AAATE - Our Aim: To stimulate the advancement of assistive technology for the benefit of people with disabilities, including elderly people.
AAATE Pan-European Interdisciplinary Independent Non-profit User driven "AAATE is a member driven organisation based on the active participation of its members".
Assistive Technology (AT) Any product or technology-based service that enables persons with disabilities or elderly in their daily lives, education, work or leisure
Fields of Activities Create awareness Promote R&D Knowledge exchange Disseminate results Advocate for eInclusion Policy development/support Industry co-operation Project development/participation
Services for Members AAATE conferences Journal “Technology and Disability“ Workshops & seminars Special interest groups Education & job Community & exchange Global partnership
AAATE 2015 Conference September 9-12, 2015 Budapest, Hungary Papers, posters, presentations, exhibition on Projects Products Research Practice Experiences “Attracting new areas and building bridges“
Conference proceedings
Journal
Workshops & seminars Selected topics International experts Interdisciplinary attendances Platform for exchange Initiative and impact Exchange and Co-Operation
Special Interest Groups Technological development Standardisation Policy and legislation Benchmarking Training and development AT history Outcome and impact measurement Working on topics of high priority
Education and career Promotion of AT education Promotion of AT as a job field Encourage the next generation of AT experts AT curriculum and courses AT job market services (under construction) AT, a field for professionals
Community & Exchange LinkedIn group Newsletter (part of the website) Document Repository News & Links Contact Points in many European countries … Come and get involved!
Global co-operation WHO EASPD (Europe) RESNA (USA) RESJA (Japan) ARATA (Australia) ISAAC (global) Consumer and user groups AT Industry Professionals Make the world a more inclusive place!
Come and get involved as a person (60 €) discounted (students, elderly, persons with disabilities) (40 €) as an institution or company (200 €) Join our network, benefit from our services and support our mission!
Board Evert-Jan Hoogerwerf IT Peter Cudd UK Dominique Archambault FR Niels-Erik Mathiassen DK Anne-Kanto Ronkanen FI Andreas Richter SE
AAATE Office AAATE C/o Institute Integriert Studieren, Linz Austria Phone: Fax: