Millions
of individuals of all ages experience permanent or temporary sensor,
motor or cognitive limitations. The "cost" associated with these
disabilities includes not only those incurred through medical and
support services, but also less tangible costs, such as those due to
lost wages and non-productivity. Computer-based Assistive and
Rehabilitation Technologies offer tools, devices, systems and services
that can be used to correct, enable, maintain, or improve the
functional capabilities of individuals with disabilities. As a
relieving measure, Assistive Technologies' scope is twofold: at first,
to enable a more independent daily life, whether by providing assisted
mobility, communication, or health, and either at home, school or work;
and secondly, to offer all the benefits of an inclusive participation
in the information society, from the more passive web content
accessibility to the full participation in social media and all other
Internet services. At the same time, as a corrective measure, the goals
of Rehabilitation are to eliminate or at least ameliorate life-limiting
disabilities and facilitate community re-entry. That is, while
restoration of function is the most positive outcome of rehabilitation,
compensatory strategies are also employed when the natural functions
cannot be fully restored.
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This
symposium will highlight the latest results from world leading research
labs, academia and industry in the fields of Computational Intelligence
applied to both Assistive Technology and Robotic Rehabilitation.
Topics
Topics include but are not limited to:
Assistive Technologies for Persons with Visual Impairment
Assistive Technologies for Hearing enhancement
Augmentative and Alternative Communication systems
Assistive Technologies for Persons with Cognitive Impairement
Assistive technologies for persons with print disabilities-
Rehabilitation Robotics and Telemanipulation
Assisting Recovery from Stroke
Technologies
to Enhance Mobility and Function for Individuals with Severe Disability
(e.g. Spinal Cord Injury, ASL, Muscle Dystrophy, etc.)
Telerehabilitation
Wheelchair Transportation Safety
Wheeled Mobility
School and Workplace Accommodations
Robotic Prosthetic and Orthotics
Technologies for Improving Quality of Daily Living
Recreational Technologies and Exercise Physiology Benefiting Persons with Disabilities
Symposium
Co-Chairs

Guilherme N. DeSouza
University of Missouri, USA.
Email: [email protected]

Georgios Kouroupetroglou
University of Athens.
Email: [email protected]
Program Committee
(To be announced)