This special thematic session invites contributions on the accessibility and usability of mobile platforms.  Mobile platforms  refer to any mobile hardware and software such as smartphones, tablets etc. Every day new apps are being created for public use. Many of these apps, however, are not suited to be used by elderly people or people with disabilities. Meanwhile, demographics are changing worldwide and an ever-increasing number of elderly people are interested in taking advantage of mobile technology.This Special Thematic Session (STS) invites contributions on all aspects of the accessibility and usability of mobile platforms including:

• accessibility issues of mobile platforms eg. apps and related solutions 
• guidelines for app developers to ensure accessibility 
• new interaction modalities such as gesture and speech input- successful case studies in development or deployment of accessible apps
• accessibility and usability tests of mobile platforms
• future accessibility trends for mobile platforms 

Authors submitting to this special thematic session(STS)  have to follow the general submission, publishing and registration procedure of the conference. The STS will be a selection option in the online submission form. Authors have to select the STS title in the submission procedure. STS contributions have to pass the standard peer reviewing process of the conference. The STS chair is invited to take part in the review process. Review results will be discussed with the chair. Each STS will publish its papers in a special section of the proceedings by Springer Lecture Notes in Computer Science. The chair person is invited to publish an introduction (four pages maximum) as an introduction and overview to the field.

Chair

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  Alireza Darvishy, Zurich University Of Applied Sciences