Project manager for EDRLab, backed up by 25 years of experience as an editorial designer, 12 of them dedicated to accessibility, Gautier is also a confirmed trainer who worked for international organizations like WIPO and the Daisy Consortium and has operated éditadapt, a certified training center. His passion for book production technics goes as far as hand printing using 3d matrices during his spare time.

Degree in Computer Engineering from the University of A Coruña. Master's degree in Industrial Computing and Robotics, completed at the same university. Currently, he works as a research support technician in the TALIONIS research group at the University of A Coruña and is a PhD student in Information and Communication Technologies. His lines of research deal with the development and implementation of virtual reality scenarios for active aging and for the rehabilitation of people with disabilities.

Thais Pousada PhD in Health Science by University of A Coruña (2011). She is a graduate in occupational therapy (2003-2006), with a master degree in Health Assistance an Research (2018). In 2016 she got a degree in Nursing.

She is a Professor in the Faculty of Health Science at the University of A Coruña. Her professional experience includes job positions in different organizations and enterprise, and different topics of occupational therapy`s intervention, such as elderly, people with neurological conditions, and, especially people with rare diseases, in concrete, with Neuromuscular Disorders.

She is a member of TALIONIS Research Group (https://talionis.citic.udc.es/) and she is involved in different projects focused on assistive technologies (especially with 3D printers).

Specialist Learning Support Tutor, Weymouth and Kingston Maurward College

Doris Rothauer is an art manager, consultant, expert and author supporting and promoting cultural impact through arts and culture. She served as executive director of several renowned art institutions in Vienna, before turning to strategy consulting for Museums with a focus on sustainability and inclusion.

Maela Rakočević Uvodić was born on June the 3rd 1977 in Zagreb, Croatia where she attended elementary school and Zagreb Classical Gymnasium. Since 1998 has worked in the City Library of Zagreb first as a library assistant. In 2014 after graduating and gaining her Masters degree in Librarianship at the University of Zagreb, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences works as a librarian-information specialist and since 2023 as a Senior Librarian at Medioteka Central Department, City Library of Zagreb, Zagreb City Libraries.

Her interest in library services and programs for deaf and deafblind persons started with her nation-wide research of deaf people's needs as library patrons for her graduate thesis „Library services for hard of hearing persons“. After graduating she enrolled in a four year Croatian sign language course and became a sign language interpreter for deaf and deafblind. As a coordinator of activities within the project Library with Wide Open Doors, City Library of Zagreb she works on educating and sensitizing children on how to communicate with children with difficulties and persons with disabilities. Since 2016, she has been a member of the Croatian Library Association’s Commission for Adaptation and Accessibility of Library Services. In 2017, she became a member of the IFLA Section Equitable and Accessible Library Services - EALS (formerly known as IFLA Library Services to People with Special Needs - LSN).

Since 2021, she has been the Chair of the IFLA EALS Section and is an advocate for the use of correct terminology for people with disabilities and children with difficulties at the national and international levels. In 2024, the IFLA LSN Section under her leadership changed its name to the IFLA Equitable and Accessible Library Services - EALS. She provides training and lectures on accessibility of library services for people with disabilities and other user groups at risk of social exclusion. She is an author and co-author of numerous national and international papers on accessibility, equity and inclusion.

Based in Dublin, Ireland with a background in educational publishing. Currently working as a Content Designer with a focus on universal design. Graduate of MSc in User Experience Design from the Dun Laoghaire Institute of Art Design + Technology. Published researcher in the area of academic reading for third-level students with ADHD and dyslexia.

Mario Covarrubias is an Associate Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Politecnico di Milano. His primary research focuses on applying Extended Reality technologies in education, special education, automotive, and sports. He leads the Virtual Prototyping and Augmented Reality Lab at the Polimi Lecco campus, where he drives innovative projects that bridge technology and practical applications to advance these fields.

Biomedical Engineer from the Federal University of São Paulo (UNIFESP), Specialist in Clinical Engineering from UNICAMP, Master in Electrical Engineering from UFSC and PhD student at the Institute of Biomedical Engineering-UFSC. Currently, I am a researcher, consultant and founder of EDUTS (health technology education company).