Programm – SightCity

27.05.2026 – 10:30

Opening of the SightCity Forum

Forum

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hybrid

27.05.2026 – 10:30

CANCELED

Recognizing barriers, increasing reach—practical knowledge for accessible social media

Workshop

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hybrid

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Registration required

27.05.2026 – 10:30

Qigong for self-care while sitting

Sport & Music

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only Live at Kap Europa

27.05.2026 – 10:30

AI features in JAWS

Exhibitor

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only online

Papenmeier, F.H., GmbH & Co. KG

27.05.2026 – 10:45

Will artificial intelligence (AI) replace all assistive devices? What will rehabilitation for visual impairment look like in 20 years?

Forum

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hybrid

27.05.2026 – 11:00

Innovative solutions for blind and visually impaired people

Exhibitor

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only online

Draeger Lienert GmbH & Co. KG

27.05.2026 – 11:30

myBraille. As personalized as the way you use it

Exhibitor

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only online

Help Tech GmbH & Co. KG

27.05.2026 – 11:30

MAKE YOURSELF BIG: Asserting yourself with your body and voice

Sport & Music

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only Live at Kap Europa

27.05.2026 – 11:45

Social participation with deafblind assistance (TBA) – from application to regular support

Forum

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hybrid

27.05.2026 – 12:00

smart glasses for the mobility of the visually impaired

Exhibitor

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only online

BIEL GLASSES S.L.

27.05.2026 – 12:15

TINKA Promoting the inclusion of deafblind people – Assisted living for deafblind and hearing-impaired people in North Rhine-Westphalia

Forum

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hybrid

27.05.2026 – 12:30

Dragon – efficiently from speech to text

Exhibitor

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only online

Papenmeier, F.H., GmbH & Co. KG

27.05.2026 – 12:45

Holistic care centers & interdisciplinary diagnostics for people with sensory impairments – GaVid project

Forum

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hybrid

27.05.2026 – 13:00

Practical introduction to live audio description (1)

Sport & Music

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only Live at Kap Europa

27.05.2026 – 13:00

History of inclusive Gaming

Gaming

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hybrid

27.05.2026 – 13:15

Network for professional participation – labor market-oriented and innovative

Forum

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hybrid

27.05.2026 – 14:00

Fitness for listening

Exhibitor

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only online

Bewegte Inklusion

27.05.2026 – 14:00

BRAILLEX Flow+ 40 and beyond – insights and exchange

Exhibitor

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only online

Papenmeier, F.H., GmbH & Co. KG

27.05.2026 – 14:15

Movement, music, and fun: square dancing for blind and visually impaired dancers

Sport & Music

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only Live at Kap Europa

27.05.2026 – 14:30

How to Get Your Assistive Device

Exhibitor

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only online

Landeshilfsmittelzentrum des BSVS e. V.

27.05.2026 – 14:45

Why turn on the lights when you can have candles? Between digital accessibility and analog persistence

Forum

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hybrid

27.05.2026 – 15:00

Experience ACCESS@KIT: Creating Access Through Service and Research

Exhibitor

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only online

Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT) – ACCESS@KIT

27.05.2026 – 15:00

Workshop: Specialized Workshop on Inclusive Digital Concepts for Museums & Libraries – Gamification for Accessible Knowledge Transfer

Gaming

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hybrid

27.05.2026 – 15:15

Digital experts from PRO RETINA present their assistive devices

Forum

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hybrid

27.05.2026 – 15:30

The revolutionary IKONN product series for blind, low-vision and deaf-blind people

Exhibitor

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only online

Unwired Things

27.05.2026 – 15:45

Active aging with vision loss

Forum

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hybrid

27.05.2026 – 15:45

When your vision changes – why giving up is not an option

Sport & Music

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only Live at Kap Europa

27.05.2026 – 16:00

Growing Blind Ice Hockey in Germany & Around the World

Exhibitor

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only online

International Blind Ice Hockey Federation (IBIHF)

27.05.2026 – 16:15

The differences between private and professional use of AI as a tool. Opportunities and challenges

Forum

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hybrid

27.05.2026 – 16:30

Magnifying software solutions

Exhibitor

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only online

Papenmeier, F.H., GmbH & Co. KG

27.05.2026 – 16:45

From Olympic Judo to Employment Readiness Understanding the First Science-Based Behavior-Driven Evaluation

Sport & Music

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only Live at Kap Europa

27.05.2026 – 16:45

Introducing the PRO RETINA Foundation – promoting research, shaping the future

Forum

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hybrid

27.05.2026 – 17:15

Club for Accessibility, Inclusion, and Participation (Club-BIT)

Forum

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hybrid

28.05.2026 – 10:00

One tap is all it takes – how SenseTAP makes information audible

Exhibitor

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only online

NFC21 GmbH

28.05.2026 – 10:00

The Future of JAWS and AI – What’s Next for Accessible Technology

Exhibitor

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only online

Freedom Scientific

28.05.2026 – 10:00

Patient symposium: Glaucoma

Forum

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hybrid

28.05.2026 – 10:30

Magnifying software solutions

Exhibitor

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only online

Papenmeier, F.H., GmbH & Co. KG

28.05.2026 – 10:30

Living room fitness—how to sneak exercise into your everyday life

Sport & Music

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only Live at Kap Europa

28.05.2026 – 10:30

Fit for Growth

Workshop

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hybrid

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Registration required

28.05.2026 – 10:45

When is medical ophthalmological rehabilitation advisable, and how can I apply for it?

Forum

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hybrid

28.05.2026 – 11:00

Playing Dungeons & Dragons Blindfolded

Gaming

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hybrid

28.05.2026 – 11:00

MyWay Pro: App Overview

Exhibitor

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only online

Schweizerischer Blinden- und Sehbehindertenverband sbv

28.05.2026 – 11:30

VoxiVision – the trusted AI-powered reading device

Exhibitor

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only online

Help Tech GmbH & Co. KG

28.05.2026 – 11:45

Get ready with me: A day in the life of deafblind people at the German Deafblind Association

Forum

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hybrid

28.05.2026 – 12:00

Guide Network Germany—blind athletes can find their guide on this portal. Introduction, use, and experiences with the guide network.

Sport & Music

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only Live at Kap Europa

28.05.2026 – 12:00

Accessibility in everyday (working) life: What Copilot already makes possible today

Workshop

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hybrid

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Registration required

28.05.2026 – 12:15

The week with all the senses: The multisensory weekday objects system

Forum

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hybrid

28.05.2026 – 12:30

Benefits and features of Apple Intelligence

Exhibitor

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only online

Papenmeier, F.H., GmbH & Co. KG

28.05.2026 – 12:45

Overcoming barriers. Experience report from an orientation and mobility training course with a deafblind young person at the Würzburg Institute for the Blind.

Forum

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hybrid

28.05.2026 – 13:15

3 things your iPhone can really do – When VoiceOver becomes your tool

Forum

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hybrid

28.05.2026 – 13:15

Practical introduction to live audio description (2)

Sport & Music

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only Live at Kap Europa

28.05.2026 – 13:45

Sexual violence against children and adolescents with visual impairments – findings and challenges

Forum

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hybrid

28.05.2026 – 14:00

CANCELED

Dinshah’s color light method

Exhibitor

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only online

Georg Epple Farblichtversand

28.05.2026 – 14:00

Blind Through the Pixel World – Retro Gaming from My Own Perspective, Sponsored by Xbox DACH

Gaming

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hybrid

28.05.2026 – 14:00

Achieving accessibility in documents

Workshop

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hybrid

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Registration required

28.05.2026 – 14:15

Visual cerebral perception disorders (CVI)

Forum

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hybrid

28.05.2026 – 14:30

NOT WITH YOU: Liberation from restraints and embraces

Sport & Music

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only Live at Kap Europa

28.05.2026 – 14:30

Dragon – efficiently from speech to text

Exhibitor

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only online

Papenmeier, F.H., GmbH & Co. KG

28.05.2026 – 14:45

The CVI kaleidoscope—a view from many angles

Forum

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hybrid

28.05.2026 – 15:00

Successful Studies at THM for Students with Blindness and Visual Impairments

Exhibitor

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only online

Technische Hochschule Mittelhessen – Zentrum für blinde und sehbehinderte Studierende (BliZ)

28.05.2026 – 15:00

Workshop: Blind Retro Gaming, sponsored by Xbox DACH

Gaming

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hybrid

28.05.2026 – 15:30

“Now just click on the top right” – effective communication in the collaboration between blind professionals and sighted work assistants

Workshop

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hybrid

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Registration required

28.05.2026 – 15:30

Para-Judo Workshop

Sport & Music

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only Live at Kap Europa

28.05.2026 – 15:45

Legal basis for the provision of medical aids – trends and tips

Forum

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hybrid

28.05.2026 – 16:15

Why do blind people sleep differently?

Forum

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hybrid

28.05.2026 – 16:30

Online Information Session on the Go Programming Language

Exhibitor

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only online

QuikStep GmbH

28.05.2026 – 16:45

Learning from practice, BFIT-Bund test reports available on the Internet

Forum

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hybrid

28.05.2026 – 17:00

WeWALK Smart Cane 2

Exhibitor

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only online

WeWALK Limited

28.05.2026 – 17:00

Getting Hired: It’s Not About You – It’s About the Problem You Solve for the Employer!

Workshop

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hybrid

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Registration required

28.05.2026 – 17:00

Fitness boxing – Power workout to punch your way through

Sport & Music

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only Live at Kap Europa

28.05.2026 – 17:15

Barrier-Free Accessibility Act (BFSG) in force – what now?

Forum

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hybrid

28.05.2026 – 17:30

Informations about newest braille notetaker and braille displays

Exhibitor

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only online

IPD Infosystem Produktion and Distribution GmbH

29.05.2026 – 10:00

One Year of the BFSG – Digital Reading Services from dzb lesen

Exhibitor

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only online

Deutsches Zentrum für barrierefreies Lesen

29.05.2026 – 10:00

Non-24

Exhibitor

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only online

VANDA Pharmaceuticals Germany GmbH

29.05.2026 – 10:00

Better BBW# – Prospects in vocational rehabilitation

Forum

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hybrid

29.05.2026 – 10:30

Physical and mental health as the basis for long-term success – effective methods for the new world of work

Sport & Music

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only Live at Kap Europa

29.05.2026 – 10:30

BRAILLEX Flow+ 40 and beyond – insights and exchange

Exhibitor

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only online

Papenmeier, F.H., GmbH & Co. KG

29.05.2026 – 10:30

feelSpace naviBelt® – Feel your way and move safely

Exhibitor

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only online

feelSpace GmbH

29.05.2026 – 10:30

People & Technology: Why digital accessibility needs both

Workshop

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hybrid

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Registration required

29.05.2026 – 11:00

Panel Talk: AI for Accessible Gaming – Unlocking Games for Blind Players

Gaming

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hybrid

29.05.2026 – 11:00

Shared Decision Making: Doctors and patients on equal footing – What could “shared decision making” look like today and in the future?

Forum

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hybrid

29.05.2026 – 11:30

MuVie: Advancing Accessible Music Education for Blind and Visually Impaired People

Sport & Music

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only Live at Kap Europa

29.05.2026 – 11:30

Block on genetic diseases

Forum

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hybrid

29.05.2026 – 11:45

Inclusive Beauty Experience – Makeup Workshop for Blind and Visually Impaired Women

Workshop

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hybrid

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Registration required

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SUBJECT TO A FEE

29.05.2026 – 12:30

Benefits and features of Apple Intelligence

Exhibitor

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only online

Papenmeier, F.H., GmbH & Co. KG

29.05.2026 – 12:30

Practical introduction to live audio description (3)

Sport & Music

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only Live at Kap Europa

29.05.2026 – 12:45

Making Self-Service Kiosks Accessible: Meeting European Accessibility Act Requirements

Workshop

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hybrid

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Registration required

29.05.2026 – 13:00

Introducing the Orbit Flow and Strata Braille Display Families

Exhibitor

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only online

Orbit Research LLC

29.05.2026 – 13:30

Science and research explained well

Forum

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hybrid

29.05.2026 – 13:30

CANCELED

Travel Tech for Blind Travelers: A Practical Toolkit (Apps, AI, and Digital Systems) for Airports, Transit, and Cities

Workshop

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hybrid

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Registration required

29.05.2026 – 13:45

More courage, more strength, more me: Sport as the key to self-determination – Why sport is essential for maintaining independence in everyday life

Sport & Music

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only Live at Kap Europa

29.05.2026 – 14:00

Navigating the Digital Game: Between Assistance and Agency

Gaming

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hybrid

29.05.2026 – 14:00

AI Smart Glasses for Low Vision – EyeCane Live Demo

Exhibitor

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only online

Cellico Inc.

29.05.2026 – 14:00

Artificial Intelligence – Where are we headed?

Forum

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hybrid

29.05.2026 – 14:30

AI features in JAWS

Exhibitor

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only online

Papenmeier, F.H., GmbH & Co. KG

29.05.2026 – 14:45

GO FOR IT: Pad training

Sport & Music

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only Live at Kap Europa

29.05.2026 – 15:00

CANCELED

Make emotions tangible with TACO

Workshop

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hybrid

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Registration required

SightCity 2026 Presentation Schedule – Overview

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