CRIR-INLB Scientific Conference – 21 October 2026 | Sawako Nakajima, Ph.D. : Media Accessibility in Japan: Current Practices, Challenges, and Implications for Rehabilitation
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When: 21 October 2026 12:10 to 21 October 2026 13:00
Where: Conférence en ligne, sur inscription - Détails ci-dessous.
Scientific conference presented by the CRIR – Nazareth and Louis-Braille Institute (INLB) of Santé Québec Montérégie-Centre
Scientific conference presented by the CRIR – Nazareth and Louis-Braille Institute (INLB) of Santé Québec Montérégie-Centre
Media Accessibility in Japan: Current Practices, Challenges, and Implications for Rehabilita
- 21 October 2026, 12.10 pm to 1.00 pm
- Lecture in English
- Online presentation via Zoom
Registration required | Register here
Speaker
Visiting researcher at the School of Optometry, University of Montréal:
Sawako Nakajima, Ph. D.
Associate Professor at the Faculty of Computer Science and Data Science, Akita University (Japan)
Psychologist in the Childhood and Youth Programme and clinical member at CRIR—Nazareth and Louis-Braille Institute, Santé Québec Montérégie-Centre
Biography
Dr Sawako Nakajima’s research focuses on media accessibility for people with sensory impairments, including audio description, speech technologies, accessible film screenings and services for people with dual sensory impairments.
She is particularly interested in how linguistic characteristics, user preferences and modes of communication influence social and cultural participation. Her research aims to gain a better understanding of how these services can promote full and meaningful participation in cultural life.
Conference :
Discover how media accessibility services can promote cultural participation amongst people with sensory impairments. Drawing on examples from Japan, Dr Sawako Nakajima will present practices, challenges and innovations in audio description, accessible cinema and voice technologies, as well as their implications for rehabilitation.
Target audience:
Rehabilitation professionals, researchers, students and anyone interested in accessibility, sensory impairment and cultural participation.
Question :
Anaël Beaudoin
Planning, Programming and Research Officer
anael.beaudoin.cisssmc16@ssss.gouv.qc.ca
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