ICCHP 2014

14th International Conference on Computers Helping People with Special Needs

July 09-11, 2014; Pre-Conference July 07-08, 2014

Université Paris 8 Vincennes-Saint-Denis; 2, Rue de la Liberté, 93200 Saint-Denis; France

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Track I Track II Track III Track IV Track V

Track I

Session A: 11:00 - 13:00

STS: Tactile Graphics and Models for Blind People and Recognition of Shapes by Touch

     VisiónSenS, Electronic prototype for vision - Machuca, Berenice
     Computer-Aided Design of Tactile Models Taxonomy and Case-Studies - Reichinger, Andreas
     Three-dimensional model fabricated by layered manufacturing for visually handicapped persons to trace heart shape - Teshima, Yoshinori
     Viable Haptic UML for Blind People - Loitsch, Claudia
     Non-Visual presentation of graphs using the Novint Falcon - Alabbadi, Reham

Session B: 14:00 - 16:00

Mobility for Blind and Partially Sighted People

     Towards a Geographic Information System Facilitating Navigation of Visually Impaired Users - Kammoun, Slim
     Combination of Map-Supported Particle Filters with Activity Recognition for Blind Navigation - Schmitz, Bernhard
     AccessibleMap: Web-based City Maps for Blind and Visually Impaired - Hoeckner, Klaus
     Design and usability of interactive maps for blind people - Brock, Anke
     A Mobile Application Concept to Encourage Independent Mobility for Blind and Visually Impaired Students - Liimatainen, Jukka

Session C: 16:30 - 18:30

Mobility for Blind and Partially Sighted People

     Do.It-Yourself Object Identification Using Augmented Reality for Visually Impaired People - Al-Khalifa, Hend
     An Assistive Vision System for the Blind that Helps Find Lost Things - Constantinescu, Angela
     Designing a Virtual Environment to Evaluate Multimodal Sensors for Assisting the Visually Impaired - Zhu, Zhigang
     A Segmentation-based Stereovision Approach for Assisting Visually Impaired People - Zhu, Zhigang
     KinDectect: Kinect Detecting Objects - Zhu, Zhigang
     A System Helping the Blind to Get Merchandise Information - Ohnishi, Noboru

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Track II

Session A: 11:00 - 13:00

STS: Portable and Mobile Systems in Assistive Technology

     A multimodal approach to accessible web content on smartphones - Knudsen, Lars Emil
     Mobile Vision as Assistive Technology for the Blind: An Experimental Study - Manduchi, Roberto
     Camera-based Signage Detection and Recognition for Blind Persons - Tian, Yingli
     The Crosswatch Traffic Intersection Analyzer: A Roadmap for the Future - Coughlan, James
     GPS and Inertial Measurement Unit (IMU) as a Navigation System for the Visually Impaired  - Zegarra, Jesus
     Visual Nouns for Indoor/Outdoor Navigation - Zhu, Zhigang

Session B: 14:00 - 16:00

STS: Portable and Mobile Systems in Assistive Technology

     Towards A Real-Time System for Finding and Reading Signs for Visually Impaired Users - Coughlan, James
     User Requirements for Camera-based Mobile Applications on Touch Screen Devices for Blind People - Choi, Yoonjung
     A route planner interpretation service for hard of hearing people - Mehrez, Boulares
     Translating Floor Plans into Directions - Spindler, Martin
     Harnessing Wireless Technologies for Campus Navigation by Blind Students and Visitors -Pitt, Ian
     Eyesight Sharing in Blind Grocery Shopping: Remote Caregiving through Cloud Computing - Kulyukin, Vladimir

Session C: 16:30 - 18:30

STS: Portable and Mobile Systems in Assistive Technology

     Assessment Test Framework for Collecting and Evaluating Fall - Related Data using Mobile Devices - Ebner, Martin
     NAVCOM - WLAN Communication between Public Transport Vehicles and Smart Phones to Support Visually Impaired and Blind People - Bischof, Werner
     Mobile-type Remote Captioning System for Deaf or Hard-of-Hearing People and the Experience of Remote Supports after the Great East Japan Earthquake  -  Miyoshi, Shigeki
     Handheld "App" Offering Visual Support to Students with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASDs) - Zamfir, Bogdan
     Cloud-based Assistive Speech-Transcription Services - Bumbalek, Zdenek
     Developing a Voice User Interface with Improved Usability for People with Dysarthria - Chung, Minhwa

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Track III

Session A: 11:00 - 13:00

STS: Human-Computer Interaction & Usability for Elderly (HCI4AGING)

     Privacy Preserving Automatic Fall Detection for Elderly Using RGBD Cameras - Tian, Yingli
     The proof of concept of a shadow robotic system for independent living at home - Pigini, Lucia
     Task Complexity and User Model Attributes - Grill, Thomas
     AALuis, a User Interface Layer that Brings Device Independence to Users of AAL Systems - Morandell, Martin
     Comparison between single-touch and multi-touch interaction for older people - Vigouroux, Nadine

Session B: 14:00 - 16:00

STS: Human-Computer Interaction & Usability for Elderly (HCI4AGING)

     Online social networks and older people - Prieto, Guillermo
     Break the Bricks Serious Game for Stroke Patients - Sik Lányi, Cecilia
     Development of a Broadcast Sound Receiver for Elderly Persons - Komori, Tomoyasu
     Complexity versus Page Hierarchy of a GUI for Elderly Homecare Applications - Torun, Mustafa
     Benefits and Hurdles for Older Adults in Intergenerational Online Interactions - Fuchsberger, Verena

Session C: 16:30 - 18:30

STS: Human-Computer Interaction & Usability for Elderly (HCI4AGING)

     kommTUi Designing Communication for Elderly - Spreicer, Wolfgang
     Reducing the Entry Barriers of AAL Systems - Preliminary Results from Casa Vecchia - Fercher, Anton Josef 

Virtual User Models for Designing and Using Inclusive Products

     Creative Design for Inclusion using Virtual User Models - Modzelewski, Markus
     A methodology for generating virtual user models of elderly and disabled for the accessibility assessment of new products - Tzovaras, Dimitrio
     VERITAS Approach for Parameterization of Psychological and Behavioral models - Navarro, Ana Maria

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Track IV

Session A: 11:00 - 13:00

STS: Entertainment Software Accessibility

     Assessment of Universal Design Principles for Analyzing Accessibility in Computer Games - Mustaquim, Moyen
     One Way of Bringing Final Year Computer Science  Student World to the World of Children with Cerebral Palsy. A Case Study - Gómez, Isabel María
     Making the Play Station 3 Accessible with AsTeRICS - Ossmann, Roland
     Creating an Entertaining and Informative Music Visualization - Fels, Deborah
     Music At Your Fingertips: Stimulating Braille Reading By Association With Sound - Grützmacher, Felix
     Improving Game Accessibility with Vibrotactile-Enhanced Hearing Instruments - Tessendorf, Bernd

Session B: 14:00 - 16:00

STS: Entertainment Software Accessibility

     An OCR - Enabled Digital Comic Books Viewer - Ramdoyal, Ravi
     Spe-Ler: Serious Gaming for Youngsters with Intellectual Disabilities - De Boeck, Joan

STS: Inclusion by Accessible Social Media

     The Use of Multimedia to Rehabilitate Students and Release Talents - Freire, Luciana
     Use of Social Media by People with Visual Impairments: Usage Levels, Attitudes and Barriers - Fuglerud, Kristin Skeide
     User Testing of Social Media Methodological Considerations - Dale, Oystein
     Designing User Interfaces for Social Media Driven Digital Preservation and Information Retrieval - Spiliotopoulos, Dimitris

Session C: 16:30 - 18:30

STS: Computer-assisted Augmentative and Alternative Communication (CA-AAC)

     Towards General Cross-Platform CCF Based Multi-Modal Language Support - Lundälv, Mats
     Developing an Augmentative Mobile Communication System - Cabrera Umpierez, Maria Fernarnda
     The Korean Web-based AAC Board Making System - Choi, Saerom
     SymbolChat: Picture-based Communication Platform for Users with Intellectual Disabilities - Keskinen, Tuuli
     Developing AAC Message Generating Training System Based on Core Vocabulary Approach - Chen, Ming-Chung
     New Features in the VoxAid Communication Aid for Speech Impaired People - Nagy, Peter

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Track V

Session A: 11:00 - 13:00

STS: Putting the Disabled Student in Charge: User Focused Technology in Education

     Biblus - A digital library to support integration of visually impaired in mainstream education - Christensen, Lars Ballieu
     Alternative Approaches to Alternative Formats - Featherstone, Lisa
     Access Toolkit for Education - Wald, Mike
     Community-Based Participatory Approach: Students as Partners in Education and Accessible Technology Research - Kushalnagar, Poorna
     Applying New Interaction Paradigms to Education of Children with Special Educational Needs -González, Ángel L
     InStep: A Video Database Assessment Tool - Featherstone, Lisa

Session B: 14:00 - 16:00

STS: Putting the Disabled Student in Charge: User Focused Technology in Education

     SCRIBE: A Model for Implementing Robobraille in a Higher Education Institution - Christensen, Lars Ballieu
     Identifying Barriers to Collaborative Learning for the Blind - Köhlmann, Wiebke
     Deaf and Hearing Students' Eye Gaze Collaboration - Kushalnagar, Raja
     The Musibraille Project - enabling the inclusion of blind students in music courses - Borges, José Antonio
     Important New Enhancements to Inclusive Learning using Recorded Lectures - Wald, Mike
     Development of New Auditory Testing Media with Invisible 2-Dimensional Codes for Test-Takers with Print Disabilities - Fujiyoshi, Akio

Session C: 16:30 - 18:30

STS: Sign 2.0: ICT for Sign Language Users: Information Sharing, Interoperability, User-centered Design and Collaboration

     SignLEF: Sign Language European Frame - Greiner-Ogris, Simone
     Specifics of the Specialized Science and Medical Programs Terminology Development in the Czech Sign Language - Pruša, Tomáš
     A Virtual Character based Italian Sign Language Dictionary - Tiotto, Gabriele
     Use of Captioning & Indian Sign Language as Accessibility Tools of Universal Design in Advertisement and its effects on Hearing & Deaf Persons - Poothullil, Mathew Martin [CANCELED]
     Towards a Visual Speech Learning System for the Deaf by Matching Dynamic Lip Shapes - Tian, Yingli
     Teaching Support Software for Hearing Impaired Students who Study Computer Operation - Synchronized Key points Indication Tool: SZKIT-; Kobayashi, Makoto

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ICCHP is a series of biannual scientific conferences in the field of ICT/AT for people with disabilities run in co-operation with the Johannes Kepler University, Linz and the Austrian Computer Society

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