Technology for Inclusion and Participation for All: Recent Achievements and Future Directions - 18th International Conference, AAATE 2025, Nicosia, Cyprus, September 10-12, 2025, Proceedings, Part II

List of contents

Assistive technology in the healtcare sector.- Enhancing Safety and Navigation in Intelligent Nursing Wheelchairs Using 3D LiDAR Technology.- Co-Designing Modular Robots for Rapid Prototyping in the Care Sector.- Public Attitudes to Participatory Governance and Digital Health Infrastructures: A Pan-European, Cross-Sectional Survey.- Assistive technology provision.- Assistive Technology 4 All – Developing Assistive Devices in Low Resource Settings.- Designing technology of inclusion and participation: the relevance of the lived experiences of Dutch parents caring for children with profound intellectual and multiple disabilities at home.- Augmentative and alternative communication.- Sensory Informed AAC: Is This The Missing Piece In AAC Coaching for Autistic Children?.- Empowering Individuals with Speech Disabilities through an Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) App with Visual Scene Display (VSD).- The VoiceKids Knowledge Hub: An Innovative Open Educational Resource Integrating Instructional Design, Assistive Technology, and AAC for Inclusive Teacher Training.- A Review of the State of the Speech Synthesis Technology Landscape - the Availability of Child Voices.- A Review of the State of the Speech Synthesis Technology Landscape - Neural TTS on the Edge.- Embracing change: Aging, digitalisation, and the future of care.- A Study on Implementation of Lifts in Nursing Homes in Japan.- A Physical Load Estimation Model of Assisted Walking for Welfare Aid Placement.- Smart Chair for Activation & Monitoring – Refining the Requirements with Users.- Non-Intrusive Fall Detection in Sensitive Environments: An Ultrasound-Based Solution.- Age-Friendly AI: Ireland's National Artificial Intelligence Literacy Initiative.- Embracing Change Through Ageing Diverse And Equal: Recommendations To Advance The Rights Of Older Persons With Disabilities In Research And Implementation Projects.- Enhancing Mealtime Experiences for Patients with Dementia Experiencing Dysphagia through Assistive Technologies.- Longitudinal Psychosocial Outcomes from the SHAPES Smart and Healthy Ageing Pan-European Pilot Programme: An ethical issue in discontinuing beneficial technologies following the completion of research trials?.- Digital Home Care – Real Life Experiences Reflecting The User Perspective.- Enhancing Elderly Care through IoT Integration: Insights from the ISABELLA Project.- The Implementation And Use Of A Multi-sensory Room For People With Dementia In A Nursing Home.- Human - Assistive technology interface.- AT and AI Tools for Enhancing Smartphone and Computer Accessibility for Mobility-Impaired Users – a short Literature Review and Insights from Two Clinical Case Studies.- Gesture Interface for Providing Interaction to a Child with Cerebral Palsy.- ICT to support inclusive education – Universal Design for Learning (UDL).- Use of ICT in Note-taking by University Students with Specific Learning Difficulties and Their Peers.- Enhancing Image Accessibility in Educational Contexts for Blind and Visually Impaired Learners Through Integrated Computer Vision Techniques.- Competencies for the Transition from the Psychometric Approach to Personalization: the *** Framework.- Education Technology for Students with ADHD in Upper Secondary School.- Empower Me - Enhancing Self-Esteem through Inclusive Digital Gaming.- Innovations in assistive technology to support mobility and participation.- Spatial Information Access for Blind and Visually Impaired People: Research Trends and Regional Perspectives.- Handforce, A Hand Rehabilitation Tool For Domestic Use.- The Viability of a Steering-by-Leaning System to Control a Manual Wheelchair One-Handedly.- From Experiment to Experience: Real-World Case Studies on Steering-by-Leaning Wheelchairs.- Investigating How The Selection And Training In Wheelchair Use Impact Users’ Occupational Balance.- Making Electric Vehicles Audible: Perception and Inclusivity in Acoustic Vehicle Alerting System Design.- Acceptability of AI-based Innovation to Improve Sitting and Overall Health for Wheelchair Users.- Mixed Reality (MR) Application for the Rehabilitation of People with Hemineglect.- A Description of Facilitators and Barriers to Paratransit in Quebec When Travelling With a Child Aged 5 or Younger.- Museums for all: Co-design, inclusion and emerging technologies.- Co-Designing a Digital Person-Centered Plan for Intellectual Disability Services in Ireland: Enhancing Accessibility and Integration through the iPlanit Platform.- A Conceptual Framework for Transforming Accessibility and Sustainability in Museums with Generative AI.- Co-Designing Technology Enhanced Cultural Heritage Educational Programmes with Persons with Intellectual Disabilities: A Small Case Study Experience.- Robotic assistive technology for children.- Exploring the Potential of Educational Robots in Enhancing Mathematics Education for Students with Dyslexia: Towards Inclusive Multimodal Interfaces.- Inclusive Play Through Robotic Toys and Accessible Design: a Child-centred Approach.- Inclusive Play through Robots: Insights from Early Experimentation.- Robots Facilitating Communication In Individuals Who Are Deaf Or Hard Of Hearing.- Assessment Of Speech And Language Therapy Assisted With Social Robots And Virtual Reality: Phonetic And Linguistic Analysis Of Speech.- Investigating the Impact of Learning-by-Teaching a Social Robot on Students with Different Prior Knowledge Levels.- User-centered assistive technology co-design.- Learning from Each Other: An Inclusive and reflexive analysis of the experiences of co-designers with intellectual disabilities.- Enhancing Accessibility In Publishing: Leveraging GAI For Effective Alt-text Solutions.- Toward More Inclusive Recommender Systems: Designing for Blind, Partially Sighted, and Autistic Users.- Empowering People with Visual Disabilities in Audio Description Production: Development and Preliminary Evaluation of a User-Centred Synthesised Voice Adjustment Tool.- Exploring Clinical Evaluation Practices in Companies and Insights for Advancing Assistive Technology.

Summary

This two-volume set constitutes the proceedings of the 18th biennial AAATE Conference on Technology for Inclusion and Participation for All: Recent Achievements and Future Directions, AAATE 2025, which took place in Nicosia, Cyprus, during September 10-12, 2025. The 107 full papers included in the proceedings were carefully reviewed and selected from a total of 224 submissions.
This collection of papers explores the intersection of advanced technologies, accessibility, and inclusion across education, healthcare, and the workplace. It emphasizes the development and implementation of assistive technologies to support individuals with diverse needs, particularly those with cognitive, sensory, and mobility impairments, and older adults.
The key topics explored are as follows:
·      Inclusive education and workplace participation: How to exploit digital tools, Universal Design for Learning, and AI to foster inclusive learning environments and equitable access to employment.
·      Digital accessibility: How to plan and design accessible digital spaces to enhance digital inclusion.
·      Assistive technology for mobility and navigation: Exploring advances in wheelchairs technologies, mobility and indoor navigation systems to enhance autonomy and participation for all users.
·      Assistive technology in healthcare and rehabilitation: Understanding how to integrate interactive technologies such as virtual reality, eye-tracking, and serious games for diagnosing and rehabilitation of neurodevelopmental disorders, and integrating assistive technologies in healthcare settings.
·      Artificial Intelligence and robotics: Exploring AI's role in care ecosystems, higher education, and robotic assistance, especially for children and aging populations.
·      Assistive Technology design and impact: Focusing on user-centered co-design, outcome measurement, and training to ensure effective and sustainable assistive technology solutions.
·      Communication and cognitive support: Advancing augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) tools and technologies tailored for cognitive disabilities.
·      Cultural and social inclusion: Promoting inclusive experiences in public spaces like museums through co-design and emerging technologies.

Product details

• Assisted by: Encarnação (Editor), Pedro Encarnação (Editor), Katerina Mavrou (Editor)
• Publisher: Springer International Publishing
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Release: 24.09.2025
• EAN: 9783032016317
• ISBN: 978-3-032-01631-7
• Illustrations: Approx. 500 p.
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Technology > Miscellaneous; Management: Innovation, Künstliche Intelligenz, Robotik, Robotics, Artificial Intelligence, Internet of things, Computernetzwerke und maschinelle Kommunikation, Accessibility, Ambient Assisted Living, assistive technology, Innovation and Technology Management, Universal Design, Medical and Health Technologies, Assistive Robotics, Augmented Reality based AT, Internet of Things applications, AI powered AT, Smart Environments applications, Virtual Reality based AT