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Part of the book series: Lecture Notes in Computer Science (LNCS, volume 5105)
Part of the book sub series: Information Systems and Applications, incl. Internet/Web, and HCI (LNISA)
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Welcome to the proceedings of ICCHP 2008. We were proud to welcome participants from more than 40 countries from all con- nents to ICCHP. The International Programme Committee, encompassing 102 experts form all over the world, selected 150 full and 40 short papers out of 360 abstracts submitted to ICCHP. Our acceptance rate of about half of the submissions, demonstrates the scientific quality of the programme and in particular the proceedings you have in your hands. An impressive group of experts agreed to organize “Special Thematic Sessions” (STS) for ICCHP 2008. The existence of these STS sessions helped to bring the me- ing into sharper focus in several key areas of assistive technology. In turn, this deeper level of focus helped to bring together the state-of-the-art and mainstream technical, social, cultural and political developments. Our keynote speaker, Jim Fruchterman from BeneTech, USA highlighted the - portance of giving access to ICT and AT at a global level. In another keynote by H- old Thimbleby, Swansea University, UK, the role of user-centred design and usability engineering in assistive technology and accessibility was addressed. And finally, a combination keynote and panel discussion was reserved for WAI/WCAG2.0, which we expect to be the new reference point for Web accessibility from the summer of 2008 and beyond.
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Table of contents (200 papers)
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Front Matter
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Human-Computer Interaction and Usability for Elderly (HCI4AGING)
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Design for All: From Idea to Practice
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Computers Helping People with Special Needs
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Computers Helping People with Special Needs
Book Subtitle: 11th International Conference, ICCHP 2008, Linz, Austria, July 9-11, 2008, Proceedings
Editors: Klaus Miesenberger, Joachim Klaus, Wolfgang Zagler, Arthur Karshmer
Series Title: Lecture Notes in Computer Science
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-70540-6
Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg
eBook Packages: Computer Science, Computer Science (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2008
eBook ISBN: 978-3-540-70540-6Published: 14 July 2008
Series ISSN: 0302-9743
Series E-ISSN: 1611-3349
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XXVIII, 1350
Topics: User Interfaces and Human Computer Interaction, Database Management, Computer Engineering, Information Storage and Retrieval, Information Systems Applications (incl. Internet), Computers and Society