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International Conference on Enabling Access for Persons with Visual Impairment February 12-14, 2015, Athens, Greece |
Conference Program
- Wednesday, 11 February 2015
- Thursday, 12 February 2015
- Friday, 13 February 2015
- Saturday, 14 February 2015
| Time | Wednesday, 11 February 2015 |
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| 15:00-19:00 |  Registration |
| 19:00-21:00 |  Welcome Cocktail (more info) |
| Time | Thursday, 12 February 2015 |
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| 10:00-14:00 | Registration |
| 14:00-14:30 | Opening of the Conference |
| 14:30-15:15 | Invited Speech Chair: Panagiota (Betty) Leotsakou Nurit Neustadt-Noy (Foundation for Service Development at National Insurance Institute of Israel): Beyond Accessibility - Museums and Exhibits Friendly to Visually Impaired and Blind Visitors |
| 15:15-15:40 |  Coffee Break |
| 15:40-17:00 | Plenary Session A Chair: Andrea Hathazi |
| Marjorie Darrah, Walter Aviles, Kristen Murphy and Kirill Speransky: Computer Haptic Effects in Math and Sciences Lessons Support Student Learning | |
| Jan Engelen and Bert Paepen: Media Access - Automatic Generation of Daily Newspapers in Audio Daisy Format | |
| Konstantinos Papadopoulos and Marialena Barouti: The Contribution of Audio-Tactile Maps to Spatial Knowledge of Individuals with Visual Impairments | |
| Aineias Martos, Vassilios Argyropoulos and Georgios Kouroupetroglou: 8-dot Braille Code for Complex Nemeth Symbols | |
| Guile Seidel and Yael Weisz-Rind: Making Education Accessible - The Power of Parents' Association in Israel | |
| 17:00-17:30 | Coffee Break |
| 17:30-19:10 | Plenary Session B Chair: Jan Engelen |
| Amanda Hussey: The Role of Equine Therapy in an Educational Setting for Visually Impaired Children | |
| Petra Gröber: What are the Differences? A Comparison of the Regular and Mobile Websites of Online Social Networks | |
| Tove Söderqvist Dunkers and Annica Winberg: Prerequisites for Participation for Students with Impairments in Different School Activities - An Analytic Tool for Identifying Barriers and Positive Factors for Participation in the School Context | |
| Marian Padure: Accessibility University Centers for Students with Visual Impairments in Romania | |
| Alice Ribeiro, António Silva, Bruno Giesteira, Diamantino Freitas, Jorge Fernandes, Jorge Alves, Nuno Regadas and Vítor Carvalho: PLACES - A Web Platform for Accessibility | |
| 19:10-19:40 | Workshops of Exhibitors: "Innovating ideas just for you" |
| The Super Braille Keyboard: INPRIS | |
| 19:40-20:30 | Round Table: "The Power of Parent Organizations" Chair: Steven McCall |
| Yael Weisz-Rind and Ofek Liyladenu, Israel Parents Organization | |
| Angelette Akkermans, Mi Ta Stimabo, The Netherlands | |
| Representatives of the Greek Parent Organizations: HERA, KEAT & AMYMONI |
| Time | Friday, 13 February 2015 |
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| 09:30-11:10 | Plenary Session C Chair: Nurit Neustadt-Noy |
| Andrea Hathazi: The Use of Strength-Based Approach in Access to the Social Environment | |
| Vítor Carvalho and Diamantino Freitas: Converting SVG Images to Text and Speech | |
| Bart Melis-Dankers, Else Havik, Frank Steyvers, Helen Petrie and Aart Kooijman: Accessibility of Shared Space by Visually Challenged People | |
| Babar Shahzad Chaudary, Petri Pulli and Helal Chowdhry: Advanced Navigation Assistance Aids for the Visually Impaired and Blind Persons | |
| Rynhardt Kruger and Lynette Van Zijl: Virtual World Accessibility with the Perspective Viewer | |
| 11:10-11:40 | Coffee break |
| 11:40-12:40 | Keynote Speech Chair: Georgios Kouroupetroglou Klaus Miesenberger (Johannes Kepler University, Linz, Austria): Advanced and Emerging Solutions: ICT and AT in Education of Low Vision and Blind Students |
| 12:40-13:40 | Poster Session Chair: Dimitrios Tsonos |
| George Losik, Fiodor Philipovich, Panteleimon Egorov and Alena Brazevich: "Plane Table" for Oral Perception of the Page with the Text by Visually Impaired Individuals | |
| Shi Qiu, Jun Hu and Matthias Rauterberg: Nonverbal Signals for Face-to-Face Communication Between the Blind and the Sighted | |
| Mary Stylidi, Aikaterini Tavoulari, Maria Zeza, Philippos Katsoulis and Vasiliki Pasparaki: A School Evacuation Plan after Earthquake for Blind MDVI and Deaf- Blind Students - Universal Design of Wayfinding and Cognitive Maps Using Multi-Sensory Signs | |
| Abdelilah Ramhani: The Rules of the Art of Painting Customized for the Blind | |
| Ioanna Vonikaki and Evaggelia Toumazani: A Greek Home Visiting Program of Early Child Intervention for Visually Impaired Infants and Preschoolers with and without Additional Disabilities - Present Reflections and Visions | |
| Sara Finocchietti, Giulia Cappagli, Gabriel Baud-Bovy, Charlotte Magnusson, Héctor Caltenco, Graham Wilson, Stephen Brewster, Ann-Kathrin Rogge, Brigitte Roeder, Elena Cocchi, Paola Campana, Carla Gilio, Elisabetta Capris and Monica Gori: ABBI, a New Technology for Sensory-Motor Rehabilitation of Visual Impaired People | |
| Takehiro Sakai, Tetsuya Matsumoto, Yoshinori Takeuchi, Hiroaki Kudo and Noboru Ohnishii: A Mobile System of Reading out Restaurant Menus for Blind People | |
| 13:40-14:40 |  Lunch Break |
| 14:40-16:10 | Plenary Session D Chair: Alexandros Pino |
| Shi Qiu, Jun Hu and Matthias Rauterberg: Mobile Social Media for Blind People - Preliminary Observations | |
| Bernhard Stoeger and Klaus Miesenberger: Accessing and Dealing with Mathematics as a Blind Individual - State of the Art and Challenges | |
| Thomai Tsiakali and Vassilios Argyropoulos: An Investigation of the Perspectives of Teachers on the Literacy Media Selections for Students with Visual Disability - The Role of Assistive Technology | |
| Maria Zeza and Pilios-Dimitrios Stavrou: Intervention Program in Deafblind Students - An Educational Plan for Body Schema Awareness | |
| Sara Backström Lindeberg: The Importance of Sound for Access to Social and Educational Context - An Observational and Interview Study with Students with Blindness | |
| 16:15-17:35 | Workshops of Exhibitors: "Innovating ideas just for you" |
| SNIZZLY SNOUTSs: a children's Book, Blindenzorg Licht en Liefde | |
| The Device "Step & Hear": Step-Hear Ltd. | |
| 19:30-22:00 | Gala Dinner (more info) |
| Time | Saturday, 14 February 2015 |
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| 09:30-11:30 | Plenary Session E Chair: Panagiota (Betty) Leotsakou |
| Konstantinos Papadopoulos and Eleni Koustriava: Comprehension of Synthetic and Natural Speech - Differences Among Sighted and Visually Impaired Young Adults | |
| Vassilios Papadimitriou and Argyropoulos Vassilios: Spelling Accuracy of Students with Visual Impairments - Suggestions Based on Assistive Technologies | |
| Moshe Oved and Zohar Ginio: Promoting Higher Education and Assistance for the Blind and Visually Impaired in Israel - The Model for the "Aleh" Society | |
| Tina Björk and Kerstin Fellenius: Interactions Between Students with Severe Visual Impairment, Sighted Peers and Adults in Swedish Public Schools | |
| Maria Georgakarakou: Some Observations on the Blind Medieval Composer Francesco Landini | |
| Athanasia Efstathiou and Stavroula Polichronopoulou: Teaching English as a Foreign Language to Visually Impaired Students - Teaching Materials Used by Teachers of English | |
| 11:30-12:00 | Coffee Break |
| 12:00-12:20 | Closing Session |
| 13:30-20:00 |  Tourist Program (more info) |