{"id":319346,"date":"2022-10-16T08:50:12","date_gmt":"2022-10-16T11:50:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/anba.com.br\/?p=319346"},"modified":"2022-10-18T15:55:50","modified_gmt":"2022-10-18T18:55:50","slug":"how-the-cup-is-making-qatar-bridge-the-accessibility-gap","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/anba.com.br\/en\/how-the-cup-is-making-qatar-bridge-the-accessibility-gap\/","title":{"rendered":"How the Cup is making Qatar bridge the accessibility gap"},"content":{"rendered":"

S\u00e3o Paulo \u2013 Accessibility <\/strong>actions have grown exponentially in Qatar<\/strong> in recent years. So says Jos\u00e9lia Neves<\/strong>, professor at Hamad Bin Khalifa University<\/a> in Qatar and one of the Gulf country\u2019s leading experts in the field. She believes the World Cup to be held in Qatar in November is one of the factors that have spurred investments to make venues and events more accessible.<\/p>\n

\u201cDue to the World Cup, thanks to FIFA impositions, and above all because the country is now more accepting of \u00a0persons with disabilities, the opportunity arose to reinforce efforts that were already being made across the country. I\u2019d say that the World Cup was a driver for what was already in progress, but that needed a push for greater visibility,\u201d she told ANBA.<\/p>\n

Born in Mozambique, she has lived in Qatar for nine years and saw an improvement in inclusion<\/strong>. \u201cThis does not mean that Qatar is an accessible country. I would say that the topic has never been as discussed as it is now, and very meaningful progress is visible. Those of us who have worked in the field for quite some time believe we are living a major turning point in inclusion and accessibility in Qatar and consequently in the Arab world. And who knows what the global repercussions will be, for such a megaevent is bound to activate the butterfly effect,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n

The last decade in Qatar<\/strong><\/p>\n

When she was selected to be part of the team that would found the first master\u2019s degree in Audiovisual Translation in the Arab world, Neves knew her experience would be worthwhile. \u201cMy basic training is in languages and translation. But I specialized in accessible communication and inclusion. When I was hired to teach audiovisual translation, it was inevitable that I would \u00a0introduce accessibility issues in my curriculum. This region had never addressed subtitling for the deaf or audio description for the blind before. I have trained those people that are now the field experts in the Arab context,\u201d she revealed.<\/p>\n

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