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AAATE - Our Aim: To stimulate the advancement of assistive technology for the benefit

AAATE - Our Aim: To stimulate the advancement of assistive technology for the benefit of people with disabilities, including elderly people. Eurppa und Welt. AAATE Pan-European Interdisciplinary Independent Non-Profit User Driven.

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AAATE - Our Aim: To stimulate the advancement of assistive technology for the benefit

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  1. AAATE - Our Aim: To stimulate the advancement of assistive technology for the benefit of people with disabilities, including elderly people.

  2. Eurppa und Welt • AAATE • Pan-European • Interdisciplinary • Independent • Non-Profit • User Driven "AAATE is a member driven organisation based on the active participation of its members".

  3. Assistive Technology (AT) • Any product or technology-based service that enables disabled or elderly people in their daily lives, education, work or leisure.

  4. Fields of Activities • Create awareness • Promote R&D • Knowledge exchange • Disseminate results • Advocate for eInclusion • Policy development/support • Industry co-operation • Project development/participation

  5. Services for Members • AAATE Conferences • Journal „Technology and Disability“ • Workshops & Seminars • Sepcial Interest Groups • Education & Job • Community & Exchange • Global Partnership

  6. AAATE 2009 Conference • August 31.8 –2.9, 2009 • Florence, Italy • http://www.aaate2009.eu/ • Papers, Posters, Presentations, Exhibition on • Projects • Products • Research • Practice • Experiences “Inclusion between past and future; AT from adapted equipment to inclusive environments“

  7. Conference Proceedings

  8. Journal

  9. Workshops & Seminars • Selected Topics • International Experts • Interdisciplinary Attendances • Platform for Exchange • Initiative and Impact Exchange and Co-Operation

  10. 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

  11. 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

  12. Community & Exchange • www.aaate.net • Newsletter (4 issues a year) • Document Repository • News & Links • Contact Points in 20 European countries • … Come and get involved!

  13. Global Partnership • RESNA (USA) • RESJA (Japan) • ARATA (Australia) • ISAAC (global) • Consumer and user groups • AT Industry • Professionals Make the world a more inclusive place!

  14. Come and get involved • as a person ( €) • as an institution ( €) • as a company ( €) Join our network, benefit from our services and support our mission!

  15. Anna-Liisa Salminen FI Klaus Miesenberger AT Niels-Erik Mathiassen DK Pier-Luigi Emiliani IT Evert-Jan Hoogerwerf IT Stig Becker SE Ger Graddock IE Board

  16. AAATE Office c/o Danish Centre for Assistive Technology Gregersensvej 38 DK 2630 Taastrup Denmark Tel: +45 4399 3322 Fax: +45 4352 7072 E-mail: aaate@hmi.dk www.aaate.net

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