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Special Thematic Sessions Announced at ICCHP 2014

• 25 Years of the Web: Weaving Accessibility
  Chair: Shadi Abou-Zahra, W3C/WAI
• Access to Mathematics and Science
  Chair: Arthur I. Karshmer, University of San Francisco, USA.
• Accessibility and Usability of Mobile Platforms for People with Disabilities and Elderly Persons
  Chair: A. Darvishy, ICT-Accessibility Lab, Zurich University Of Applied Sciences, Switzerland
• Accessibility and Usability of Self-Service Terminals and Related Devices
  Chairs: Helen Petrie, University of York, UK; Jenny Darzentas, University of the Aegean, Greece.
• Accessibility of Non-verbal Communication
  Chairs: Andreas Kunz, ETH Zürich, Switzerland; Max Mühlhäuser, Technical University Darmstadt, Germany; Klaus Miesenberger, University of Linz, Austria.
• Accessible Tourism
  Chairs: Dimitrios Buhalis, International Centre for Tourism and Hospitality Research, Bournemouth University, UK; Elina Michopoulou, University of Derby, Buxton, UK; Franz Pühretmair, Competence network information technology to support the integration of people with disabilities (KI-I), Austria.
• Accessible Media
  Chair: Deborah I. Fels, Ryerson University, Toronto, Canada.
• Developing Accessible Teaching and Learning Materials within a User Centred Design Framework
  Chair: E.A. Draffan, University of Southampton, United Kingdom.
• Differentiation, Individualisation and Influencing Factors in ICT-Assisted Learning for People with Special Needs
  Chairs: A/prof. Dr. Andreja Istenic Starcic, University of Ljubljana & University of Primorska Slovenia, Macquarie University Sydney, Australia;
  Nick Rushby, Editor of British Journal of Educational Technology, UK.
• Digital Content and Media Accessibility
  Chair: David Crombie, Utrecht School of the Arts, NL
• Digital Games for Older Adults with Special Needs
  Chair: Arlene J. Astell, Ontario Shores Centre for Mental Health Sciences, Canada & Centre for Assistive Technology and Connected Healthcare, University of Sheffield, UK.
• Disability and Employment: Assistive Devices Supporting Manipulation and Manual Actions in the Workplace
  Chairs: Mario Covarrubias, Monica Bordegoni and Umberto Cugini; Politecnico di Milano, I, Italy
• Emergency Evacuation Systems for People with Disabilities.
  Chair: Arthur I. Karshmer, University of San Francisco, USA.
• Emotions for Accessibility (E4A)
  Chair: Yehya Mohamad, Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Information Technology FIT, Germany.
• Empowerment of People with Disabilities and Digital Media
  Chairs: Christian Bühler, Research Institute Technology and Disability, Germany; Bastian Pelka, Sozialforschungsstelle Dortmund, Germany.
• Entertainment Software Accessibility
  Chairs: Dominique Archambault, University Paris 8, France; Jérôme Dupire, CNAM, France.
• ICT-Based Learning Technologies for Disabled and Non-Disabled People
  Chair: Marion Hersh, University of Glasgow, UK.
• Implementation and Take-up of eAccessibility
  Chair: Helen Petrie, University of York, UK.
• Inclusion by Accessible Social Media
  Chair: Harald Holone, Østfold University College, Norway.
• Portable and Mobile Systems in Assistive Technolgy
  Chairs: Roberto Manduchi, UC Santa Cruz, USA; James Coughlan, Smith-Kettlewell Eye Research Institute, USA.
• Smart and Assistive Environments: Ambient Assisted Living (AAL)
  Chairs: Gerhard Nussbaum, Stefan Parker, Competence Network Information Technology to Support the Integration of People with Disabilities, (KI-I), Austria.
• Successful Service Provision and Sharing Resources
  Chairs: Bill Powel, bodma enterprises, USA; Joachim Klaus, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Germany.
• Tactile Graphics and Models for Blind People and Recognition of Shapes by Touch
  Chairs: Yoshinori Teshima, Chiba Institute of Technology, Japan; Susumu Oouchi, National Institute of Special Needs Education, Japan; Mamoru Fujiyoshi, National Center for University Entrance Examinations, Japan.
• Text Entry for Accessible Computing
  Chairs: Torsten Felzer, Technische Universität Darmstadt, Germany; I. Scott MacKenzie, York University, Canada; Mathieu Raynal, Université Paul Sabatier – Toulouse, France
• The Impact of PDF/UA on Accessible PDF.
  Chair: Olaf Drümmer, CEO of Callas Software and Member of the PDF Universal Accessibility Committee within ISO TC 171, Germany.
• Towards e-Inclusion for People with Intellectual Disabilities.
  Chairs: Cordular Edler, i n b u t, Germany; Harald Weber, University of Technology Kaiserslautern, Germany; Kerstin Matausch, Competence network information technology to support the integration of people with disabilities (KI-I), Austria.
• Using Mobile Technologies to Support Individuals with Special Needs in Educational Environments.
  Chair: Linda Chmiliar, Athabasca University, Canada.

 

Special thematic sessions should be proposed not later than January 20, 2014 to
klaus.miesenberger@jku.at

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Submission Deadline: February 1, 2014