SightCity 2025 lecture dates – overview
SightCity 2025 offers an extensive and varied programme with lectures, workshops and interactive sessions tailored to different topics and interests. Here you will find an overview of all dates to help you plan your participation:
Forum stage (level 1 and online)
Exciting presentations on the topics of medicine, rehabilitation, education and smart mobility await you on the Forum stage. Leading experts will share their knowledge and present the latest developments. All presentations will be held in German.
You can download the complete program of the Forum Stage as a PDF here.
Workshops on the workshop stage (level 1 and online)
The new workshop stage offers exhibitors the opportunity to organise practical and interactive workshops. Here you can delve deeper into specific topics, try out products directly and gain valuable insights. Please note: Registration is required!
You can download the full program for the workshop stage as a PDF here.
Gaming Lab stage (level 2 and online)
Experience the world of inclusive gaming! In collaboration with Microsoft/Xbox and Inclusive Gaming, we present both analogue and digital games that combine accessibility and fun for all ages. Discover how gaming is made accessible for everyone.
You can download the full program of the Gaming Lab stage as a PDF here.
Mobility stage (level 3 and online)
The Mobility stage focuses on topics relating to barrier-free mobility. From smart transport solutions to innovative aids – here you can find out all about the latest developments that make life on the move easier.
You can download the full Mobility Stage program as a PDF here.
Exhibitor online presentations (online)
You also have the opportunity to learn from the exhibitors digitally. In the online presentations, companies present their products and services, provide valuable tips and answer your questions. These presentations are ideal for obtaining information conveniently from anywhere.
You can download the full program of exhibitor online presentations as a PDF here.
With this diverse program, SightCity 2025 offers something for every visitor – whether you are interested in specialist lectures, interactive workshops or new technologies. We look forward to welcoming you on site or online!
10:00
Exhibitor
Workplace and school equipment
Reinecker Vision GmbH
10:00
Workshop
Different screen readers in use – tips & tricks with JAWS, NVDA, Narator & Co.
10:00
Exhibitor
The Power of AI to Make the World More Accessible
10:00
Mobility
How do I find a rehabilitation teacher? (The way to training)
10:30
Forum
Opening of SightCity Forum
10:30
Mobility
New possibilities for indoor navigation with smartphone image recognition
10:30
Exhibitor
With JAWS on the Internet
Papenmeier F.H. GmbH & Co. KG
11:00
Exhibitor
Digital Diversity: E-Books & Braille for Download
Deutsche Blindenstudienanstalt e.V. (blista)
11:00
Mobility
SmartAs – Smartphone-based object recognition when walking with a long pole
11:00
Gaming
Opening of the Gaming Lab
11:00
Forum
Panel discussion: Inclusion in the media world
11:30
Exhibitor
With the Activator and the Activator Pro, Help Tech presents
Help Tech GmbH & Co. KG
11:30
Mobility
AI software platform for pedestrian mobility (DE)
11:45
Workshop
Borrow audio books for free – it’s possible! For anyone who can’t read or hold a printed book
12:00
Forum
Braille has many fathers? Charles Barbier and Louis Braille
12:00
Exhibitor
Short presentation of our company and presentation of some of our aids
Rehan Medizingeräte Handels GmbH
12:00
Mobility
Stir the soup with a long stick
12:15
Forum
Vocational participation network – close to the labor market and innovativeCooperation is the key to quality – offers from the Chemnitz, Stuttgart and Soest vocational training centers as part of th
12:30
Mobility
LOC.id
12:30
Exhibitor
How to get your assistive technique payed in Germany
Papenmeier F.H. GmbH & Co. KG
13:00
Exhibitor
The Monarch – A New Era in Braille and Tactile Graphics
HumanWare
13:00
Gaming
Gaming without borders – from youth work to an inclusive gaming network
13:00
Workshop
Low Vision Yoga: For more relaxation, energy and a good mood – especially for visually impaired and blind people
13:00
Mobility
New possibilities for indoor navigation with smartphone image recognition
13:30
Mobility
Al Software Platform for Pedestrian Mobiliy
13:30
Exhibitor
Go Beyond Limits with BlindShell Classic 3
BlindShell
13:45
Forum
Counseling for hearing-impaired and deafblind people – experiences from Hesse
14:00
Workshop
How Seeing AI can help in everyday life
14:00
Exhibitor
Electronic magnifying glasses
Reinecker Vision GmbH
14:00
Exhibitor
JAWS with braille display
Papenmeier F.H. GmbH & Co. KG
14:00
Workshop
Sailing knots for explorers: groping and knotting
14:15
Forum
Social participation for blind senior citizens. The adventurous arguments of the service providers to avoid having to provide benefits.
14:30
Mobility
SmartAs – Smartphone-based object recognition when walking with a long pole
14:30
Exhibitor
-Accessibility on mobile devices
QuikStep GmbH
14:30
Exhibitor
LHZ und BPA
Landeshilfsmittelzentrum des BSVS e. V.
14:45
Forum
Current developments in live audio description (reportage for the blind)
15:00
Workshop
Use of Spatial Computing & Mixed Reality to Empower Visually Impaired Individuals
15:00
Exhibitor
Service and research at Access@kit
Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT) – ACCESS@KIT
15:00
Workshop
Accessible social media: Design and best practices
15:00
Gaming
Development of Sound of Magic
15:00
Exhibitor
Living and learning with CVI (Cerebral Visual Impairment)
Bund zur Förderung Sehbehinderter e. V.
15:15
Forum
Sightviews – get an insight and outlook on technology and aids for blind and visually impaired people with a podcast
15:30
Exhibitor
Prodigi for Windows 101: A First Look
HumanWare
15:45
Forum
AI and accessibility
16:00
Mobility
LOC.id
16:00
Exhibitor
BraillePen24 – super-slim mobile Braille notetaker
Harpo Ltd
16:15
Forum
Braille crash course
16:15
Workshop
Artificial intelligence: a life-changing tool for people with disabilities
16:30
Mobility
Canon’s World Unseen campaign – How photographers make their artwork accessible to visually impaired people
16:30
Exhibitor
JAWS with Excel and Word
Papenmeier F.H. GmbH & Co. KG
17:00
Exhibitor
Eye Disease Simulation in Augmented Reality with our Low Vision Simulator
CFLOU
17:00
Gaming
Play Blind Dungeons & Dragons
17:00
Forum
Artificial intelligence, ChatGPT and co. a curse or a blessing?
17:30
Forum
10 years of inclusive job coaching for blind and visually impaired people: Figures and successes of PROJob 2.0
18:00
Exhibitor
MORF – a solution for creating accessible STEM materials in real-time using AI
18:00
Exhibitor
Medically tactile examiner (MTU) – a (valued) job for me?
10:00
Forum
Patient symposium: Glaucoma
10:00
Exhibitor
IKONN product family – Accessibility Reinvented
Unwired Things
10:00
Mobility
How do I find a rehabilitation teacher? (The way to training)
10:00
Workshop
Integration of assistive technology hardware and software into existing IT environments
10:30
Exhibitor
How to get your assistive technique payed in Germany
Papenmeier F.H. GmbH & Co. KG
10:30
Mobility
New possibilities for indoor navigation with smartphone image recognition
10:45
Forum
Rehabilitation in ophthalmology – a gap in care
11:00
Exhibitor
How a color and style advice can make your life easier
just-style.me | Stilberatung & Personal Shopping
11:00
Workshop
Techniques of sighted accompaniment
11:00
Exhibitor
Smartais- smartphone-based object recognition when walking with the white cane
SmartAIs GmbH
11:00
Gaming
Accessible game worlds for the blind and severely visually impaired; Mudding as an inclusive gaming experience
11:30
Exhibitor
Restoring Vision and Freedom: The implantable miniature telescope
Samsara Vision
11:30
Exhibitor
Removing the barriers to learning for visually impaired students
Dolphin Computer Access
11:45
Forum
APPS for deafblind people
11:45
Workshop
Barrierefreiheitsstärkungsgesetz (BFSG) – Improving digital participation in the economy for ALL
12:00
Exhibitor
Tech that Transforms: Orbit’s Innovative & Affordable Accessibility Solutions
Orbit Research LLC
12:00
Mobility
AI software platform for pedestrian mobility (DE)
12:15
Forum
Presentation of the BodySign project
12:30
Exhibitor
Jaws with the braille display
Papenmeier F.H. GmbH & Co. KG
12:30
Mobility
LOC.id
13:00
Mobility
SmartAs – Smartphone-based object recognition when walking with a long pole
13:00
Forum
Holistic care bases & interdisciplinary diagnostics for people with sensory disabilities (GaVid)
13:00
Gaming
ESports Turnier Forza Motorsport
13:15
Workshop
Digital accessibility for websites – from mandatory program to quality feature
13:30
Mobility
Stir the soup with a long stick
13:30
Exhibitor
The feelSpace naviBelt: be safe and relaxed on the road
feelSpace GmbH
13:30
Exhibitor
From Manufactures to You: Discover Innovative Assistive Tech
13:45
Forum
Smart and secure – How the iPhone becomes your most important companion!
14:00
Mobility
Al Software Platform for Pedestrian Mobiliy
14:00
Exhibitor
Focus on professional remote assistance
TOWER Fernassistenz
14:15
Forum
Visual rehabilitation for macular degeneration and stroke
14:30
Mobility
New possibilities for indoor navigation with smartphone image recognition
14:30
Exhibitor
Use Apple devices with the Braille display
Papenmeier F.H. GmbH & Co. KG
15:00
Exhibitor
study successfully with blindness and visual impairment at the THM
Technische Hochschule Mittelhessen – Zentrum für blinde und sehbehinderte Studierende (BliZ)
15:00
Forum
Comprehensive advice for blind and visually impaired patients from the ophthalmologist’s perspective
15:00
Mobility
SmartAs – Smartphone-based object recognition when walking with a long pole
15:30
Workshop
Who is responsible for me? Making applications without going mad
15:30
Exhibitor
Education opportunities for blind people
Inventivio GmbH
15:30
Mobility
LOC.id
15:45
Forum
EU Report 2024, findings on the development of digital accessibility in Germany
16:00
Exhibitor
Learn about the latest Victor Reader and new Stellar Trek features
HumanWare
16:00
Workshop
AI Robotics: The Path to Independent Mobility
16:00
Exhibitor
5 Benefits of Yoga for Blind and Visually Impaired People
16:15
Forum
Why do blind people sleep differently?
16:45
Forum
Inklusives Gaming
17:00
Exhibitor
Cooking becomes AUDIBLE!
17:15
Forum
Sensory impairment in care in the social environment. Model project Lower Franconia
17:30
Exhibitor
Braille eMotion und Envision
IPD Infosystem Produktion and Distribution GmbH
10:00
Exhibitor
Make the smartboard in the classroom accessible with my Board Buddy
Sensotec NV
10:00
Forum
Accessible documents – everything so simple?
10:00
Mobility
How do I find a rehabilitation teacher? (The way to training)
10:00
Workshop
“Fit for Growth”- Mindset in everyday life
10:30
Exhibitor
Jaws with Excel and Word
Papenmeier F.H. GmbH & Co. KG
10:30
Mobility
AI software platform for pedestrian mobility (DE)
10:50
Forum
NVDA sustainable – further development of NVDA for more digital participation
11:00
Exhibitor
Non-24
VANDA Pharmaceuticals Germany GmbH
11:00
Workshop
Orientation and mobility training with blind and severely visually impaired people in the context of the job profiles “physiotherapist” and “masseur and medical bath attendant”
11:00
Exhibitor
Digital braille books in BRL format and musical entry without barriers
Deutsches Zentrum für barrierefreies Lesen
11:00
Gaming
History of Gaming
11:05
Forum
Orientation and mobility training for the physiotherapy and massage and medical bath attendant professions
11:15
Workshop
Accessibility of documents and PDFs – Guide to creation
11:30
Forum
Genetic diseases – Part 1
11:30
Exhibitor
Voxivision – The smart reader with AI
Help Tech GmbH & Co. KG
12:00
Exhibitor
White cane from Düren – Rurtalwerkstätten Lebenshilfe Düren gGmbH
Rurtalwerkstätten Lebenshilfe Düren gGmbH
12:00
Mobility
SmartAs – Smartphone-based object recognition when walking with a long pole
12:10
Forum
Genetic diseases – Part 2
12:30
Exhibitor
Use Apple devices with the Braille display
Papenmeier F.H. GmbH & Co. KG
12:30
Mobility
New possibilities for indoor navigation with smartphone image recognition
12:50
Forum
Genetic diseases – Part 3
13:00
Gaming
Blind vs. retrogaming or: Inclusive gaming is what we make of it!
13:00
Workshop
Real-time video interpretation with Google Gemini AI
13:00
Forum
Genetic diseases – Part 4
13:30
Forum
The patient register of PRO RETINA Deutschland e. V.
13:45
Workshop
Application, connection and use of aids on the Apple iPad
14:00
Forum
If the lens becomes cloudy and there is another serious eye condition, what should you do?
14:30
Exhibitor
With JAWS on the Internet
Papenmeier F.H. GmbH & Co. KG
14:45
Workshop
Electronic magnifying visual aids in mainstream schools – contemporary care from young to old
15:00
Mobility
Stir the soup with a long stick
15:00
Forum
Sexual abuse against children and young people with visual impairments
15:00
Gaming