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INTERACT 2003
Zurich
2nd September 2003
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Workshop on
Including Accessibility and Inclusive Design in the Curriculum for Human
Computer Interaction
Joint Workshop of IFIP WG 13.1 on Education in HCI and HCI Curriculum and IFIP
WG 13.3 on HCI and Disability
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CALL FOR PAPERS
DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSIONS: July 18, 2003
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Older and disabled people need to be able to access information and
communication technologies, and also have a right to be able to use ICT easily
and effectively. IFIP Working Group 13.3 on HCI and Disability are co-sponsoring
this workshop with Working Group 13.1 on Education in HCI and HCI Curriculum.
The aims of these two working groups make a topical and strategic opportunity to
coordinate their efforts to enhance the development of HCI curricula with an
awareness of the concepts and principles of accessibility and inclusive design.
Motivation
Results from the workshop will also support the objectives of eEurope and the
European Secretariat for the Design for All e-Accessibility Network (EdeAN) with
regard to the development of curriculum recommendations in the area of Design
for All in ICT. This will take place through cooperation with the IDCnet project
under the Information Society Technologies Programme of the European Commission.
IDCnet is a Thematic Network whose main objective is to develop curricula
recommendations for ICT designers and engineers that include Design for All (or
Universal Access) in dialogue with industry
(http://www.idcnet.info/).
Goal and scope
The purpose of the workshop is to promote the importance of training in the
design community in the principles of accessibility and inclusive design.
The scope of this work will be:
* To collect examples of accessibility and inclusive design in the HCI
curriculum.
* To discuss the needs of industry with regard to HCI, accessibility and
inclusive design.
* To exchange information on existing curricula, course literature and other
relevant materials on HCI, accessibility and inclusive design.
* To produce recommendations for HCI curricula at different levels of higher
education which will incorporate the concepts and principles of accessibility
and inclusive design.
* To network and learn from each other.
Submission
We invite position papers, which will be reviewed (and accepted or rejected) by
members of WG 13.1 and 13.3. In addition, keynote speakers will be invited to
address specific topics in the area of HCI, accessibility and inclusive design.
Criteria for acceptance of papers will be:
* Evidence of experience working with HCI in industry or academia, and
* An interest and commitment to the needs of older or disabled computer users,
or
* An interest to learn more!
The desired number of participants is between 10 and 20.
Audience
This workshop is intended for anyone who is concerned about the design of
interfaces that will be accessible and usable by older people and people with
disabilities. This will include representatives from both industry (e.g.,
software and hardware designers) and academia (e.g., lecturers in HCI) who would
like to share their views on how best to promote the concepts and principles of
accessibility and inclusive design in education and what core knowledge sets and
skills should be included in the curriculum.
Contacts
Monique Noirhomme-Fraiture Institut d'Informatique, Facultés Univ. N.D. de la
Paix, Namur, Belgium
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Colette Nicolle Ergonomics and Safety Research Institute (ESRI), Loughborough
University, United Kingdom
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Paula Kotzé Computer Science & Information Systems, University of South Africa,
Pretoria, South Africa
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Julio Abascal Laboratory of HCI for Special Needs, University of the Basque
Country, Donostia, Spain
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