Computers Helping People with Special Needs: 17th International Conference,

Accessibility of Non-Verbal Communication: Making Spatial Information Accessible to People with Disabilities.- Accessibility of Non-Verbal Communication: Making Spatial Information Accessible to People with Disabilities: Introduction to the Special Thematic Session.- Accessible Multimodal Tool Support for Brainstorming Meetings.- Pointing Gesture Based User Interaction of Tool Supported Brainstorming Meetings.- Communication Device for People with Cerebral Palsy Assisted with Head Movements.- Enabling Real-time 3D Display of Lifelike Fingerspelling in a Web App.- Cognitive Disabilities and Accessibility – Pushing the Boundaries of Inclusion Using Digital Technologies and Accessible eLearning Environments.- Cognitive Disabilities and Accessibility – Pushing the Boundaries of Inclusion Using Digital Technologies and Accessible eLearning Environments: Introduction to the Special Thematic Session.- Adaptive User Interfaces for People with Cognitive Disabilities within the Easy Reading Framework.- Automatic Assistance to Cognitive Disabled Web Users via Reinforcement Learning on the Browser.- Developing of Kid Can Write as Assistive Technology for Students with Learning Disabilities.- Improving Fitness Levels of Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Preliminary Evaluation of Real-Time Interactive Heart Rate Visualization to Motivate Engagement in Physical Activity.- Introduction of Compensatory Technology in Vocational Rehabilitation: A Practice Study about the Value of Technology and the Values that Shape these Practices.- Investigating Usability and Engagement in a Money Management Application for Users with Intellectual Disability.- Towards Modeling of Interpersonal Proximity Using Head-Mounted Camera for Children with ASD.- \ADAPEI-TRANSPORT”: A GPS Based Mobile App for Learning Paths and Improving Autonomy for Young Adults Having Intellectual Disabilities to Take Public Transport.- ICT To Support Inclusive Education – Universal Learning Design (ULD).- ICT to Support Inclusive Education: Introduction to the Special Thematic Session.- Information Technology in the Musical and Speech Development of Mentally Retarded Children in an Orphanage.- Promoting Creative Computer-Based Music Education and Composition for Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorders: The Terpsichore Software Music Interface.- WebMoti.- Development of a Learning-Support System for Science Using Collaboration and Body Movement for Hearing-Impaired Children: Learning Support for Plant Germination and Growth Conditions.- Promoting Inclusive Open Education: A Holistic Approach Towards a Novel Accessible OER Recommender System.- Hearing Systems and Accessories for People with Hearing Loss.- Hearing Systems and Accessories for People with Hearing Loss: Introduction to the Special Thematic Session.- A Study Examining a Real-Time Sign Language-to-Text Interpretation System Using Crowdsourcing.- Readability of Punctuation in Automatic Subtitles.- Analysis of the Gaze Behavior of Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Students During a Captioned Lecture.- Survey for People with Visual Impairment or Hearing Loss on Using Museums in Japan.- Mobile Health and Mobile Rehabilitation for People with Disabilities: Current State, Challenges and Opportunities.- Mobile Health and Mobile Rehabilitation for People with Disabilities: Current State, Challenges and Opportunities. Introduction to the Special Thematic Session.- A Mobile Diary App to Support Rehabilitation at Home for Elderly with COPD: A Preliminary Feasibility Study.- A User Study About Designing a Mobile App for Motivating Multiple Sclerosis Patients for Self-Rehabilitation.- Accelerometer-Based Machine Learning Categorization of Body Position in Adult Populations.- Survey of Rehabilitation Clinicians in the United States: Barriers and Critical Use-Cases for mRehab Adoption.- SwapMyMood: User-Centered Design and Development of a Mobile App to Support Executive Function.- Survey of User Needs: Mobile Apps for mHealth and People with Disabilities.- Innovation and Implementation in the Area of Independent Mobility through Digital Technologies.- Implementation and Innovation in the Area of Independent Mobility through Digital Technologies: Introduction to the Special Thematic Session.- AccessibleMaps: Addressing Gaps in Maps for People with Visual and Mobility Impairments.- AccessKB: Linked Open Data for Accessible Travel.- Analysis of Indoor Maps Accounting the Needs of People with Impairments.- Considering Time-Critical Barriers in Indoor Routing for People with Disabilities.- 3D Audio Navigation – Feasibility and Requirements for Older Adults.- How to Improve Interaction with a Text Input System.- Text Input with Foot Gestures Using the Myo Armband.- Application of Gesture Interface to Transcription for People with Motor Dysfunction.- Tecla Sound: Combining Single Switch and Speech Access.- Increasing the Efficiency of Text Input in the 8pen Method.- SlideKey: Impact of In-depth Previews for a Predictive Text Entry Method.- Literacy Toy for Enhancement Phonological Awareness: A Longitudinal Study.- Human Movement Analysis for the Design and Evaluation of Interactive Systems and Assistive Devices.- Human Movement Analysis for the Design and Evaluation of Interactive systems and Assistive Devices: Introduction to the Special Thematic Session.- Alzheimer’s Garden: Understanding Social Behaviors of Patients with Dementia to Improve Their Quality of Life.- Predicting Wheelchair Stability while Crossing a Curb Using RGB-Depth Vision.- Gait Patterns Monitoring Using Instrumented Forearm Crutches.- Personalized Arm Gesture Recognition Using the HMM-Based Signature Verification Engine.- Digital Design of Aids for Activities of Daily Living.- A Multimodal Communication Aid for Persons with Cerebral Palsy Using Head Movement and Speech Recognition.- Experimental Evaluation of Three Interaction Channels for Accessible Digital Musical Instruments.- iFeedingBot: A Vision-Based Feeding Robotic Arm Prototype Based on Open Source Solution.- Development of Smart-Phone Interfaces for Tongue Controlled Assistive Devices.- Application of Multi Materials Additive Manufacturing Technique In The Design And Manufacturing of Hand Orthoses.- Service and Care Provision in Assistive Environments.- Designing Nostalgic Tangible User Interface Application for Elderly People.- Assessment of Economic Value of Assistive Technologies through Quality-Adjusted Work-Life Years (QAWLY).