European AAATE Conference 2013
Jue, 19/09/2013 - Sáb, 21/09/2013
The "12th European AAATE Conference" will take place September 19 to 22 in Vilamoura, Portugal, in the Algarve region. The AAATE 2013 Conference is organized by INSTICC (http://www.insticc.org) - Institute for Systems and Technologies of Information, Control and Communication - an international scientific, non-profit association for the development and dissemination of scientific knowledge in the areas of information systems and technologies, control and communications. The Technical University of Lisbon (http://www.utl.pt), the Catholic University of Portugal (http://www.ucp.pt) and ANDITEC (http://www.anditec.pt), a Portuguese company specialized in AT, will cooperate with INSTICC in the organization of this event.
One of the main objectives of the AAATE2013 Conference is to bring together researchers, professionals, manufacturers, end users and their families, and combine their knowledge, expertise, needs and expectations, contributing in a multidisciplinary way to the success of this meeting. This will be achieved not only by the presentation of papers during the two and a half days of the conference, but also through the participation in Instructional Courses and in a "Research Symposium" held immediately after the main Conference, a novel approach to contribute to the advancement of the field in Europe.
Presentations contributing to the advancement of Assistive Technology (AT) and plenary sessions with invited speakers, experts in indifferent domains such as Technology and in fields closely related to it - Education and Training, Service Provision, Research, Industry, Legislation - will be an important part of the Conference.
A special emphasis will be given to the "European Accessibility Act" as we believe that this Act - now under public discussion all over Europe - can be of the utmost importance for the advancement of the field of AT in Europe, contributing for an European harmonized framework for accessible goods and services.
Luis Azevedo, Technical University of Lisbon, Portugal
Pedro Encarnação, Catholic University of Portugal, Portugal (Chair)
Gert Jan Gelderblom, Zuyd University, The Netherlands
Alan Newell, University of Dundee, U.K.
Keynote Speakers
Al Cook, University of Alberta, Canada
Alan Newell, University of Dundee, U.K.
Karin Astegger, EASPD - European Association of Service Providers for Persons with Disabilities
Sarah Blackstone, Augmentative Communication Inc., U.S.A.
Fraser Bathgate, Disabled Divers International
Standardization within the Assistive Technology Field
Predictors, acceptance and use of e-health technology by older adults and professionals
Instructional Courses
The Use of Low Cost Robots for Cognitive Development of Children with Disabilities
How to Measure the Cost of Individual Assistive Technology Interventions
Technology Education of Health Professionals: Challenges and Advantages
For information on agenda and registration, visit event website.
- 12th European AAATE Conference
