The 12th International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility (ASSETS 2010)
25 - 27 October 2010, Orlando, Florida, USA

We cordially invite you to come this year to sunny Orlando Florida, USA to share, discuss, and learn about exciting research in the intersection of computers and accessibility. ASSETS is the premier forum for dissemination of research on assistive technologies addressing needs of people with vision, motor, hearing, and speech impairments; cognitive limitations, including learning disabilities; and issues of aging.

To Register for ASSETS 2010

Please Visit: http://www.sigaccess.org/assets10/registration.html. Early registration ends Aug 21, 2010 Authors of Accepted Papers must register by Aug 17, 2010

To Book Hotel Reservations

To book hotel reservations (at the ASSETS discounted rate) are made directly with the hotel Call: +1 407 239 1144 or Visit: http://www.embassysuiteslbv.com/ when booking, please mention to the operator or enter online the following code: Group/Convention Code = AST. Please note, room/space is limited, and filled first-come first-serve basis.

Labels: ASSETS

The June 2010 edition of the SIGACCESS Newsletter is now available online from the SIGACCESS Newsletter pages.

Table of Contents

1. A Note from the Editor
   Jinjuan Heidi Feng
2. NTID International Symposium on Technology and Deaf Education - A Review
   Anna Cavender and Richard E. Ladner
3. Participation of High School and Undergraduate Students who are Deaf in Research on American Sign Language Animation
   Matt Huenerfauth
4. Anomaly Detection for Travelling Individuals with Cognitive Impairments
   Yao-Jen Chang

Labels: June 2010, Newsletter

October 23-24, 2010; Orlando, Florida [NSF support for this workshop is being pursued]

Electronic solutions for storing, retrieving, sharing, and analyzing health related information are being rapidly developed and deployed. Solutions may be designed for health care professionals or consumers. resulting in a wide range of challenges. Textual and graphical information must be entered, updated, and retrieved. Frequent and infrequent users must be supported. Security must be maintained, collaboration should be supported, and privacy must be ensured.

This workshop focuses on the issues and challenges associated with ensuring access to this information by providers and consumers with disabilities. We seek to bring the health care and accessibility communities together to share experiences, discuss challenges, and develop a research agenda. This includes:

• individuals engaged in developing, deploying, or using electronic health records,
• individuals engaged in research on electronic health records
• individuals engaged in research on information technology accessibility
• individuals interested in becoming involved in any of the activities listed above.

This one and one-half day workshop will be co-located with ASSETS 2010 in Orlando, Florida and will take place on October 23-24. Travel funds including airfare, local travel, and hotel will be provided as well as several group meals.

Individuals interested in participating should submit a position statement of no more than two pages which outlines their background, relevant experience, how they anticipate contributing to the workshop, and the benefits they expect to receive through their participation. Position statements should be submitted electronically (send to asears-AT-umbc.edu) no later than August 2, 2010. Individuals will be informed if they have been selected to participate by August 16, 2010.

Workshop Organizers: Andrew Sears, UMBC, Vicki Hanson, University of Dundee

Labels: Call For Papers, Workshop

Volume 2, Issue 4 of ACM Transactions on Accessible Computing is now available in the ACM Digital Library.

Table of Contents

1. ITHACA: An Open Source Framework for Building Component-Based Augmentative and Alternative Communication Applications
   Alexandros Pino and Georgios Kouroupetroglou
2. Towards A Universally Usable Human Interaction Proof: Evaluation of Task Completion Strategies
   Graig Sauer, Jonathan Lazar, Harry Hochheiser, and Jinjuan Feng
3. Assessing Fit of Nontraditional Assistive Technologies
   Adriane B. Randolph and Melody M. Moore Jackson

Labels: TACCESS