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Assistive Technologies and Inclusion for Older People

Introduction to the Special Thematic Session

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Computers Helping People with Special Needs (ICCHP-AAATE 2022)

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This special thematic session aims to continue the discussions around Active Assisted Living (AAL) by looking into how AAL systems and technologies are related to older people’s lives. Almost all countries are challenged by the aging demographics and issues that people face in the course of aging. A great diversity of technologies have been developed and implemented. However, there are many challenges involved in developing and deploying systems that truly fit the needs and wishes of older people. The papers included in this session look at various topics, including ageism, addressing privacy with sensors, and evaluations of systems.

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Acknowledgements

We thank Klaus Miesenberger for encouraging us to do the session and Geraldine Fitzpatrick, who fostered collaboration between different research groups at her institute at TU Wien. This session is partially funded by INCA Intergenerational New-Crafts Associations project at Koç University.

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  1. Media and Visual Arts, Koç University, Istanbul, Turkey

    Özge Subaşı

  2. TU Wien (Vienna University of Technology), Vienna, Austria

    Paul Panek

  3. University of Applied Sciences Upper Austria, Wels, Austria

    Jean D. Hallewell Haslwanter

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  1. Johannes Kepler University, Linz, Austria

    Klaus Miesenberger

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

    Georgios Kouroupetroglou

  3. European University Cyprus, Engomi, Cyprus

    Katerina Mavrou

  4. University of California at Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, CA, USA

    Roberto Manduchi

  5. Politecnico di Milano, Milan, Italy

    Mario Covarrubias Rodriguez

  6. Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic

    Petr Penáz

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Subaşı, Ö., Panek, P., Hallewell Haslwanter, J.D. (2022). Assistive Technologies and Inclusion for Older People. 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_59

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