WORKSHOP / SPECIAL SESSION PROPOSALS
The conference addresses current and future developments in the areas of Rehabilitation Engineering & Assistive Technology. Topic areas include, but not limited to:
- New rehabilitation techniques & studies, novel assistive technology products
- Assistive robotics, rehabilitative & therapeutic robotics, robotic environments and companions
- Biomedical devices and instruments
- Orthoses, exoskeletons, innovative mobility aids
- User interfaces, brain-computer interface, bio-signal control interface
- AAC products, studies & evaluations, translations
- Universal design, inclusive housing & work place, transportation, accessibility issues
- Smart home technology, environment control technology
- Computer access products, software, studies & evaluations
- Product development, commercialization, start-ups, and business related topics
- Social issues, policies, political issues related disability and aging population
- Gerontology and Geriatric Healthcare
- Community Services and Social Works
- Educational Improvement & Diversity : Case studies of good practices of AT & IT infusion in the special education classroom
- Learning Disabilities & Developmental Disabilities : the challenge of having a barrier free learning environment
- eTourism & disability
- Accessible Tourism websites and accessible Tourism Information Systems (TIS)
- Accessible Travel and Leisure holidays
- Accessibility information/guidelines/audits for tourism products
- Usability and user-interface studies
- Economic evaluations of Accessible Tourism
- Technologies and applications supporting Accessible Tourism
- E-Accessibility, e-Inclusion, Universal Design and usability
- Value creation and competitive based on social enterprises
Workshops
The workshops are in-depth, interactive, hands-on sessions in the above listed topic areas. Proposals for workshops are evaluated by the technical committee.
Special Sessions
Proposals for organized sessions that address specialized or general topics on Rehabilitation Engineering & Assistive Technology are encouraged. Once accepted, organizer(s) of the special sessions are responsible for the soliciting of relevant papers, which will be subjected to the same review process.
Download the zip file containing the workshop proposal kit and application documents HERE.
Important Dates
| 12 Jan 2009: | Deadline for submission of workshop & special session proposal |
| 23 Feb 2009: | Notification of acceptance |
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