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Ensuring accessibility at a Paralympic assembly with a customized conference solution

Summary

Project

Congress
Paralympic Committee General Assembly 2023, Bahrain

Benefit

  • Accessible options: Braille-assisted voting with acoustic feedback for the visually impaired
  • Extensive customization for a tailored agenda and real-time voting results display

Product solutions

A conference with special requirements for communication and fair voting

Inclusion is a key goal of the Paralympic movement. For the International Paralympic Committee General Assembly 2023 in Bahrain, a key requirement was that the conference system should enable all attendees – regardless of their disability – to be included. More than 350 delegates from the 209 members of the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) were expected to attend. With so many decisions to be made, it was important to ensure that the voting process was transparent, simple, and error-free for every participant.

View of the venue of the International Paralympic Committee General Assembly in Manama, Bahrain
The International Paralympic Committee General Assembly in Manama, Bahrain

A flexible solution for accessible voting

Our comprehensive solution, based on the DICENTIS Conference System, was specifically chosen by the organizer because of its options for inclusion and the easy integration of customized software for voting. The implementation and customer support before and during the event was provided by our local partner Mohammed Fakhroo & Brothers W.L.L.

Portrait of Rijo John, application engineer, Bosch Middle East

Our common goal was to make the conference as inclusive as possible – from accessible equipment to customized software.

Rijo John, application engineer, Bosch Middle East

Haptic and auditory support for the visually impaired

Orientation sheet with Braille patterns for the visually impaired
Orientation sheet with Braille patterns for the visually impaired – easy to stick to the DICENTIS Discussion device with voting function

For visually impaired participants, the DICENTIS Discussion devices with voting function were equipped with orientation sheets. These have clearly recognizable text in Braille on them so that delegates can distinguish between the different voting buttons. There was also acoustic feedback to make it easier to cast a vote: When delegates cast a vote, a beep sounded in their headphones to confirm the action.

Visually impaired delegates also benefit from using the DICENTIS Conference System, which was very well received by the committee.

Vipin Ravindran, Sales Manager Mohammed Fakhroo & Brothers W.L.L.

Multi-language support and customized conferencing

To facilitate communication between delegates from different countries, interpretation booths were set up for six different languages. API customization and software from our integration partner MVI Audio Visual Global B.V. enabled the implementation of a personalized agenda and the display of voting results in real time. The General Assembly also held additional board-level meetings where the CCS 1000 D Digital Discussion System was used – a plug-and-play solution for smaller sessions.

DICENTIS Multimedia devices for participants of the International Paralympic Committee General Assembly 2023 in Bahrain
DICENTIS Multimedia devices with built-in multimedia features for participants

The elements of the conference solution at a glance:

  • 186 DICENTIS Discussion devices with touchscreen
  • 8 DICENTIS Multimedia devices
  • 7 DICENTIS Discussion devices with voting, equipped with Braille orientation sheets for visually impaired participants
  • Acoustic feedback for voting
  • Interpreter booths
  • CCS 1000 D Digital Discussion System

Your company’s technical expertise played a pivotal role in ensuring the integrity of our voting process.

Andrew Parsons, President International Paralympic Committee

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