ICTA 09 2009 - The Second International Conference on Information and Communication Technologies and Accessibility ICTA 09

After the success of ICTA 07, with more than 300 attendees from about 30 countries, the Second International Conference on ICT and Accessibility will take place in the beautiful town of Hammamet from 07 to 09 May 2009. ICTA 09 will provide a unique forum for all research related to ICT and e-accessibility. This conference addresses new trends and challenges, emerging technologies and progress in standards relevant to today's fast moving areas of Information and Communication Technologies. It will also discuss how e-accessibility can be supported and improved.

ICTA 09 will devote a particular attention to e-learning and e-accessibility. In fact, the main objective of e-learning is to provide instruction and education to all kind of learners independently of their different places, different cultures or of different abilities. With this vision, e-learning should be barrierless and accessible for all. Furthermore, W3C¡¯s Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI) has developed a series of guidelines which help to ensure that Web resources can be accessed by people with disabilities. However, the accessibility of e-learning provides additional challenges that may not be faced when providing access to other Web resources.

ICTA 09 is expected to cover state-of-the-art technologies, theoretical concepts, standards, product implementations, ongoing research projects and innovative applications of e-learning and e-accessibility. The conference will primarily discuss how e-learning can deploy practical usability techniques in interface design, contents, tools and e-learning environments to make e-learning accessible for everyone, including people with visual, motor, cognitive or hearing impairments.

The conference will be cross-disciplinary and will provide an outstanding opportunity for users, accessibility experts, graphic designers, researchers and teachers to address new trends and challenges, and to discuss how e-learning and e-accessibility can be supported and improved.




Topics of interest
E-learning and accessibility
E-learning tools and environments for disabled users
Accessibility guidelines for distance education instructional delivery
Improving computer access for disabled users
Human Computer Interfaces for disabled persons
Accessibility guidelines
Web accessibility
Innovative e-learning applications
Adaptive e-learning
Accessibility standards.
End user tools for accessibility
Assistive technology
Technology design for people with multiple impairments
Accessibility and usability
Software engineering for accessibility
Educational software for the children
Improving computer access for elderly users.
Human Computer Interfaces for elderly people with impairment.
Design for All
Biomodeling and Human Computer Interaction