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Florence, Italy</h3> <p> </p><img src="/images/aaate3_2009_100.png" border="0" alt="Logo of the Association for the Advancement of Assistive Technology in Eutrope (AAATE)" title="Logo of the Association for the Advancement of Assistive Technology in Eutrope (AAATE)" width="171" height="100" /><br /> <div style="display: inline"> <p><strong>Inclusion between past and future</strong></p> <p style="line-height: 150%; font-size: 105%"><em>AT from adapted equipment to inclusive environments</em></p> <p><strong>Please note that a selection presentations held at plenary sessions are now available. They can be downloaded from the <a href="/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&id=20&Itemid=35" title="Plenary session page">plenary sessions page</a>.</strong></p> <p><strong>Photos taken at the conference are available! <a href="/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=28&Itemid=39" title="Plenary session page">Show photos</a>.</strong></p> <div style="display: inline"> <strong> </strong><br /> </div> <p>As technology develops rapidly and an Information Society is approaching, the concept of Assistive Technology seems to be moving away from adopting the most appropriate device/s for each user in order to overcome the limitations to her/his activity to the design and set up of the total environment in which people live, supported by suitable functionalities (services) and, when necessary, by additional support devices integrated within the environment. At present, these two perspectives are deeply intertwined, from both a technological and a social point of view. The relationship, coexistence and transition between them currently represent the first challenges for the world of Assistive Technology. This is coherent with the WHO-ICF model, which describes disability as resulting not only from a person’s intrinsic attributes but also from the context. Therefore, according to the emerging technological perspectives, inclusion of all citizens can be pursued by the creation of inclusive living environments in which the abilities to carry out necessary tasks are redefined, particularly with reference to the accessing of information, interpersonal communications, and environmental control. From this perspective, this approach is also coherent with the definition of eInclusion, as approved in the 2006 Riga Ministerial Declaration: “e-Inclusion means both inclusive ICT and the use of ICT to achieve wider inclusion objectives”.</p> <p>For more information please read the leaflet announcing the conference:</p> <ul> <li><a href="/images/AAATE2009.pdf" title="AAATE 2009 Conference leaflet">3-sided foldable, PDF format, 1.2MB</a></li> <li><a href="/images/aaate2009a4.pdf" title="A4 conference leaflet">A4, PDF format, 378Kb</a></li> </ul> </div> </div><span class="leading_separator"> </span> <p class="counter"></p> </div> </div> <div class="wrap"></div> <div id="footer"> <div id="footerLeft"><img src="/templates/accessible/images/logomed-small.png" alt="Logo IFAC" width="78" /></div> <div id="footerCenter"> This site is hosted by the Institute of Applied Physics <q>Nello Carrara</q>, part of the Italian National Research Council. </div> <div id="footerRight"> <p><img src="/images/valid-css2-blue.png" alt="Valid CSS level2" height="31" width="88" /> <img src="/images/valid-xhtml10-blue.png" alt="Valid XHTML 1.0 Strict" height="31" width="88" /></p> <p class="powered">Powered by Joomla!</p> </div> <div class="wrap"></div> </div> </div> </div> <script type="text/javascript"> //<![CDATA[ var pageTracker = _gat._getTracker("UA-5372350-1"); pageTracker._trackPageview(); //]]> </script> </body> </html>