CALL FOR PAPERS IS CLOSED!
Please review this page in entirety before beginning the submission process.
The 25th Annual International Technology and Persons with Disabilities Conference invites submissions of papers for this conference to be held March 22 – 27, 2010 at the San Diego Manchester Grand Hyatt hotel. The “CSUN” conference is the world’s longest-running and largest conference of its kind on the topic of assistive technology and the positive impact on persons with disabilities. The conference draws more than 4,500 persons annually who attend sessions, visit the exhibit halls, and participate in affiliate meetings and informal gatherings.
A wide variety of submissions are encouraged in the topic areas outlined below. The list is suggestive of the types of papers for consideration, but by no means restrictive to these specific areas. Reviewers will be looking for proposals in the general domains of new concepts concerning hardware and software, adaptive devices, access to technology, training programs, results of research, and overall best-practices in any area of assistive technology.
The conference strives to present a best-practices approach for the education of students, professionals and consumers involved with the many aspects of technology and disability. Your experience, gained through practical applications and/or research, is vital to the promotion of effective assistive technology practices on a widespread basis.
General Session presentations are 30 or 60 minutes in length and are scheduled for Wednesday, March 24, Thursday, March 25, Friday, March 26, and Saturday, March 27. By submitting a paper for consideration, speakers agree that their paper may be scheduled at any time, on any of these days, at the discretion of the conference management.
Paper submissions are now due by Monday, November 2, 2009.
All papers are reviewed and selection is made by a Program Committee composed of researchers, academicians and practitioners in the field of assistive technology.
The following lists of topics, while of direct interest to the conference, should not be considered as limiting the submission of interesting papers on related topics. Papers covering all areas of disability and all areas of technology are encouraged.
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For papers that address additional topics in disabilities and technology. Topics include, but are not limited to the following:
Please review following guidelines before starting a submission.
Please ensure that the information submitted is accurate and appropriately formatted. The information submitted is published on the CSUN Conference website and program.
Limit the title to 12 words or less. Longer title will be edited. The title of the paper must be concise and descriptive. It must accurately describe the content of the paper. Use of "catchy phrases" is not permitted.
It is vital that the 25 word description reflect the content of the presentation. The abstract should include the basic content of the proposed session, the method for information delivery, and the source of the information. This abstract will be printed in the conference program. Please note, abstracts may be edited for length at the discretion of the conference organizers.
Choose one type of session that best describes your proposal. Please note that only Macintosh Computer Lab and PC Computer Lab sessions will be scheduled in a computer lab.
Session lengths are 30 minutes and 60 minutes.
Carefully choose one level that best meets the typical audience for your subject matter.
Choose one topic that best fits your proposal (see Topics of Interest). If the topic is not listed, please indicate "Other."
Please note all non-computer lab session rooms are set theater style (chairs only). Computer lab session rooms are set classroom style. All session rooms are equipped with the following:
The following technology may be requested:
If you do not select PC Computer Lab or Macintosh Computer lab for Type of Session, you will not be scheduled in a computer lab. Presenters of accepted computer lab proposals will be contacted by conference staff no later then Friday January 29, 2010 about computer lab configuration. If equipment is not listed above, it is the responsibility of the presenter to provide.
Each proposal submission must include an electronic copy of the extended abstract. Accepted formats are:
Note: Complete text of the accepted papers will be requested at a later time.
The extended abstract should be no less than 500 words, no more than 1500. It must include the title, name(s) of presenter(s) and/or author(s) and their contact information, summary of the paper, and any references and/or endnotes. It is the responsibility of the speaker(s), author(s), and presenter(s) to provide an accessible document. Proposals that are not accessible may not be reviewed.
Prepare the proposal summary as follows:
Please make note of the following:
During the submission process you will be asked to provide the speakers and managers for your submission. These two roles are defined as follows:
All speakers provided for the submission must be listed on the extended abstract and final paper.
The submission process requires a user name and password to submit a proposal. If you submitted a proposal or attended the 2007, 2008, or 2009 CSUN Conference please use the same user name/e-mail address and password. Otherwise, you will need to create an account to beginning of your Call for Papers submission.
General Session presentations are 30 or 60 minutes in length and are scheduled for Wednesday, March 24, Thursday, March 25, Friday, March 26, and Saturday, March 27. By submitting a paper for consideration, speakers agree that their paper may be scheduled at any time, on any of these days, at the discretion of the conference management.
Retrun to Speaker Resources to begin the submission process.
CSUN Center on Disabilities
Wayne Fernandes - conference@csun.edu
18111 Nordhoff St.
BH-110, Center on Disabilities
Northridge, CA
91330-8340
Phone: (818) 677-2578
Fax: (818) 677-4929