, and the opportunities created through the meaningful
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How Technology Supports Social Innovation and Community Development
In an increasingly interconnected world, technology has become a catalyst for social innovation and community development. Beyond improving efficiency and communication, digital tools create new opportunities for collaboration, participation, learning, and social inclusion. Communities today face complex challenges, including social inequalities, environmental concerns, unemployment, demographic changes, and limited access to resources. Addressing these issues requires innovative approaches that place people at the centre of all efforts. Technology can help bridge gaps between citizens, organizations, educational institutions, and public authorities, creating stronger and more resilient communities. Through digital solutions, communities can enhance participation, improve access to information, and develop sustainable responses
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PATH2Succeed 2nd Transnational Project Meeting
The PATH2Succeed consortium held its 2nd Transnational Project Meeting at the Rehabilitation Clinic of the Cyprus University of Technology (CUT). Partners from five organisations across four countries: the University of Latvia, EUROCY Innovations, the Cyprus University of Technology, the University of Évora, and the National Association for Inclusion (Bulgaria) came together - both in person and online - to advance the project's mission: Making Higher Education more Inclusive and Accessible for all students. A key highlight of the meeting was a dedicated workshop on EU Accessible Content Material, delivered by accessibility consultant Marianna Gregoriou (EUROCY Innovations). The session equipped all partners with
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EU Accessibility Act (2025): Best Practices for Accessible Documents Training
The European Accessibility Act is already in effect. Is your organisation ready? if someone using a screen reader opened one of your organisation's documents right now, would it actually work? For most teams, the honest answer is no. And with the European Accessibility Act now in force, that's becoming a real compliance risk. The good news: making documents accessible isn't complicated anymore, it just takes knowing the right techniques. We're running a hands-on online training through CYENS Academy (https://cyens.org.cy/) that covers exactly this: 📋EU Accessibility Act (2025) | Best Practices for Accessible Documents 📅6 & 13 May | Online ⏱
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Making Sense of AI & the Internet of Things: A Practical Seminar for Finance, Audit and Compliance Professionals
IoT sensors are already generating data that is ending up in audit trails, ESG disclosures and regulatory submissions. Most of the finance, audit and compliance professionals responsible for reviewing that data have never been trained to interpret it. This gap is closing, yet slowly. On 22nd and 29th April, UNIC Global Training is running a practical, online seminar – delivered by our colleague Dr Ryan Grammenos - designed specifically for finance, audit and compliance professionals who are encountering AI and IoT data in their professional work; not as engineers, but as the people who need to ask the right questions about it. 📌AI