Call for Papers 15th ICCHP International Conference on Computers Helping People with Special Needs July 13 – 15, 2016 Pre-Conference: July 11 - 12, 2016 http://www.icchp.org Johannes Kepler University Linz Altenbergerstr. 69 4040 Linz Austria https://goo.gl/maps/4LewX Deadline for the Submission of Extended Abstracts: February 1, 2016! Organized in co-operation with: Austrian Computer Society, Vienna, Austria Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic Institute Integriert Studieren, University of Linz, Austria Content - Headings 1) Welcome 2) ICCHP Topics 3) Key Dates 4) Call for Contributions: 4.1) Full Papers and Short Papers 4.2) Special Thematic Sessions 4.3) Universal Learning Design Track 4.4) Workshops, Tutorials and Seminars 4.5) Meetings, Presentations and Posters 4.6) Young Researchers´ Consortium 4.7) ICCHP Summer University 2016 4.8) Code for a Cause – C4C 5) ICCHP Award 6) ICCHP 2016 Organizational Details A – Z 6.1) Cancellation Policy 6.2) Conference Language 6.3) Conference Rates 6.4) Cultural and Social Events 6.5) Registration 6.6) Specific Needs Support 6.7) Venue 7)ICCHP Committees 7.1) General Chair 7.2) ICCHP Steering Board 7.3) Publishing Chairs 7.4) Programme Chairs 7.5) Young Researchers´ Consortium 7.6) Workshop Chairs 7.7) International Programme Committee 7.8) Organization Committee and Contact 8) ICCHP Office 9) Glossary of ICCHP Topics 1) Welcome The 15th biennial International Conference on Computers Helping People with Special Needs (ICCHP) will be held again in Linz, Austria, its place of origin and location of the core organizing team. ICCHP had the honor to accompany and support the revolutionary developments of Assistive Technology (AT) and eAccessibility over the last decades. It is proud to serve as a means for exchange and communication in this context. The UN Convention on the Rights of People with Disabilities (UNCRPD) is the globally accepted reference and expression of the societal transformation towards effective inclusion and participation of all people with disabilities in society. The UNCRPD refers to AT, eAccessibility, eInclusion and Design for All as precondition and means of support. Exactly these are also the core topics of ICCHP. Since the first conference in Vienna (Austria) back in 1989 ICCHP has evolved as a unique and one of the few long term references of R&D and evidence how ICT, AT and eAccessibility have been implemented and have significantly contributed to the improvement of the life of people with disabilities. It was my pleasure to follow ICCHP closely for 25 years on behalf of FTB and I joined most of the ICCHP conferences through these years. ICCHP provides an interdisciplinary platform and scientific forum including all sorts of stakeholders. It is remarkable that all proceedings published with Springer in their Lecture Notes in Computer Science and made available online since 2006 have reached more than 100.000 (some almost 200.000) downloads of articles. This makes ICCHP a well-recognized reference for our growing and expanding field. ICCHP’s mission for inclusion and participation in the information society strives for better AT for support, enhancement and restoration of resources of people with disabilities and compensating limitations of standardized HCI. This mission still gains more importance due to the ongoing ICT revolution (Internet / Web of Things / Ubiquitous computing / Cloud based services). The ICT revolution brings along an increased potential for inclusion and participation, but also risks for exclusion and thus the responsibility for implementing eAccessibility. It provokes a growing number of challenging research questions. Old boundaries of concepts dissolve, new approaches and fresh thinking are needed: not only in technical terms but also in legal, social, economic, pedagogic and other terms. ICCHP is open towards all these aspects and invites to and provides a platform for an according holistic discussion for improving the lives of people with disabilities in every corner of our world. ICCHP 2016 will host high-quality, well reviewed submissions from scientists, users, practitioners, educators and policy makers. In addition to the traditional paper sessions, the meeting also invites industry representatives showing their new products and looking for new ideas. In particular ICCHP welcomes young researchers, the next generation of experts in our field, and invites them to contribute to the Young Researchers Consortium as well as to the Coding for a Cause competition. Additionally, the conference affords spaces and times for less formal discussions – an important factor supporting the transfer of knowledge so needed in our endeavors. Please examine our current call for papers and updated web information. Please consider joining us in July 2016 in Linz. ICCHP is an outstanding international meeting place, a stimulating and inclusive venue for presenting research. Come and get involved! Christian Bühler, TU Dortmund, FTB Vollmarstein, Germany General Chair ICCHP 2016 2) ICCHP Topics ICCHP focuses on Assistive Technology (AT) and accessible ICT (eAccessibility) for people with disabilities and older adults fostering independent life, participation and inclusion and improved services and support. By its nature, ICCHP has a wide area of topics and a future oriented mission. A glossary of conference topics is added at the end of the Call - section 9) Glossary of ICCHP Topics. ICCHP 2016 is open to visionary ideas and future oriented thoughts – an inclusive platform for you! 3) Key Dates Call for Papers: September 2015 Deadline for getting involved in Coding for a Cause (C4C): December 15, 2015 Deadline for announcing Specific Thematic Sessions (STS): January 15, 2016 Deadline for extended abstracts / full papers: February 1, 2016 Deadline for reviews: February 22, 2016 Notification of acceptance: February 27, 2016 Preliminary Programme: March 15, 2016 Deadline for camera ready papers: March 25, 2016 Deadline for submissions to the Young Researchers´ Consortium: April 15, 2016 Notification of Acceptance Young Researchers´ Consortium: May 15, 2016 Deadline Early Registration: May 1, 2016 Deadline for announcing Workshop, Tutorials, Seminars, Meetings, Demonstrations and Posters: June 1, 2016 Deadline for Nominations ICCHP Award: June 15, 2016 Pre-conference July 11-12, 2016 Conference July 13-15, 2016 The latest version of all ICCHP 2016 keydates can be found following http://www.icchp.org/key-dates-16 4) Call for Contributions 4.1) Full Papers and Short Papers ICCHP publishes its proceedings in the acknowledged Springer Lecture Notes in Computer Science (LNCS). Papers (max. 8 pages) and short papers (max. 4 pages) will be presented in time slots of ~ 20 (papers) or ~ 10 minutes (short papers). To allow a fair review process, authors are asked to submit well-elaborated extended abstracts (2-4 pages) not later than February 1, 2016. Contributions will be reviewed by at least three experts and based on their judgment selected for acceptance. Authors should follow the instructions for preparing contributions (“extended abstracts”) at: http://www.icchp.org/submission-16 Registration to the conference by one author is mandatory! Information on how to prepare Camera Ready versions: http://www.springer.com/computer/lncs?SGWID=0-164-6-793341-0 Furthermore, the Journal of Assistive Technologies (JAT) plans to publish a series of articles from one theme at ICCHP 2016, and more information will follow about the chosen strand. All delegates will be offered free access to Volume 9 Issue 3 of JAT, which contains a group of papers from ICCHP 14 dealing with mobile technologies. 4.2) Special Thematic Sessions ICCHP invites experts to organize Special Thematic Sessions (STS) to present a detailed and comprehensive view to specific topics of particular interest. Chairs organizing STS are asked to advertise the session on their own. An introduction by the chair will scientifically recognize these efforts in the proceedings. Special thematic sessions must be announced until January 15, 2016. More information at: http://www.icchp.org/sts-16 4.3) Universal Learning Design Track ICCHP is proud to cooperate with the Support Centre for Students with Special Needs of Masaryk University Brno, Czech Republic, in organizing a special track on Universal Learning Design (ULD) as part of ICCHP 2016. This track will put a particular emphasis on inclusive learning and teaching environments. It provides a platform for a more interdisciplinary discussion. More information will be made available following http://uld-conference.org. Contributions to ULD should be submitted by using the ICCHP conference tool and selecting ULD as the contribution category. 4.4) Workshops, Tutorials and Seminars ICCHP invites to run introductory workshops, tutorials and seminars, especially during Pre-Conference. For conference participants, ICCHP provides all necessary facilities for free. Workshops, tutorials and seminars should be announced by eMail to icchp(at)jku.at until June 1, 2016. Information is available following: http://www.icchp.org/workshops-16 4.5) Meetings, Presentations and Posters ICCHP provides facilities for meetings of project consortia, associations and other organizations that want to combine their activities with ICCHP. Possibilities for displaying information can be made available (e.g. exhibition space, poster wall). For conference participants organizing such activities is free of charge. Meetings, Presentations and Posters should be announced by eMail to icchp(at)jku.at until June 1, 2016. Information is available following: http://www.icchp.org/meetings-16 resp. http://www.icchp.org/exhibition-and-posters-16 4.6) Young Researchers´ Consortium “The Next Generation of AT Experts“ The YRC will be organized to take place during the pre-conference sessions. Supervisors of e.g. diploma, PhD thesis, practical work in companies focusing on or related to the field of AT and eInclusion should motivate and support outstanding students to take part. The best contributions will be presented in a 2016 plenary session. ICCHP will cover participation and accommodation costs. Extended abstracts on the work have to be submitted till April 15, 2016. Submission and more information at: http://www.icchp.org/yrc-16 4.7) ICCHP Summer University 2016 Math, Science and Statistics for Visually Impaired Users * Blind and partially sighted students (school and higher education) * Teachers and educational experts * Developers and researchers * Companies… Are invited to take part in a two days summer university during ICCHP to train, present, discuss and learn about possibilities to overcome problems in math, science and statistics. More at: http://www.icchp-su.net/ and http://www.icchp.org/su-16 4.8) Code for a Cause – C4C Student Coding Competition for eAccessibility and AT ICCHP, in co-operation with P:P (www.projectpossibility.com) calls for participation in this students programming competition for accessibility. Universities, as part of their curricula in Computer Science and related fields, can invite groups of students to work on eAccessibility topics defined by end users or experts. The best team from each university will be invited to take part in the P:P final during ICCHP. Interest in participating should be announced no later than December 1, 2015 by eMail: icchp(at)jku.at. More information at: http://www.icchp.org/c4c-16 5) ICCHP Award Roland Wagner Award on Computers Helping People with Special Needs The Austrian Computer Society announces the biannual ICCHP Roland Wagner award in the range of € 3000, handed over at the occasion of ICCHP conferences. Nominations are to be submitted until June 15, 2016 by eMail: icchp(at)jku.at. Details can be found at: http://www.icchp.org/award 6) ICCHP 2016 Organizational Details A – Z 6.1) Cancellation Policy For cancellations until June 15, 2016, we charge a service fee of €75,-. For authors and later cancellations no refund can be made. The date of receipt shall be decisive. Participants, who do not cancel and do not attend, will still be responsible for the full registration fee. The participant has the right to appoint a substitute at any time without additional cost. All cancellations and changes must be submitted in written form – with indication of full name, invoice number and bank details for reimbursement – to: icchp(at)jku.at. 6.2) Conference Language The conference language is English. 6.3) Conference Rates Find all Conference Rates following http://www.icchp.org/fees-16 6.4) Cultural and Social Events ICCHP is committed to its role of transferring the idea and concept of an open in inclusive society into mainstream. Culture and art are powerful vehicles to support a change in awareness, understanding and attitudes regarding inclusion and participation in society. ICCHP invites you to a sociable, comforting Welcome Cocktail, a splendid Gala Event and a communicative Farewell Party More at: http://www.icchp.org/social-events-16 6.5) Registration An online registration form will be made available at: http://www.icchp.org/user/register Check http://www.icchp.org/onsite-16 for availability of on-site registration and info-desk. 6.6) Specific Needs Support ICCHP is committed to accommodate people with disabilities. In order to arrange services get in touch as soon as possible with icchp(at)jku.at and check the box "Specific needs service" during registration. Following http://www.icchp.org/accessibility-16 you will get information on specific needs services available at ICCHP 2016. At ICCHP Info Desk, you will get help and support during the whole conference. Please get in touch whenever there is something to be arranged for you! Availability of the info desk can be checked following http://www.icchp.org/onsite-16. 6.7) Venue ICCHP 2016 will be organized on the campus of Johannes Kepler University, Linz, Austria. Johannes Kepler University Linz Altenbergerstr. 69 4040 Linz Austria Web: http://www.jku.at eMail: icchp(at)jku.at Google Maps: https://goo.gl/maps/4LewX Information on the venue and possible accommodation can be found following http://www.icchp.org/venue-16 7) ICCHP Committees 7.1) General Chair Bühler, Ch. - TU Dortmund Technical University, FTB, Germany 7.2) ICCHP Steering Board Burger, D. - INSERM, France Klaus, J. - Karlsruhe Institut of Technology, Germany Karshmer, A. - University of San Francisco, USA Murphy, H. J. - California State University, Nothridge, USA Suzuki, M. - Kyushu University, Japan Tjoa, A M. - Vienna University of Technology, Austria Wagner, R. - University of Linz, Austria 7.3) Publishing Chairs Miesenberger, K. - University of Linz, Austria Penaz, P. - Masaryk University, Czech Republic Zagler, W. - Vienna University of Technology, Austria 7.4) Programme Chairs Archambault, D. - Université Paris 8, France Fels, D - Ryerson University, Canada Kouroupetroglou, G. - University of Athens, Greece Kobayashi, M. - Tsukuba University of Technology, Japan Manduchi, R. - University of California at Santa Cruz, USA Ramesh, S., K. - California State University, Nothridge, USA Weber, G. - Technische Universität Dresden, Germany 7.5) Young Researchers´ Consortium Archambault, D. - Université Paris 8, France Fels, D - Ryerson University, Canada Fitzpatrick, D. - Dublin City University, Ireland Kobayashi, M. - Tsukuba College of Technology, Japan Lam, S. - Project:Possibility, USA Mihailidis, A. - University of Toronto, Canada Morandell, M. - AIT Austrian Institute of Technology GmbH, Austria Pontelli, E. - New Mexico State University, USA Prazak-Aram, B. - AIT Austrian Institute of Technology GmbH, Austria Weber, G. - Technische Universität Dresden, Germany Zimmermann, G. - Stuttgart Media University, Germany 7.6) Workshop Chairs Petz, A. - University of Linz, Austria Pühretmair, F. - KI-I, Austria 7.7) International Programme Committee Abascal, J - Euskal Herriko Unibertsitatea, Spain Abbott, C. - King's College London, United Kingdom Abou-Zahra, S. - W3C Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI), Austria Abu Doush, I. - Yarmouk University , Jordan Andrich, R. - Polo Tecnologico Fondazione Don Carlo Gnocchi Onlus, Italy Arató, A. - KFKI-RMKI , Hungary Azevedo, L. - Instituto Superior Tecnico, Portugal Banes, D. - Qatar Assistive Technology Center, Qatar Barroso, J. - University of Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro , Portugal Batusic, M. - Fabasoft , Austria Bernareggi, C. - Universita degli Studi di Milano, Italy Bernier, A. - BrailleNet , France Bosse, I. - Technische Universität Dortmund, Germany Bu, J. - Zhejiang University , China Chen, W. - Oslo and Akershus University College of Applied Sciences, Norway Chorbev, I. - Ss. Cyrill and Methodius University in Skopje , Macedonia Christensen, L.B. - Sensus , Denmark Chutimaskul, W. - King Mongkut`s University of Technology Thonburi , Thailand Coughlan. J. - Smith-Kettlewell Eye Research Institute , USA Craddock, G. - Centre for Excellence in Universal Design , Ireland Crombie, D. - Utrecht School of the Arts, Netherlands Cudd, P. - University of Sheffield, United Kingdom Darvishy, A. - Züricher Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften, Switzerland Darzentas, J. - University of Aegean, Greece Debevc, M. - University of Maribor , Slovenia Debeljak, M. - University of Ljubljana, Slovenia DeRuyter, F. - Duke University Medical Centre, USA Diaz del Campo, R. - Antarq Tecnosoluciones , Mexico Draffan, E.A. - University of Southampton , United Kingdom Dupire, J. - CNAM , France Emiliani, P.L. - Institute of Applied Physics "Nello Carrara" , Italy Engelen, J. - Katholieke Universiteit Leuven , Belgium Galinski, Ch. - InfoTerm , Austria Gardner, J. - Oregon State University , USA Hakkinen, M.T. - Educational Testing Service (ETS), USA Harper, S. - University of Manchester , United Kingdom Heimgärtner, R. - Intercultural User Interface Consulting (IUIC), Germany Holone, H. - Østfold University College, Norway Hoogerwerf, E.-J. - AIAS Bologna , Italy Inoue, T. - National Rehabilitation Center for Persons with Disabilities, Japan Iversen, C. - M. U.S. Department of State, USA Jaworek, G. - Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Germany Kalinnikova, L. - Pomor State University , Russia Kouropetroglou, Ch. - ALTEC , Greece Kremser, W. - OCG + HSM, Austria Lauruska, V. - Siauliai University, Lithuania Lee, S. - Open Directive, United Kingdom Matausch, K. - KI-I , Austria Mayer, Ch. - AIT Austrian Institute of Technolog GmbH, Austria Mohamad, Y. - Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Information Technology , Germany Muratet, M. - INS HEA , France Müller-Putz, G. - TU Graz, Austria Normie, L. - GeronTech Israeli Center for Assistive Technology & Aging , Israel Nussbaum, G. - KI-I , Austria O Connor, J. - NCBI Centre For Inclusive Technology, Ireland Oku, H. - Kobe Gakuin University , Japan Ono, T. - Tsukuba University of Technology, Japan Oswal, S. - University of Washington, USA Paciello, M. - The Paciello Group , USA Panek, P. - Vienna University of Technology, Austria Paredes, H. - University of Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Portugal Petrie, H. - University of York , United Kingdom Raisamo, R. - University of Tampere , Finland Rassmus-Groehn, K. - Lund University , Sweden Sanchez, J. - University of Chile, Chile Sax, C. - San Diego State University , USA Sik Lányi, C. - University of Pannonia , Hungary Simsik, D. - University of Kosice , Slovakia Sloan, D. - The Paciello Group , United Kingdom Snaprud, M. - University of Agder, Norway Stephanidis, C. - University of Crete FORTH-ICS, Greece Stiefelhagen, R. - Karlsruhe Institut of Technology, Germany Stoeger, B. - University of Linz , Austria Suweda, O. - The Hyogo Institute of Assistive Technology, Japan Tauber, M. - University of Paderborn , Germany Teixeira, A. - Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal Truck, I . - Université Paris 8, France Velleman, E. - Bartimeus, The Netherlands Vigo, M. - University of Manchester, United Kingdom Vigouroux, N. - IRIT Toulouse, France Vlachogiannis, E. - Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Information Technology , Germany Votis, K. - CERTH/ITI , Greece Wada, C. - Kyushu Institute of Technology, Japan Wagner, G. - Upper Austria University of Applied Sciences, Austria Watanabe, T. - University of Niigata, Japan Weber, H. - ITA University of Kaiserslautern, Germany Wöß, W. - University of Linz, Austria Yamaguchi, K. - Nihon University, Japan Yeliz Yesilada - Middle East Technical University, Cyprus 7.8) Organization Committee and Contact - Austrian Computer Society Klemen, Markus D. (President) Bieber, Ronald (CEO) Kremser, W. (Working Group ICT with/for People with Disabilities) - Institute Integriert Studieren, JKU Linz, Austria Feichtenschlager, Priska Hemetsberger, Nicoleta Heumader, Peter Koutny, Reinhard Miesenberger, Klaus Murillo Morales, Tomás Petz, Andrea Pöll, Daniel Schult, Christian Wagner, Roland Zylinski, Isabella - Masaryk University Brno (ULD) Penaz, Petr 8) ICCHP Office Institute Integriert Studieren, Johannes Kepler University Linz Altenbergerstraße 69 A - 4040 Linz Austria web http://www.icchp.org mail icchp@jku.at phone ++43 (0) 732 2468 3750 fax ++43 (0) 732 2468 23750 9) Glossary of ICCHP Topics The following, non exhaustive list of 18 topics outlines the scope of ICCHP: - (e)Accessibility: Addresses overcoming or proactive avoiding barriers for people with disabilities in the information society, e.g. Web, Software, Document, Communication and Conversation, Consumer Electronics (e.g. iDTV accessibility) and Built Environment Accessibility; besides aspects like guidelines, standards, techniques and tools for development, evaluation and repair, it gives a particular focus on how to include accessibility into the engineering process. - (e)Ageing and Gerontechnology: Discusses systems and tools helping to maintain autonomy and independence when ageing. How such systems can be designed for persons who are not familiar with technologies is part of this topic, too. - Ambient and Assisted Living (AAL), Internet of Things and Sensor Technology: Outlines the potential, accessibility and usability of the fast growing application of embedded, smart and pervasive systems for people with disabilities by integrating, enhancing and supporting the interaction via the standardized ICT/HCI/AT experience. - Assessment and Profiling: Calls for research on methodologies, concepts and techniques for evaluating capabilities and needs of individuals and how to translate them into computable profiles. This should allow better matching of persons and technology. - Assistive Technology (AT): Focuses on innovation and advancing the quality and availability of assistive devices aiming at overcoming or compensating functional limitations and its impact. This includes contributions of mainstream technology showing potential for supporting people with disabilities, special Rehabilitation Technology and Biomedical Engineering. - Augmented and Alternative Communication (AAC): Intends to progress methods and tools for people with problems in spoken and written communication. - Cloud Computing: Analyzes the potential of shared and configurable Internet based resources for enhanced AT and services as well as the challenges for eAccessibility. - Design for All (Universal Design): Highlights the proactive application of principles, methods and tools to meet the requirements of the biggest possible user group including those with disabilities in fields like e.g. architecture, transport, housing, public buildings, work place, information, education. - eGovernment and eDemocracy: Discuss eAccessibility of ICT and Internet based public services for all citizens. - eHealth - Medicine and Care: Encourages synergetic aspects of ICT/AT for diagnostics, care, therapy, training and rehabilitation. - eInclusion, Policies and Legislation: Outline programmes, legal contexts and funding opportunities aiming at a better exploitation of ICT, AT and eAccessibility for inclusion. - eLearning and education: Illustrate new dimensions opened by ICT/AT for didactic and methodological settings and the changing role for learners, teachers and administrators; it addresses education of people with disabilities in all is aspects, education of service providers and professionals as well as the inclusion of eAccessibility into mainstream education. - HCI and Non Classical Interfaces: Explore the potential of emerging Human-Computer Interaction developments like sensor based interaction, Brain-Computer Interaction (BCI), gesture interaction, natural language interfaces, tangible interfaces, game based interfaces, computer vision, virtual and augmented environments, wearable computing, adaptive interfaces, mobile and touch technology, multimedia, multi- or a-Modal interaction. - History in AT and eInclusion: Gives a tribute to the founders of our discipline and aims at avoiding to reinvent the wheel. - Labour Market Integration: Discusses how to ameliorate the career opportunities of people with disabilities by using ICT/AT and making the work place accessible and how to better qualify users and professionals. - Social Innovation and (e)Service Delivery: Covers all aspects (human, economic, organizational and management) involved in implementing concrete services. ICCHP discusses ideas and concepts of social innovation, e.g. user driven and crowd-sourcing approaches and the potential of ICT /AT and eAccessibility. This includes presentation and discussion of examples, empirical studies, quality measures and interdisciplinary aspects of a holistic service provision. - Usability and Ergonomics: Focus on day to day use of (accessible) ICT/HCI/AT based systems and services and their efficiency, effectiveness, memorability, flexibility, joy ... of use for people with disabilities and their environment. - User Centered Design and User Participation: Underline the importance of involving end users at eye level in all steps of R&D towards application and present strategies, methods and experiences for a more user driven R&D practice. Imprint/Layout: Institute Integriert Studieren, JKU Linz, Austria Pictures: C. Bühler, Institute Integriert Studieren, JKU Linz, Austria and www.sxc.hu