We invite you to join us to support activities AAATE is involved in, in the occasion of the United Nations International Day of Persons with Disabilities. In this framework we are asking you to forward the TRIPS European project mobility survey to the people with disabilities you know, as the survey is only interested in […]
The theme of the United Nations International Day of Persons with Disabilities this year is “Building Back Better: toward a disability-inclusive, accessible and sustainable post COVID-19 World”. It this framework we invite you to join us to support activities AAATE is involved in such as the #righttoconnectnow campaign of the ENTELIS+ project at https://entelisplus.entelis.net/2020/12/inclusion-through-technology-the-righttoconnectnow-campaign/
Since 1992, the United Nations International Day of Persons with Disabilities (IDPD) has been observed annually on December 3rd to promote the full and equal participation of persons with disabilities and to take action for inclusion.In the situation of the covid-19 pandemic inequalities have been exacerbated with a substantial impact on the lives of persons […]
The Marie Skłodowska-Curie European Training Network visuAAL (Privacy-Aware and Acceptable Video-Based Technologies and Services for Active and Assisted Living) invites applications for 15 early-stage researcher (ESR) / PhD positions, available with a starting date in the period February 2021 – March 2021. The duration of the appointment is 36 months, full-time employment contract.The aim of […]
Two sessions on Assistive Technology will be held by DOCTRID Research Institute at the Global Science Collaboration Conference at the 75th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA75) on Monday, 28th of September from 11am – 2pm. The main purpose is to highlight the importance of AT as a hugely transformative and enabling influence for people with disability […]
Kick-off meeting for AAATE on 20 September participating in VisuAAL, a project on video-based technologies and services for active and assisted living. The project runs on a great consortium led by the University of Alicante. The aim of VISUAAL is to bridge the knowledge gap between users’ requirements and the appropriate and secure use of […]
The GAATO association The Global Alliance of Assistive Technology Organizations (GAATO) is a new world body based in Geneva, Switzerland, representing global assistive technology (AT). GAATO works strategically and globally towards a world where all people can access the assistive technology they need. GAATO members have a strong track record of advancing people’s rights to […]
Academics, non-academics, especially self-advocates and persons marginalized by higher education, as well as non-Western academics are invited to submit their ideas for contributions for a new volume Hierarchies of Disability Human Rights edited for Routledge Press, Interdisciplinary Disability Studies Book Series. The editors of this volume seek to support the important work of confronting hierarchies […]
Global call for measuring access to assistive technology using the WHO rapid Assistive Technology Assessment (rATA) is launched by the World Health Organization. Successful proposals for data collection on access to Assistive Technology using rATA will be funded for data collection & implementation and can be submitted by 4 October 2020, 17:00 CET In the […]
If you want to share the innovative ideas for digital empowerment of persons or groups you can submit you application for the the 2020/2021 UNESCO/Emir Jaber al-Ahmad al-Jaber al-Sabah Prize for Digital Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities. The aim of the Prize is to reward the outstanding contributions of individuals and organizations that promote inclusion […]
