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Innovation competition

Annual event

We are currently working on an annual innovation competition where secondary education students, both with and without disabilities, will collaborate to develop ideas for improving accessibility from their unique perspectives.

Promoting inclusive environments

This initiative aims to nurture a school environment of mutual learning between students. Through the collaboration of students with and without disabilities within the classroom, the innovation competition aims to spark insightful conversation on solutions needed for a more accessible environment. 

Judging and support

A panel of academics, industry professionals, and companies will be assembled to judge the students’ ideas and proposals. The committee will provide students with feedback and guidance to help them refine their ideas and explore potential pathways to turn them into commercial products or patents.

Mutual learning and collaborative problem-solving

The competition aims to familiarize students with accessibility issues and cultivate their skills in innovation and problem-solving.

Students across Europe will be invited to participate by submitting ideas on accessibility. These ideas will be evaluated by experts in the field and members of AccessCoVE and projected in national and European school networks through relative actions to diffuse and raise public awareness. Some of the objectives are to expand the implementation of the IC in a European context. In particular, AccessCoVE aims to implement the competition annually, at least in all PP countries – Greece, Italy, Spain, and Sweden. Also, the fit is essential for students to develop skills and transform their ideas upon accessibility into innovative products and services that enhance accessibility for all individuals, regardless of their abilities. It is essential, in general, to spread awareness of accessibility and reinforce an inclusive society for all. A sample of the website created for this purpose is accessible from the previous link provided. It is powered by WordPress, a popular and accessible content management system. The menu structure reflects the functionalities detailed in the project proposal. This site aims to gather all the available information regarding the innovation competition process, from the domain details to the actual application. On the home screen, you can find useful insights about the competition implementation, partners, and organisers of this effort. In the introduction tab, you can read the eligibility criteria, the beneficiaries, the considerations, and why applying for this effort is essential. Then, you can read more about the five stages of the competition implementation, the mentors (grouped by country), the organisers of this effort, which are the AccessCoVE project’s partners, some student projects (under implementation), some news regarding this effort, and contact details, where you can contact us for any question.

More details regarding the launch of the competition will be added soon.