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Subject: CFPs: TACCESS - "Online Communities and People with
Disabilities"
Special Issue of ACM Transactions on Accessible Computing (TACCESS)
on
"Online Communities and People with Disabilities"
Guest Editors: Panayiotis Zaphiris & Ulrike Pfeil Centre for HCI Design
City University London
The focus of this special issue will be on papers that address the
design and study of online communities for people with disabilities and
for older people. Theoretical issues and practical challenges in these
areas such as analysis of empathic communities, design and evaluation
methodologies as well as implementation will be of interest to this
issue.
The term online community is generally used to refer to people who meet
and communicate in an online environment. Rather than physical
proximity, researchers use the nature and strength of relationships
among the members to determine the characteristics of an online
community. Online communities are formed around similar interests (for
example discussions around a disability) of the members. People who have
similar needs or experiences meet in online communities in order to
exchange valuable resources and/or to engage in social support. An
increasing number of people spend time in online communities to make
friends, develop relationships, and exchange emotional support. Social
interaction online can especially be beneficial for people with special
needs (and for older people) as it allows them to stay in contact with
family and friends despite the disability or time-constraints.
The emphasis for TACCESS publications is placed on experimental results,
although strong papers presenting new theoretical insights or positions
are also given consideration. Additional information for prospective
authors can be found at:
http://www.is.umbc.edu/taccess/authors.html
THEMES
Contributions from both the academic community and industry are most
welcomed. Potential topics include (but are not limited to) the
following:
*Design approaches and techniques suitable for empathic online
communities
* Usability and accessibility studies regarding online communities for
people with disabilities
* Theoretical foundations for analysing empathic online communities
* Social and Cultural Issues of online communities for people with
disabilities
* New methods and techniques (e.g. Social Network Analysis)
* Ethical issues to be considered when studying online communities for
people with disabilities
* The potential of 3D Virtual Worlds for such communities
SUBMISSION PROCESS:
Prospective authors should as soon as possible (but before 15th of May
2007) submit a tentative title and a short abstract (maximum 150
words) to Panayiotis Zaphiris ([log in to unmask]). Authors of
abstracts that are judged to fit the themes of the special issue will be
promptly invited to submit a full paper. Full paper should follow the
journal's suggested writing format
(http://www.is.umbc.edu/taccess/authors.html) and should be submitted
directly to the editors of this special issue ([log in to unmask])
Important dates:
o Abstract submission: By 15th of May 2007 o Full paper submission: 15th
July 2007
o Response to authors: 25th September 2007
o Final version of papers: 25th October 2007
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