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Visit to Bauhaus Villa Tugendhat 🏛️

On Friday afternoon, conference attendees have the opportunity to visit Villa Tugendhat in Brno – 🗓️ two guided tours are organized!

This UNESCO World Heritage site 🌍 is a masterpiece of modern functionalist architecture designed by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe (1929–1930). The iconic villa is renowned for its innovative design, seamless indoor-outdoor connection, and timeless architectural quality. 🏠

🔗 More information about this amazing Bauhaus Villa:

VILLA TUGENDHAT - MIES VAN DER ROHE The Villa of Greta and Fritz Tugendhat, designed by the architect Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and built in 1929–1930, is a monument of modern architecture, and is the only example of modern architecture in the Czech Republic.

The ICCHP 2026 programme is now online! 🎉

We’re excited to share the full line‑up of keynotes, paper sessions, workshops, and poster presentations around accessibility, assistive technology, and inclusive education. 🌟
Take a look at the programme and start planning which sessions you’d like to attend:

https://icchp.org/programm-2026/

Many thanks to Klaus Miesenberger, who has done an outstanding job in shaping and curating this year’s programme. 👏

We look forward to welcoming researchers, practitioners, students, and all those interested in inclusive ICT from across Europe and beyond.

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We are very pleased that the 20th International Conference on Computers Helping People with Special Needs (ICCHP) is held under the auspices of Martin Bareš, Rector of Masarykova univerzita, and Jan Grolich, Governor of the South Moravian Region. We are grateful for their support of this important forum on accessibility and inclusion. 💻♿🌐

🚀 ICCHP – Special Thematic Sessions (STS) Overview

The upcoming ICCHP sessions cover a wide range of key topics in accessibility, assistive technologies, and inclusion:

🧠 Cognitive Accessibility
🔹 Assistive Technology and Accessibility for Dyslexia and Neurodiversity
🔹GenAI for Cognitive Accessibility: Plain Language & Inclusive User Interaction
🔹The Impact of Cognitive Accessibility on Mental Health

🗣️ Communication
🔹Augmentative and Alternative Communication Innovations in Products and Services

🦻 Hearing
🔹Accessibility for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing

👁️ Vision
🔹Blindness and Low Vision: New Approaches to Artwork Perception and ICT Mediation
🔹Tactile Graphics and 3D Models for Shape Recognition by Touch
🔹Art Karshmer Lectures in Access to Mathematics, Science and Statistics
🔹Indoor and Outdoor Navigation for Disabled People

🖐️ Motor Accessibility
🔹Interaction Techniques for Motor Disabled Users

👵 Ageing
🔹Assistive Technologies and Inclusion for Older People

🤖 Artificial Intelligence
🔹Innovation, Accessibility and AI: Towards an Inclusive Technological Future
🔹AI-Enhanced Immersive Media Environments: User-Centred Design and Participatory Practices

🌍 Accessibility for All
🔹Web Accessibility: Methods, Techniques and Tools for Design, Development and Evaluation
🔹New Methods for Creating Accessible Materials in Higher Education
🔹ICT to Support Inclusive Education – Universal Design for Learning (UDL)
🔹Interacting with Data for Understanding Complex Information
🔹Accessible and Inclusive Digital Publishing

🏥 Health and Rehabilitation
🔹Inclusive and Intelligent Digital Healthcare
🔹Accessible Sports and Rehabilitation with Assistive Technologies

🎯 Inclusive and Participatory Design

💡 A rich and interdisciplinary programme highlighting how accessibility spans AI, education, health, and beyond.

Young Researchers Consortium at ICCHP 2026 – call for applications 🎓✨

Are you an early‑career researcher in Assistive Technology, (e)Inclusion, or digital accessibility?

The Young Researchers Consortium (YRC) at ICCHP 2026 invites emerging researchers to present their projects, receive feedback from senior experts, and help shape a 10‑year research agenda for AT and accessibility. 💡

📅 Deadline for YRC submissions: 18 May 2026
🔗 More information and submission via Conftool:
https://icchp.org/yrc‑26

📋ICCHP Program Committee Meeting

Yesterday and today, our international panel of experts is meeting in Vienna at the Austrian Computer Society (OCG), while simultaneously connected worldwide via Zoom. 🌐

This hybrid decision meeting reviews and decides on acceptances and rejections for ICCHP 2026 contributions – lively discussions on digital inclusion, assistive technology, and eAccessibility!

Many thanks to our Program Committee members Klaus Miesenberger, Helen Petrie, Andrea Petz, Radek Pavlíček, Dominique Archambault, Petr Peňáz, Deborah Fels, Christian Buehler and Roberto Manduchi for your expertise and dedication!

Preparing high-quality program for Brno, July 15–17, 2026. 📅
Stay tuned for acceptance notifications on March 23! 🚀

🎤 Announcing our third keynote: Čeněk Šašinka and Alzbeta Sasinkova!

“Applied Technology-Based Research on a Way Towards Inclusivity”

Čeněk Šašinka (Associate Professor, Masaryk University) and Alžběta Šašinková (researcher, Masaryk University) lead technology-driven psychology projects.
Their keynote offers a critical evaluation of designing robust, user-centered tech solutions - from AR wellbeing interventions for adolescents to eye-tracking systems for dyslexia diagnostics.
They emphasize that true inclusivity demands innovative technology, rigorous evaluation, and inclusive frameworks from the outset — not as an afterthought.

Join us at to explore how technology can drive meaningful impact!

👉 More program details coming soon.

🎤 We’re happy to announce one of our keynote speakers for : Katta Spiel!

Katta Spiel is an Assistant Professor for Critical Access in Embodied Computing at TU Wien. Kattta's research examines marginalised perspectives on embodied computing through a lens of Critical Access, shaping technology design that acknowledges the diverse realities in which it operates.

Collaborating with disabled, deaf, neurodivergent and/or nonbinary peers, Katta explores new possibilities for inclusive design, innovative methodologies, and critical technological artefacts.

Recipient of multiple awards — including the SIGCHI Outstanding Dissertation Award (2020), the Förderungspreis der Stadt Wien (2022), and an ERC Starting Grant (2023) — Katta also contributes to the Austrian Monitoring Board on the UN CRPD.

We’re looking forward to Katta’s keynote at !

🌟 STS: Accessibility Overlays from a Scientific Angle🌟

Dive into the scientific debate on accessibility overlays with this STS: Accessibility Overlays from a Scientific Angle. These tools modify website content (e.g., text-to-speech, contrast, magnification) to boost readability, yet spark controversy over screen reader compatibility and true conformance.

📅 Extended Abstracts Deadline: February 9, 2026 – Submit your 3–5 page abstract: https://icchp.org/submission-26/
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Key Topics
🟢 Explore evidence-based insights on:
🟢 State-of-the-art definitions, functionality, and applications.
🟢 Studies on usefulness for website owners and diverse user groups.
🟢 Pros/cons across conditions, plus proliferation reasons.
🟢 Testing strategies for overlay-equipped sites.

Chairs
🟢 Gottfried Zimmermann, Hochschule der Medien Stuttgart
🟢 Pirmin Gersbacher, Hochschule der Medien Stuttgart
🟢 Kevin Pakula, Hochschule der Medien Stuttgart
🟢 Klaus Honold, Hochschule der Medien Stuttgart

Science, Research & Engineering Submissions – ICCHP 2026 * 1 Springer LNCS paper per author is included. More papers can be arranged – additional fees apply!** Additional pages (up to a max of 12 pages per paper) may be purchased – additional fees apply!

🌍 STS: Accessibility as a Part of Formal and Non-Formal Education Syllabi

In the knowledge-based economy of the 21st century, new technologies and AI are driving a constant need for upskilling and reskilling. Integrating accessibility into formal and non-formal education helps not only to strengthen the EU’s capacity for innovation, but also to break down communication barriers for people with disabilities.

This ICCHP 2026 panel explores how digital accessibility can become an integral part of teaching and learning across all disciplines—from art and language studies to ICT, medicine, and business education.

Participants are invited to share examples of holistic syllabi, workshops, and training programmes that combine traditional subject areas with accessibility principles.

💡 Topics may include:
🟢 Integrating accessibility into website localization and translation
🟢 Teaching colour contrast in art and design courses
🟢 Using AI to support the translation of alternative text
🟢 Creating accessible business documents
🟢 Balancing readability, typography, and accessibility in marketing

🎓 Chair: Izabela Mrochen, MultiAccess Centre

📅 Join us at ICCHP 2026 to learn how accessibility can shape inclusive education and future-ready competences.

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