Call for Papers: New international journal UNIVERSAL ACCESS IN THE INFORMATION SOCIETY

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>From: "Constantine Stephanidis" <cs@ics.forth.gr>
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>Subject: Call for Papers: New international journal UNIVERSAL ACCESS IN
THE INFORMATION SOCIETY
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>                                     Call for Papers
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>                         INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL
>  UNIVERSAL ACCESS IN THE INFORMATION SOCIETY
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>                               Published by Springer
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>Universal Access in the Information Society (UAIS) is an international,
>interdisciplinary refereed journal that solicits original research
contributions
>addressing the accessibility, usability, and, ultimately, acceptability of
>Information Society Technologies by anyone, anywhere, at anytime, and through
>any media and device. Universal access refers to the conscious and systematic
>effort to proactively apply principles, methods and tools of universal
design,
>in order to develop Information Society Technologies which are accessible and
>usable by all citizens, including the very young and the elderly and
people with
>different types of disabilities, thus avoiding the need for a posteriori
>adaptations or specialized design. The journal's unique focus is on
theoretical,
>methodological, and empirical research, of both technological and
>non-technological nature, that addresses equitable access and active
>participation of potentially all citizens in the information society.
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>The journal's perspective is that the requirement for universal access stems
>from the growing impact of the fusion of the emerging technologies, and
from the
>different dimensions of diversity, which are intrinsic to the information
>society. These dimensions become evident when considering the broad range of
>user characteristics, the changing nature of human activities, the variety of
>contexts of use, the increasing availability and diversification of
information
>and knowledge sources and services, the proliferation of technological
>platforms, etc.
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>The journal publishes research work on the design, development,
evaluation, use,
>and impact of Information Society Technologies, as well as on
standardization,
>policy, and other non-technological issues that facilitate and promote
universal
>access. Paper submissions, in English, should report on theories, methods,
>tools, empirical results, reviews, case studies, and best practice
examples, in
>any application domain and should have a clear focus on universal access. The
>journal will also host special issues, book reviews and letters to the
editor,
>news from Information Society Technologies industry, and standardization and
>regulatory bodies, announcements (e.g., conferences, seminars, presentations,
>exhibitions, education & curricula, awards, new research programs) and
>commentaries (e.g., about new legislation).
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>For further information, please visit the Journal's website:
>http://link.springer.de/journals/uais/
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>Other relevant interesting links
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>1. 1st International Conference on "Universal Access
>     in Human-Computer Interaction"
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>     http://uahci.ics.forth.gr/
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>2. New Book published by Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Inc:
>    "User Interfaces for All: concepts, methods and tools"
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>http://www.erlbaum.com/Books/searchintro/BookDetailscvr.cfm?ISBN=0-8058-296
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Judy Brewer    jbrewer@w3.org    +1.617.258.9741    http://www.w3.org/WAI
Director, Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI) International Program Office
World Wide Web Consortium (W3C)
MIT/LCS Room NE43-355, 200 Technology Square, Cambridge, MA,  02139,  USA

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