Accessibility in Action @ TUDublin 2026 A World Sight Day Event
On Monday 12 & Tuesday 13 October 2026, we will celebrate World Sight Day @ TU Dublin.
The event will take place at Central Quad on our Grangegorman campus at Technological University Dublin.
Hosted by the Digital Futures Research Hub and the School of Computer Science at TU Dublin, and organised in collaboration with Sight and Sound Technologies, the programme will bring together students, researchers, educators and industry partners to explore the latest developments in assistive technology research and innovation.
October 12th
11:00 – 11:15 Event Opening
11:00- 17:00 Assistive Technology Exhibition in the foyer of Central Quad
[Register for the Assistive Technology Exhibition]
On Monday 12th and Tuesday 13th October the foyer of Central Quad will be busy with the assistive technology exhibition where Sight and Sound Technology will demo a range of hardware and software that can help people with low or no vision.
In addition to Sight and Sound’s technology, there will also be displays and demos by:
- ChildVision
- Fighting Blindness
- Irish Guide Dogs for the blind
- Vision Ireland, the new name for NCBI
- Vision Sports
- Digicoach.ie
- Anne Sullivan Centre For People Who Are Deafblind
- Towards People Oriented Technology (tPOT) Research Centre
11.30 – 12.30 Connect, collaborate and create impact (a small focused event for invited participants).
For TU Dublin staff and community organisations interested in exploring potential collaboration on research topics. Participants will engage with each other to start building relationships and discover potential shared interests and opportunities. This may lead in time to collaborative applications for funding for engaged research. For further information contact Dr Roisin Faherty roisin.faherty@tudublin.ie
13:15- 14:15 CHAT - Research in Action: Assistive Technology in Irish and EU Research (Central Quad, room TBC)
Please register for CHAT at freedomtech.ie
14:15 – 16:00 Low vision Simulation (CQ-214f)
14:30 – 16:30 Partner meeting for PPI Ignite TU Dublin partners and researchers.
17:15- 18-00 Fireside CHAT: From Innovation to Impact: Can Ireland Lead the Next Generation of Assistive Technology? (Central Quad, room TBC)
A relaxed 30–40 minute fireside conversation between Dr Dympna O'Sullivan, Director of Research, Innovation and External Engagement, TU Dublin, and Stuart Lawler, Head of Digital Content and Business Development Manager, Sight and Sound Technology Ireland, followed by questions and discussion with the CHAT community.
[Registration link for the Fireside CHAT]
October 13th
10:00- 14:00 Assistive Technology Exhibition continues in the foyer of Central Quad
10:00 – 12:30 Access2CS and School of Computer Science Workshops (for more information contact Dr John Gilligan john.gilligan@tudublin.ie)
Explore last years' World Sight Day event @ TU Dublin
https://ascnet.ie/inclusion4eu-website/world-sight-day-2025/
This event is recognised as an Associated Event of the Irish Presidency of the Council of the European Union 2026
