PROGRAM

October 23, 2009 - Beijing, China.

Finally we have HALF-DAY workshop program with AM configuration:

• 9 - 10: Keynote and short presentation of papers acepted (5min)
• 10 - 10.30: Coffe Break
• 10.30 - 12.30: Task group and discussion

PAPERS ACEPTED:

• User Capability in the Adaptive World
  • Robert Dodd, Steve Green, Elaine Pearson (Teesside University, United Kingdom)
• Is Visual Information Useful for Music Communication?
  • Rumi Hiraga and Nobuko Kato (Tsubuka Univ of. Technology, Japan)
• Disabled Personages in the Full-lenght Films of Pixar Animation Studios (1995-2006)
  • Jaume Duran (Universitat de Barcelona, Spain), David Fonseca (Universitat Ramon Llull, Spain)
• MAS: Learning Support Software Platform for People with Disabilites
  • Fernando Paniagua, Ricardo Colomo, Angel Garcia (Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, Spain)
• Person Localization using a Wearable Camera towards Enhancing Social Interactions for Individuals with Visual Impairment
  • Lakshmi Gade, Sreekar Krishna, Sethuraman Panchanathan, Arizona State University and ASU, USA)
• UbiMeds: A mobile application to improve accessibility and support medication adherence
  • Juan Silva, Alain Mouttham, Abdulmotaleb El Saddik (University of Otawa, Canada)
• Formal Specification of an Adaptable Personal Learning Environment Using Prolog
  • Steve Green, Elaine Pearson, Stavroula Gkatzidou (Teesside Univerity, United Kingdom)
• The Elderly Interacting with a Digital Agenda through an RFID pen and a Tactile Screen
  • Rosa Iglesias, Nuria Gomez, Miren Iturburu (Ikerlan and Fundacion Instituto Gerontologico Matia-INGEMA, Spain)
• Examining the feasibility of face gesture detection using a wheelchair mounted camera
  • Gregory Fine, John Tsotsos (York University, Canada)
• Application of Virtual Reality Technologies in Rapid Development and Assessment of Ambient Assisted Living Environments
  • Viveca Jimenez, Juan Luis Villalar, Antonella Arca, M. Fernanda Cabrera, Maria Teresa, Maria Garcia (Technical University of Madrid and Siemens, Spain)

KEYNOTE SPEAKER:

• Improving the design of accessible web pages through a study of user experience in order to define requirements.

  • Marc Pifarre, UserLab la Salle, Enginyeria i Arquitectura. Spain

The program will start with a general talk, followed by the presentations of the accepted papers. Finally the participants will be invited to make some tasks about usability and accessibility.