Conference themes

A non-exhaustive list of relevant discussion topics includes:

• Technological innovation in Assistive Technology;
• The need for interdisciplinary/multidisciplinary approaches to the development of integrated solutions;
• The contribution of Assistive Technology and Design for All towards inclusion;
• Equipment interconnectivity and compatibility, covering hardware, software and wireless, to favor integrated solutions to inclusion;
• The need for standardization (formal, informal and de facto);
• Cultural aspects: e.g. acceptance of different approaches, designs and aesthetics of AT devices and inclusive living environments, high tech versus low tech, creative solutions for complex problems;
• Social aspects: penetration of AT and integrated approaches, the role of Europe in building up inclusion competence in emerging and developing countries, etc.;
• Technology transfer, towards not only AT industry, but also mainstream industry.