Inmaculada Placencia Porrero is a Senior Expert on Disability at the European Commission, leading work on the rights of persons with disabilities, with a focus on accessibility and assistive technologies since 1991. At the International Conference on Computers Helping People with Special Needs - ICCHP 24, in Linz, Austria she was honoured for her outstanding achievements with the Roland Wagner Award 2024.

Inmaculada Placencia Porrero will donate the prize money of 3,000 euro to fund the participation of young scientists at the ICCHP 2026.