Accessify at the 2026 Ice Hockey World Championship: More access for everyone in the stadium.

The 2026 Ice Hockey World Championship in Zurich and Fribourg is focusing on greater accessibility and an enhanced live experience for all stadium visitors. In SRF's Sportpanorama, Leonardo Genoni (goalie of the Swiss national team and hearing impaired himself) summed up the idea behind Accessify: Accessify is a solution for every single visitor. Regardless of whether someone has a hearing impairment or not. After all, important information often gets lost, especially in a noisy stadium environment. Announcements are difficult to understand, there are no live commentators, and international guests don't always understand the language. This is precisely where Accessify comes in.

Spectators gain access to various live features in the stadium directly on their own smartphone. This includes the Arena Audio channel with the stadium announcer directly on their smartphone. Ideal when announcements are difficult to understand due to the noise level in the stadium. Additionally, fans can listen to live commentary from SRF, RTS, RSI, if broadcast, as well as the official IIHF commentary in English. This provides additional information, analysis, and emotion during the game.

Live translations are also available. This allows international guests to follow content in real-time in their preferred language. Furthermore, spoken content is displayed as a live transcript and can be read along directly. Accessify will be used during the entire 2026 Ice Hockey World Championship at all games in the stadiums in Zurich and Fribourg.

This makes the World Championship not only more accessible but also more informative, international, and closer to the action. For all fans on site. Because: today, accessibility means far more than pure inclusion. It improves the experience for everyone in the stadium. With better comprehension, additional information, greater proximity to the game, support for international guests, and individual use on their own smartphone.