Today is a day of great significance for Valencia. The city has been awarded two distinctions at the Access City Award 2026, an unprecedented achievement in the history of these European recognitions:
Second prize as the most accessible city in Europe
Special mention for accessible emergency services
Valencia thus becomes the only city that has received two awards in the same edition, a milestone that reflects sustained, serious and committed work in favour of universal accessibility.
For years, we’ve argued that audiovisual accessibility is not merely a set of techniques, but rather a way of understanding cinema itself. Yet convictions need data to back them up. That’s why, between February and March 2025, we decided to rigorously measure what happens when someone watches our film Inclusivity – Beyond Cinema. The results confirm something we had long suspected: there exists a gap between wanting to do things right and knowing how to do them.
Methodology: How We Measured Change
Working alongside Josep Solves from CEU Cardenal Herrera University, we administered a structured questionnaire before and after the film screening to 72 people who volunteered to participate. The instrument evaluated four dimensions through 20 questions on a 5-point Likert scale:
Technical knowledge (7 items)
Understanding of impact (2 items)
Attitudes and beliefs (6 items)
Behavioral intention (5 items)
This pre-post design allowed us to compare each participant’s responses before and after, thereby measuring the change attributable to the viewing experience.
Mi Cine Inclusivo proudly presents the online premiere of its feature documentary Inclusion – Beyond Cinema, now available free of charge and worldwide on YouTube.
At Mi Cine Inclusivo, we are proud to present the official promotional video for Valencia’s candidacy for the Access City Award 2026, the prestigious recognition granted by the European Commission to cities that demonstrate an exemplary commitment to accessibility, sustainability, and inclusion.
This audiovisual project was born from a bold premise: What if the city of the future already existed? Valencia is not presenting itself based on aspirations, but on what it already represents today: a vibrant, participatory, and real city, where accessibility is not viewed as an add-on, but as a guaranteed right.
At Mi Cine Inclusivo, we believe that accessibility should be a natural component of any audiovisual project, whether artistic, educational, or commercial. Building on our experience in the film industry, we have adapted our Cinematic Accessibility Report to institutional and communication campaigns, with the goal of bringing universal design into tangible and realistic practices in audiovisual marketing.
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