Overview
We invite all researchers interested in accessibility and pervasive computing to submit a position paper to the Pervasive 2012 Workshop on Frontiers in Accessibility for Pervasive Computing, held in conjunction with Pervasive 2012. The worshop will be held June 19th, 2012. The conference will be held in Newcastle, UK, on June 18-22, 2012.
The primary objective of the workshop is to provide a venue for sharing and discussing frontier technologies and evaluation methodologies for accessibility in pervasive computing. We propose, but are not limited to, two research questions regarding the interplay between pervasive computing and accessibility. First, we aim to determine what it means for a pervasive system to be accessible and how can we measure it. Second, we propose to discuss how pervasive computing systems can provide accessibility support for everyday tasks that would otherwise be impossible or very difficult to manage independently. We want to encourage the workshop's participants to discuss lessons learned from previous design successes and failures, raise methodological issues in designing special evaluations given the nature of pervasive computing and of the target user populations, and propose future research questions and challenges.
Latest News
- PDFs for accepted papers now available. Questions and comments for authors are welcome on Facebook page or Twitter (#fapc2012) May 25th, 2012
- List of Accepted Papers now available April 9th, 2012
- CfP is now available January 23th, 2012
- The workshop will run on June 19th December 14th, 2011
- Workshop webpage is now up December 9th, 2011
Important Dates
- Position Paper Submission Deadline
March 16th, 2012 - Notification of acceptance/rejection
April 2th, 2012 - Workshop June 19th, 2012
Topics
- In general, the use of pervasive computing technologies by and in support of:
- Individuals with hearing, sight and other sensory impairments
- Individuals with motor impairments
- Individuals with memory, learning and cognitive impairments
- Individuals with multiple impairments
- Methodologies, techniques, and tools to evaluate the accessibility of pervasive and mobile applications in general and those specifically designed as accessible technologies
- Design patterns derived from the evaluation of accessibility in pervasive systems
- Techniques and applications to acquire and process context information to support disabilities
- Use of sensor fusion techniques to support users with disabilities
- New interaction paradigms to present contextual information to users with disabilities
- Wearable assistive technologies
- Sensing techniques for augmenting or translating human sensory input
- Sensors and actuators for supporting activities of daily living in the home
- Support for transportation and navigation
Not limited to these:
Format
We aim to create a hands-on environment where all the participants present, use, design, and evaluate frontier technologies that support accessible interaction for pervasive computing. Participants of the workshop will give five-minute round-robin presentations of their research with pre-delivered slide presentations, they will bring their technologies to be used and will be ready to use other people's technologies, and will engage in multiple rounds of constructive feedback on the technologies. Participants are encouraged to bring material on their evaluation methodologies, their study designs, and their measurement technologies, such as logging and scripting programs. Participants will engage in small-group, hands-on design and evaluation challenge of a new technology using other participants as pilot subjects.
How to Submit
Position papers should be between 2 to 4 pages (ACM Format) and could report work in progress, synthesize lessons from previous work, or explore early ideas and concepts.
Contributions must be sent by email to mario@gatech.edu no later than March 16, 2012, and should be in PDF format. If you have any questions, we encourage you to contact us at the above email address.
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