Hello there, For those of you interested in e-Inclusion, Design for All/Universal Design, here is an event that will take place in Florence Italy, in summer 2009. Few topics: Technological innovation in Assistive Technology;The need for interdisciplinary/multidisciplinary approaches to the development of integrated solutions;The contribution of Assistive Technology and Design for All towards inclusion;Equipment interconnectivity and compatibility, covering hardware, software and wireless, to favor integrated solutions to inclusion;The need for standardization (formal, informal and de facto);Cultural aspects: e.g. acceptance of different approaches, designs and aesthetics of AT devices and inclusive living environments, high tech versus low tech, creative solutions for complex problems;Social aspects: penetration of AT and integrated approaches, the role of Europe in building up inclusion competence in emerging and developing countries, etc.;Technology transfer, towards not only AT industry, but also mainstream industry. For more info, please refer to http://www.aaate2009.eu/ Further discussion are very welcome!!! :-) Maria Scopri il blog di Yahoo! Mail: Trucchi, novità e scrivi la tua opinione. http://www.ymailblogit.com/blog ________________________________________________________________ Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ....... [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe ................ http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines ............ http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .................. http://www.ixda.org/help