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updated: 30 January 2002

ICAT2002: International Conference on Assistive Technology

Karl Henry Haglund, Head of the EU’s Information Society Unit for Applications for Persons with Special Needs, including the Disabled and the Elderly will open ICAT2002 — a two-day conference and exhibition to be held in Derby, England, 24–25 April.

The event has been organised to promote the current and future relevance of information and communications technologies in empowering the disabled citizen. With a substantial content from several European countries, presentations and breakout sessions cover accessibility, virtual reality, intelligent systems and social consequences. 2003 is the European Year of the Disabled Citizen, for which this event is a curtain raiser, and expected to be a landmark in technological and service developments for people with disabilities.

Users of assistive technologies; IT consultants and technologists; designers, manufacturers and suppliers; and anyone working with, or employing, people with disabilities are encouraged to participate.

The exhibition will afford the opportunity to gain first-hand knowledge and hands-on experience of current solutions to the physical and sensory barriers presented to those with impairments. Guidance on how to obtain assistive technologies, for private, educational or employment uses will also be available.

The event is organised by the Disability Group of the British Computer Society.