The 12th International Conference on Computers Helping People with Special Needs will be held at the Vienna University of Technology July 14 - 16, 2010 (Pre-Conference July 12 - 13).

ICCHP focuses on all aspects related to Assistive Technologies (AT) and Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) for people with disabilities. According changes in awareness and understanding of disability as well as social and legal frameworks, driven by Disability Rights and Independent Living Movements led to what is known as eAccessibility, Universal Design or eInclusion. User involvement and user centred design are the underlying general topic of ICCHP leading to an interdisciplinary discussion of all stakeholders in the value chain that allows social innovation in the information society.

Interfacing the existing and emerging Human-Computer Interface is and will stay a key issue if ICCHP.

ICCHP provides a unique platform for end users, researchers, developers and practitioneers including amongst others:

• A scientific conference presenting and discussing reviewed papers (~50% acceptance rate) which will be published in SPRINGER Lecture Notes in Computer Science.
• A pre-conference including major German spoken events and Workshops/Tutorials and Meetings.
• Special Thematic Sessions organised, chaired and supervised for publishing by leading experts to provide a comprehensive overview to very specific aspects of eAccessibility and eInclusion.
• A Young Researchers Consortium to support the formation of the next generation of experts in eAccessibility and eIcnlusion.
• A Summer University for young blind students intending to enter math, science and engineering studies.
• Facilities to organise Workshops/Tutorials or Meetings.
• Space for Exhibition and Poster Presentations.
• Handing over the ICCHP Roland Wagner Award sponsored by the Austrian Computer Society.
• An agreable Social Programme in the charming town of Vienna

ICCHP has been attended by more than 400 international and 200 national guests the last years making it a major event in this field.

Come and get involved!