The 13th International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility, 24-26 October 2011, Dundee, UK.
People with disabilities can use Computer and Information Technologies to overcome barriers encountered in day-to-day life, and to participate more fully in society.
The ASSETS series of conferences explores the potential of Computer and Information Technologies to support and include individuals with disabilities, and those around them. ASSETS is the premier forum for presenting innovative research on the design and use of both mainstream and specialized assistive technologies by people with disabilities. Sponsored by the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) and its SIGACCESS Special Interest Group on Accessible Computing, ASSETS includes formal paper sessions, demonstrations, posters, a doctoral consortium, and a student research competition. The single track and friendly atmosphere make ASSETS the ideal venue to meet researchers, practitioners, developers and policymakers to exchange ideas, share information, and make new contacts.
Topics
High quality, original submissions on topics relevant to computers and accessibility are invited. Appropriate topics include (but are not limited to) the use of technology by and in support of:
- Individuals with hearing, sight and other sensory impairments
- Individuals with motor impairments
- Individuals with memory, learning and cognitive impairments
- Individuals with multiple impairments
- Older adults
Successful submissions typically present (though submissions from other related areas are encouraged) novel ideas, designs, techniques, systems, evaluations, scientific investigations, methodologies, social issues or policy issues relating to:
- Assistive technologies that improve day-to-day life
- Assistive technologies that improve access to mainstream Computer and Information Technologies
- Innovative use of mainstream technologies to overcome access barriers
- Accessibility and usability of mainstream technologies
- Identification of barriers to technology access that are not addressed by existing research
Where relevant, work that includes empirical data from the target user groups is strongly preferred. ASSETS strives to publish research that carefully addresses the issues involved when individuals with disabilities interact with information technologies. In general, this means that empirical studies should include participants that are representative of the intended users of the system being studied. This does not mean that all participants must be representative of the intended users, but it does mean that some individuals fitting this description should be included in an appropriate way in the data collection process. In some cases, articles may be accepted for publication if representative users are not included in studies, but only if a sufficiently compelling argument is presented as to why it is appropriate or necessary to use non-representative users and any implications of this decision are adequately addressed. Authors should refer to the General Writing Guidelines for Technology and People with Disabilities when preparing submissions.
Submission Procedures
ASSETS accepts submissions in the following categories:
All submissions will be peer-reviewed by an international panel. Submissions MUST contain substantial original, unpublished material. Please refer to the ACM policy on plagiarism for guidance.
Important Dates
- Requesting mentors:
- 4 March 2011, Friday
- Paper submission:
- 6 May 2011, Friday
- Notification of acceptance:
- 17 June 2011, Friday
- Posters and demos submission:
- 1 July 2011, Friday
- Doctoral consortium submission:
- 1 July 2011, Friday
- Student research competition submission:
- 1 July 2011, Friday
- Notification of posters and demos acceptance:
- 27 July 2011, Wednesday
- Notification of doctoral consortium acceptance:
- 27 July 2011, Wednesday
- Notification of student research competition acceptance:
- 27 July 2011, Wednesday
- Camera-ready materials:
- 15 August 2011, Monday
All deadlines are at midnight HAST (GMT-10:00) on the specified day.
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