Please respond to the Call for Papers not later than February 1, 2012!
New: First Keynote Speakers Announced
New: List of Announced Special Thematic Sessions
Special: Universal Learning Design Track

ICCHP proudly announces:
A Keynote and Musical Demonstration by Dame Evelyn Glennie:
"Listening with your whole body" 

Art Karshmer, University of San Francisco, General Chair of ICCHP’12 on behalf of the International Programme Committee:

2012 marks the 13th biennial International Conference on Computers Helping People with Special Needs (ICCHP). From the inception of the conference, ICCHP has been a vibrant forum for the discussion of serious physical and societal issues related to the quality of life of people with special needs. From educational issues, to mobility problems, to disability rights to issues associated with the aging of our society, and beyond, ICCHP has supplied a venue for open discussion on complex issues, and the exchange of cutting edge scientific breakthroughs to make the life of people with special needs more fulfilling. Starting as a conference concerning people with disabilities, the ICCHP meeting has become a voice for discussion and potential adoption of new science and public policy analysis to a world of increasingly longer lifespans and the difficulties inherent in that phenomenon. Given longer life expectancy and the decline of national birth rates, the community of the disabled is growing at a faster rate than expected. As a result of changes in the demographics in our world, the ICCHP meeting has maintained its position as an important voice in the quality of life for people with disabilities from birth to old age. The meeting annually hosts high-quality, well reviewed submissions from scientists and policy makers from around the world. In addition to the traditional paer sessions, the meeting also includes industry representatives showing their new products and looking for new ideas. Additionally, the conference affords spaces and times for less formal discussions – an important factor supporting the transfer of knowledge so needed in our endeavors. My name is Art Karshmer and I have been attending ICCHP meeting since their early days. I have served on the program and organizing committees and this year I will serve as General Chair of the meeting. While I attend numerous such meetings every year, ICCHP has always been my favorite. From excellent management to super sessions and special events, I recommend this conference to you. Please examine our current call for papers and plan on joining us in July for the actual meeting. I look forward to meeting you in Linz and am certain you will find the conference helpful to your scientific endeavors and discussion of public policy that will have a meaningful impact on your career.

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 What others say about ICCHP:

"I am writing to let you know that the 2010 ICCHP Conference is having a great impact on the lives of my students. From the many workshops, and things that I learned, the AT Program at BOSMA Rehabilitation has greatly expanded.  We are using ideas and some technologies presented at the conference to better educate the students.  Currently, we are beginning to explore multiple aspects of the Penfriend device from the UK.  It reminds me the device for testing shown by the lecturer from Japan.  We are exploring the Subuntu in staff, and will be passing this on to students after we are more proficient-all of the teachers of Assistive Technology are Linux users, who also cross over to Windows and the MAC operating systems.  I have explored more of the accessible math area, looking further to develop a better way to produce math for students.  Currently, I am hand keying a business math book, so I am desperate to find a faster method, which is accurate.  I have been experimenting with the Cobra 9 screenreader because it has the ability to conduct Optical Character Recognition on the fly. Once again, 2010 was a great conference.  I look forward to 2012." - Bill Powell / BOSMA Rehabilitation