We are pleased to invite you to the 5th edition of the Green Digital Accessibility (GDA) International Conference, which will take place in Novi Sad, Serbia, from 24 to 26 September 2026.
Hosted by the University of Novi Sad, GDA 2026 continues to explore the intersection of media accessibility, digital inclusion, and environmental sustainability. Since its launch in 2022 at the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, the conference has established itself as an important venue for innovative ideas and interdisciplinary dialogue on accessibility and sustainable digital futures.
This year’s edition is organized under the broader cluster conference:
Cultural Crossroads: Heritage, Hybridity, and Horizons
As part of this multidisciplinary platform, GDA 2026 will engage with questions related to culture, sustainability, accessibility, and digital transformation across different contexts and sectors.
Conference theme
This year, GDA places special emphasis on culture, examining cultural differences and similarities in how accessibility, sustainability, and digital inclusion are understood and implemented across contexts.
Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:
1. AI, accessibility, and inclusive design
- Influence of AI in the accessibility design of digital experiences
- Artefacts and simplexity in accessibility
- Accessibility for cognitive disabilities and cultural heritage accessibility
- The role of AI in green and accessible technologies
- AI ethics and how to make accessibility services more sustainable
- Inclusive project design
2. Environmental sustainability and green transition
- The environmental cost of AI
- Green and just transition
- Local knowledge
- Green aspects of manufacturing
- Anti-green movements
- System dynamics analysis for socio-ecological systems
3. Climate change, education, and awareness
- Climate information accessibility
- Green education and curriculum development
- Eco-literacy, translation, and communication
- End-user perspectives, including people with disabilities and minority groups affected by climate change
4. Culture, diversity, and comparative perspectives
- Cultural differences and similarities in digital accessibility frameworks
- Intercultural approaches to sustainable and inclusive design
- Cultural heritage, identity, and environmental responsibility
- Comparative policy models across regions and governance systems
- Cultural narratives shaping climate awareness and green transitions
- Community-based and culturally responsive innovation practices
Conference format
- In-person only
- Conference language: English
Venue
University of Novi Sad
Dr Zorana Đinđića 1
Novi Sad, Serbia
Important dates
- 1 September 2026 – Abstract submission deadline
- 20 October 2026 – Full paper submission deadline
Submission guidelines
We invite abstract submissions of 300–350 words. Full submission guidelines are available here:
https://ctth.pmf.uns.ac.rs/submit-abstract/
Conference website
https://ctth.pmf.uns.ac.rs/
Conference venue information
https://ctth.pmf.uns.ac.rs/conference-venue/
Organizing boards
https://ctth.pmf.uns.ac.rs/boards/
We warmly invite researchers, practitioners, designers, engineers, and professionals working across accessibility, sustainability, media, culture, education, and digital innovation to submit their work and join us in Novi Sad.
Please feel free to share this call within your networks.
Best regards,
GDA Organisational board