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Technologies for Inclusion and Participation at Work and in Everyday Activities

Introduction to the Special Thematic Session

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This session reflects R&D on technologies.

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Acknowledgment

The special topic session and this introduction are based on the joint work of scientists in the research cluster ‘Technology for Inclusion and Participation’ at TU Dortmund University [38].

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    Susanne Dirks, Christian Bühler & Bastian Pelka

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  2. National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece

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Dirks, S., Bühler, C., Pelka, B. (2022). Technologies for Inclusion and Participation at Work and in Everyday Activities. In: Miesenberger, K., Kouroupetroglou, G., Mavrou, K., Manduchi, R., Covarrubias Rodriguez, M., Penáz, P. (eds) Computers Helping People with Special Needs. ICCHP-AAATE 2022. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 13342. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-08645-8_19

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