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Call for Paper

The conference addresses current and future developments in the areas of Rehabilitation Engineering & Assistive Technology. Topic areas include, but not limit

Aging and Disability

Specific Assistive Technologies designed for the aging population
Successes and failures of integrating AT into the aging population
Funding of AT for the aging population
Gerontology and Geriatric Healthcare
Technology integration / transfer
Outcome measures

Assistive Technology (AT)

AT for special needs children, elderly & activity for daily living
AT for cognitive support and enhancement and/or substitution of sensory abilities
AT for mobility and manipulation
AT for rehabilitation, support care, environment, works place, play and involvement

Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC)

AAC for specific groups, AAC for adult onset disabilities
AAC assessment, funding
AAC products, studies & evaluations, translations
AAC and low tech / high tech

Blind / Low Vision

Technology application in different age groups within blind and low vision
AT application in congenital blindness
AT applications in acquired blindness
AT assessment for blind and low vision

Deaf and Hard of Hearing

Specific AT and outcome measures for deaf and hard of hearing
Creative use of mainstream technologies for deaf and hard of hearing
Making existing technologies accessible for deaf and hard of hearing
Integration of AT into appropriate environment for deaf and hard of hearing

Employment

AT integration with current employer
Transition from school into employment using AT
Low Tech AT solutions in employment
Accommodating severe and profound disabilities in employment
Employment model program

Rehabilitation Technologies

New rehabilitation techniques & studies, novel assistive technology products
Assistive robotics, rehabilitative & therapeutic robotics, robotic environments and companions
Biomedical devices and instruments
Orthoses, exoskeletons, innovative mobility aids
User interfaces, brain-computer interface, bio-signal control interface

Special Education

Specific AT applications for learning disabled population
Integrating of AT and learning disabilities students into mainstream classrooms
Transitioning AT with learning disabilities students as they grow and advance
Computer education strategies for learning disabilities students

Universal Design & Environmental Control

Inclusive housing, work place, transportation and accessibility issues
Design for all – user centered approaches / product development
Smart home technology, environment control technology
E-Accessibility, e-Inclusion, Universal Design and usability

Others

Any paper that includes area of disabilities and technologies

Full Paper Submission Guidelines

Paper should be original and not published in other conferences, journals, magazines, etc.
Manuscripts should be no longer than Four (4) pages, in double column format.
Only Electronic submission will be accepted.
All paper submission will be peer reviewed by the technical program committee. Accepted work must be presented by one of the authors.
Note that only MS Word and PDF format documents are accepted and MUST NOT EXCEED 2MB.
The full conference papers will be published and indexed in ACM digital Library and EI. Selected papers will be included in the Special Issue of Disability and Rehabilitation: Assistive Technology Journal published by Taylor & Francis (http://www.informaworld.com/smpp/title~db=all~content=g907313841).
The final manuscript MUST use the exact ACM SIG templates. Download: MS Words template, LaTaX template.
Each final paper submission is to be accompanied by a copyright form, CLICK HERE to download the form, complete it and email ( This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ) or fax it back to the conference secretariat at +65 6743 0263.

Workshop Proposals

The workshops are in-depth, interactive, hands-on sessions in the above listed topic areas. Proposals for workshops are evaluated by the technical committee.

Special Session Proposals

Proposals for organized sessions that address specialized or general topics on Rehabilitation Engineering & Assistive Technology are encouraged. Once accepted, organizer(s) of the special sessions are responsible for the soliciting of relevant papers, which will be subjected to the same review process.

Continuing Education Unit (CEU)
CEUs will be offered in partnership with the AAC Institute, for all workshops and paper presentation sessions attended. The AAC Institute has been reviewed and approved as an Authorized Provider by the International Association for Continuing Education and Training (IACET). RESNA and ASHA accept the AAC Institute IACET CEUs for maintenance of the ATP/ATS/RET credential. For additional information CEUs, please visit this website: http://www.aacinstitute.org/CEUs/index.html

Download the workshop proposal kit and application documents here.