📢 Call for Participation – 6th European Association for Language Testing and Assessment (EALTA) SIG4SIGNS Webinar (2026 Edition)

🗓 When: November 2026 (online, exact date to be defined in April 2026)

🌍 Languages: International Signs & spoken English
Together with Tobias Haug, I warmly invite sign language researchers, teachers, practitioners, technologists, and stakeholders to contribute to the next edition of the SIG4SIGNS webinar.
🔎 Topic:
“AI and New Technologies in Sign Language Assessment”
The 2026 edition focuses on the rapidly evolving role of AI and emerging technologies in signed language assessment. As AI becomes increasingly integrated into language education and testing, important questions arise about:
Validity and reliability
Fairness and bias
Ethics and accessibility
The role of human expertise
This webinar aims to bring together concrete examples, research findings, practical experiences, case studies, tool demonstrations, and critical reflections to explore how AI and related technologies can support valid, reliable, and ethical assessment of signed languages across contexts.