FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 18th AAATE Conference Technology for Inclusion and Participation for All: Recent Achievements and Future Directions Nicosia (CY), 10-12 September 2025 AAATE’s bi-annual conferences are bringing together the wide range of stakeholders in the assitive technology (AT) field, including researchers, experts, practitioners, manufacturers, end-users, policymakers, and providers of assistive and accessible technologies. The […]
In 2025, the Association for the Advancement of Assistive Technology in Europe (AAATE) celebrates the 30th anniversary. To commemorate this milestone, the Technology & Disability journal invites contributions to a special issue dedicated to the State of the Art in Assistive Technology. Part of it will be scoping reviews, summarizing and evaluating the existing research […]
End of August 2023, the 17h International Conference of the Association for the Advancement of Assistive Technology in Europe (AAATE) took place in Paris, France. 128 scientific paper presentations were accompanied by 8 policy sessions, 17 education sessions and 20 presentations in the innovation area. We summarized some of the key topics discussed. It is impossible […]
In a policy session at #AAATE2023, OECD researcher Chloé Touzet summarised key insights from a study of opportunities and challenges of using AI to foster labour market accessibility from the perspective of both technology innovators and application users. An accessibility expert panel analysed the key results and provided additional perspectives. Here below a summary of […]
DIG-i-READY, an EU project focused on improving digital inclusion in Vocational Education and Training (VET), draws to its close. AAATE is partner in the project and happy to participate in the final conference on 1st December 2023 in Brussels. Presented will be the Good Practice Catalog with an evaluation of practices and methodologies used by educators […]
Paris, France, 1st September 2023: The 17h International Conference of the Association for the Advancement of Assistive Technology in Europe (AAATE) concluded with a high-level panel chaired by Emma Smith, new board member of AAATE, discussing the way forward in AT, two Diamond Awards and one Best Paper Award. After listening to many of the presentations over the […]
Paris, France, 30 August 2023: This week, the 17h International Conference of the Association for the Advancement of Assistive Technology in Europe (AAATE) is bringing together experts in assistive technology from Europe and the world. With 350 registrants from 45 countries, the conference offers a powerful platform of scientific debate and allows researchers, policy makers, and […]
The AAATE conference is approaching fast. Early Bird tickets are still available until 19 June: https://aaate2023.eu/registration-to-the-conference/. Have a look at the reduced fees for AAATE members and members of collaborating organisations, as well as the super reduced fees for students, residents in non-high income countries and persons with disabilities. The preliminary programme is online: https://conference2023.aaate.net/program […]
Lecco, ITALY, 13 July 2022: WHO’s Chapal Khasnabis is awarded the AAATE Honorary Membership and Prof. Luc de Witte receives AAATE’s Diamond Award. The AAATE Honorary Membership is granted exceptionally by the AAATE Board to people having contributed greatly to the field of assistive technology in Europe and the world, to date only granted to […]
Lecco, ITALY, 12 July 2022: Today, ENIL, AAATE, and UITP – representing end-users with disabilities, assistive technology experts and public transport providers across Europe, signed the Lecco Declaration. The Lecco Declaration outlines key principles that organizations can build on to implement accessibility and foster an understanding of how to shape future public transport models to […]
