Call for Papers Introduction
Paper submissions are due Friday, October 17, 2008.
24th Annual International
Technology and Persons with Disabilities Conference
California State University, Northridge
March 16-21, 2009
Please review this page in entirety before beginning the submission process.
- Overview of Call for Papers
- Program Committee
- Topics of Interest
- Submission Guidelines
- Begin Submission of Papers
Overview of Call for Papers
The 24th annual International Technology and Persons with Disabilities Conference invites submissions of papers for this conference to be held March 16 – 21, 2009 at the Los Angeles Airport Marriott and Renaissance Montura hotels. The “CSUN” conference is the world’s longest-running and largest conference of its kind on the topic of assistive technology and the positive impact on persons with disabilities. The conference draws more than 4,500 persons annually who attend sessions, visit the exhibit halls, and participate in affiliate meetings and informal gatherings.
A wide variety of submissions are encouraged in the topic areas outlined below. The list is suggestive of the types of papers for consideration, but by no means restrictive to these specific areas. Reviewers will be looking for proposals in the general domains of new concepts concerning hardware and software, adaptive devices, access to technology, training programs, results of research, and overall best-practices in any area of assistive technology.
The conference strives to present a best-practices approach for the education of students, professionals and consumers involved with the many aspects of technology and disability. Your experience, gained through practical applications and/or research, is vital to the promotion of effective assistive technology practices on a widespread basis.
General Session presentations are 30 or 60 minutes in length and are scheduled for Wednesday, March 18, Thursday, March 19, Friday, March 20, and Saturday, March 21. In submitting a paper for consideration, speakers agree that their paper may be scheduled at any time, on any of these days, at the discretion of the conference management.
Paper submissions are due Friday, October 17, 2008.
Program Committee
All papers are reviewed and selection is made by a Program Committee composed of researchers, academicians and practitioners in the field of assistive technology.
Topics of Interest
The following lists of topics, while of direct interest to the conference, should not be considered as limiting the submission of interesting papers on related topics. Papers covering all areas of disability and all areas of technology are encouraged.
- Augmentive and Alternative Communications (AAC)
- Aging and Disability
- Blind/Low Vision
- Cognitive Disabilities
- Deaf and Hard of Hearing
- Employment
- Internet/Web Accessibility
- K-12 Education
- Learning Disabilities
- Legal Issues
- Postsecondary Education
- Psychiatric Disabilities
- Other
Augmentive and Alternative Communications Communications (AAC)
- AAC for specific age groups
- AAC assessment
- AAC funding
- AAC for adult onset disabilities
- AAC and literacy
- AAC and low tech
Aging and Disability
- Specific AT technologies designed for the aging population
- Successes and failures of integrating AT into the aging population
- Funding of AT for the aging population
- Assessment and Service Delivery
- Protocols
- Model Service Programs
- Technology integration/transfer
- Funding/procurement
- Outcome Measures
Blind/Low Vision
- Technology applications in different age groups within blind and low vision
- AT applications in congenital blindness
- AT applications in acquired blindness
- AT assessment for blind and low vision
- AT funding for blind and low vision
Cognitive Disabilities
- Specific AT applications with cognitively disabled populations
- AT applications with individuals with traumatic brain injuries
- Matching accommodations to individual needs of persons with cognitive disabilities
Deaf and Hard of Hearing
- Specific AT and outcome measures for deaf and hard of hearing
- Creative use of mainstream technologies for deaf and hard of hearing
- Integrating of AT into appropriate environments for deaf and hard of hearing
- Making existing technologies accessible for deaf and hard of hearing
- Culture and AT in deaf and hard of hearing
Employment
- AT integration with currently employed personnel
- Integrating of new employees who use AT
- Employer obligations for provision of AT
- Identification of specific fields successfully integrated
- Transitioning from HS or College into employment with AT
- Model employment programs
- Low-tech solutions in employment
- Accommodating severe and profound disabilities in employment
Internet/Web Accessibility
- Accessibility features of Internet based information
- Disability services provided via the Internet
- Internet based information on disability and technology
K-12 Education
- Continuum of AT applications throughout the K-12 process
- K-12 and low-tech solutions
- Diversity of AT applications in K-12, i.e., Handhelds and portable word processors
- Preparing the student for transitioning into college with AT from high school
- Integrating of AT into existing curriculums
- Accommodating severe and profound disabilities in K-12
Learning Disabilities
- Specific AT applications with learning disabled populations
- Integrating of AT and LD students into mainstream classrooms
- Matching accommodations to individual needs of the LD population
- Transitioning AT with LD students as they grow and advance
Legal Issues
- ADA programs and AT
- Section 508 issues and practices
- Compliance with IDEA and AT
- Legal mandates related to funding
- Lemon Laws and AT
Postsecondary Education
- Preparing the environment for transitioning new students into college with AT
- Improving overall computer literacy levels of disabled college students
- Campus-wide accommodation issues
- Model programs for campus-wide access
- College campus curriculums with AT involvement
- Accommodating severe and profound disabilities in postsecondary education
Psychiatric Disabilities
- Applications of AT with psychiatric populations
- Computer education strategies for psychiatric populations
- Multiple disabilities, including mental health, and AT
- Compound effect of psychiatric disability when combined with other types of disabilities
Other
- Papers that address additional topics in disabilities and technology
Submission Guidelines
Please review following guidelines before starting a submission.
- Title of Paper
- 1-2 Sentence Descriptive Abstract
- Types of Session
- Equipment
- Length of Session
- Level of Session
- Selecting a Topic Track
- Extended Abstract
Title of Paper
Limit the title to 12 words or less. (Longer title will be edited.) The title of the paper must be concise and descriptive. It must accurately describe the content of the paper. Use of "catchy phrases" is not permitted.
1-2 Sentence Descriptive Abstract
It is vital that the 25 word description reflect the content of the presentation. The abstract should include the basic content of the proposed session, the method for information delivery, and the source of the information. This abstract will be printed in the conference program. Please note, abstracts may be edited for length at the discretion of the conference organizers.
Types of Session
Choose one type of session that best describes your proposal.
- Macintosh Computer Lab
- PC Computer Lab
- Demonstration
- Hands-On
- Lecture
- Panel Discussion
Equipment
Please note all session rooms are set theater style (chairs only), and are equipped with a projection screen, a color projection unit, one lavaliere microphone, and one hand held microphone. The following technology maybe requested:
- Windows PC
- Apple PC
- Internet Access
- NTSC Format VCR
- DVD Player
- Easel, Pad, and Markers
Presenters of accepted labs will be contacted by conference staff no later then Friday January 30, 2009 about lab setup. If equipment is not listed above, it is the responsibility of the presenter to acquire.
Length of Session
Session lengths are 30 minutes and 60 minutes.
Level of Session
Carefully choose one level that best meets the typical audience for your subject matter.
Selecting a Topic Track
Choose one topic that best fits your proposal (see Topics of Interest). If topic is not listed, please indicate in "other."
Extended Abstract
Each proposal submission must include an electronic copy of the extended abstract. Accepted formats are:
- Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF)
- Microsoft Word Document (DOC)
- Corel WordPerfect Document (WPD,WP,WP5,WP6)
- UTF-8 or ASCII Text File (TXT)
Note: Complete text of the accepted papers will be requested at a later time.
The extended abstract should be no less than 500 words, no more than 1500. It must include the title, name(s) of presenter(s) and/or author(s) and their contact information, summary of the paper, and any references and/or endnotes. It is the responsibility of the speaker(s), author(s), and presenter(s) to provide an accessible document. Documents that are not accessible may not be reviewed.
Prepare the propsal summary as follows:
- Left align document
- Start with the title of the paper using all UPPERCASE letters
- List all presenters/authors and their contact information
- Body of the paper
- Close with endnotes and/or references
- Call for Papers starts Monday, August 25, 2008.
- Deadline to Submit is Friday, October 17, 2008.
- Notification of Acceptance is by Monday, November 17, 2008.
If your require assistance with the submission process, please contact our conference staff at conference@csun.edu or call 818-677-2578.
Begin Submisson of Papers
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