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 […]
ICCHP-AAATE, the Joint International Conference on Digital Inclusion, Assistive Technology & Accessibility, is taking place 11-15 July 2022 in beautiful Lecco, Italy. If you work in the field of Assistive Technology (AT), (e)Accessibility, Accessible ICT and Digital Accessibility, you have at least 36 reasons to be there. For the first time in three years, ICCHP-AAATE 2022 will bring […]
Technology enabled strategies and tools for supporting older adults living in the community SAVE THE DATE! Madrid, 17 January 2018 – 09.00-14.00 – Universidad Politécnica de Madrid A workshop organised by the IN LIFE project consortium On average people in Europe live longer than just one generation ago. The challenge for Europe is to make […]
A satellite event to the 14th AAATE Conference 2017 12/09/2017, Sheffield (UK) 8.30 am-10.00 am Co-organised by AAATE and the IN LIFE Consortium Report By Sabine Lobnig (AAATE) On 12 September 2017, AAATE and the IN LIFE Consortium co-organised a workshop on Strategic aspects of standardisation and certification in the field of eAccessibility & […]
Infoterm, the International Information Centre for Terminology, has been active in standardization since its establishment in 1971 by contract with UNESCO. Although terminology standardization started as soon as standards bodies began standardizing technical matters at the beginning of the 20th century, there were no commonly agreed rules for standardizing the terminologies of various fields. Infoterm […]
The project on INdependent LIving support Functions for the Elderly (IN LIFE) aims at turning existing research efforts into practical applications, in particular for senior citizens. Flexible ICT solutions could assist elderly users with cognitive impairment in organising, carrying out and completing everyday tasks and constitute essential factors for continuing to be and feel independent. […]
Brussels, 18 May 2017: International standards are the basis for our global economy. For this reason, AAATE and Infoterm endorse the Recommendation 2016 and invite all other organisations wanting to promote the mainstreaming of accessibility to join in. If we are serious about mainstreaming accessibility, we need to make sure that eAccessibility and eInclusion […]
At this moment still too many people worldwide are disabled by inaccessible technology, or do not have access to assistive technology (AT) based solutions that could help them to participate on an equal footing in modern society. The same holds true for older adults that, adequately supported and trained, could benefit if they wish from […]
