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Call for papers: A Special Thematic Session on Accessibility: Education for Web Design will be held at the 11th International Conference on Computers Helping People with Special Needs (ICCHP) July 9 - 11, 2008, University of Linz, Austria Pre-Conference July 7 - 8, 2008 www.icchp.org The Call for Papers is open until February 1, 2008. As part of the ICCHP programme, a Special Thematic Session (STS) on Accessibility: Education for Web Design is proposed and contributions are invited for this STS in order to bring together stakeholders such as educators, eLearning providers, researchers and user representatives to share their knowledge and expertise. The STS Chairs invite you to help raise the strategic importance of Accessibility: Education for Web Design. Indicative areas of interest should include the following, although other areas not listed below may also be considered: * Curriculum and content * Didactic approaches: eLearning, blended learning, distance education, assessment * Accessibility and lifelong learning * Guidelines, laws and policies * Heterogeneity of target groups: teachers, students, managers, service providers * Widening participation: eInclusion, minority and disadvantaged groups * Accessible tools: authoring, user agents, eLearning platforms * Management: evaluation, quality mechanisms * Best practice and demonstrators * New careers and opportunities * New ideas and concepts in education for web design For further details about this STS please visit: http://www.icchp.org/node/164 Submission of papers: Contributions to the STS are done via the standard submission scheme of ICCHP at http://www.icchp.org/call/papers. When submitting your contribution please make sure to use the name of the STS as the category. Submission Deadline: February 1, 2008