Publications

Below is an overview of publications to which our staff contributed:

• “Improving inclusive pedagogical competencies of educators while facing pandemic restrictions”, Karel Van Isacker, Petya Grudeva, Maria Goranova, Section Fifteen on Inclusive Design and Accessibility, Springer book “Handbook of Disability: Critical Thought, Human Rights and Social Change in a Globalizing World” 2022
• “Improving accessibility and personalisation for HE students with disabilities in two countries in the Indian subcontinent – initial findings.” By: Nicholas Shopland, David Brown, Linda Daniela, Arta Rūdolfa, Astra Rūdolfa, Muhammad Arifur Rahman, Andrew Burton, Mufti Mahmud, Karel Van Isacker, Thematic Area: Universal Access in Human-Computer Interaction, HCII2022, Conference Proceedings, Springer
• Areta O, Van Isacker K. Digital Tools as an Enabler for Educational and Training Processes: The Case Study of REFUGEEClassAssistance4 Teachers Project. Proceedings. 2021; 74(1):14. https://doi.org/10.3390/proceedings2021074014
• How to Develop Serious Games for Social and Cognitive Competence of Children with Learning Difficulties
  Cecilia Sik-Lanyi, Veronika Szucs, Shervin Shirmohammadi, Petya Grudeva, Boris Abersek, Tibor Guzsvinecz, Karel Van Isacker, DOI: 10.12700/APH.16.6.2019.6.10, http://acta.uni-obuda.hu//Sik-Lanyi_Szucs_Shirmohammadi_Grudeva_Abersek_Guzsvinecz_VanIsacker_93.pdf
• What do people with disabilities and older people think about the training of the personal care givers? A transnational study; Authors: Bulent Elbasan, Deran Oskay, Alper Güzel, Abdullah Alper Ertem, Seyhan Firat, Karel Van Isacker, Konstantinos Mourlas; 2018, http://dergipark.gov.tr/gsbdergi/issue/37812/432991#author880440 
• Preparing for a new generation: Transition management, Book, Petya Grudeva, Vasilka Sabeva, Karel Van Isacker, 2016
• Gamified mobile/online learning for personal care givers for people with disabilities and older people, Constantinos Mourlas, Stavroula Papavasiliou, Katerina Sotirakou and Karel Van Isacker, ITAG (Interactive Technologies and Games Conference) 2015 Conference – 22-23 October 2015, Nottingham, UK
• Providing assistive ICT learning for people with disabilities through a personalised mobile application, Stavroula Papavasiliou, Karel Van Isacker, Constantinos Mourlas, Maria Saridaki, 14th IEEE International Conference on Advanced Learning Technologies (ICALT 2014)
• Personal care giving services for people with disabilities and older people: current trends and future directions, Constantinos Mourlas, Stavroula Papavasiliou, Karel Van Isacker, ITAG (Interactive Technologies and Games Conference) 2014 Conference – 16-17 October 2014, Nottingham, UK.
• Case studies using ViPi materials for training people with disabilities in ICT, Andy Burton, Nick Shopland, Lindsay Evett, David Brown, Karel Van Isacker, ITAG (Interactive Technologies and Games Conference) 2013 Conference – Nottingham, UK 17-18 October 2013
• Semantic Web embraces inclusion in learning with enhanced discovery of accessible learning objects, George M. Milis, Kosmas Petridis, Panagiotis Tsoris, and Karel Van Isacker, ITAG (Interactive Technologies and Games Conference) 2012 Conference – Nottingham, UK 23-24 October 2012
• eInclusion Stops Where The Beneficiary Cannot Afford Or Understand ICT Based Solutions, Karel Van Isacker, Anna Evangelinou, Eleni Strati, Mark Delmartino, Accessibility Reaching Everywhere – AEGIS Workshop and International Conference – Brussels, Belgium 28-30 November 2011
• Real time text communication – making it real, Jon Azpiroz and Karel Van Isacker, ITAG 2011, 25 October 2011, Nottingham UK
• Virtual Portal for Interaction and ICT Training for People with Disabilities (ViPi) – methodology research and initial survey findings, Burton, A., Van Isacker, K., Milis, G., (2011), Interactive Technologies and Games: Education, Health and Disability (ITAG-EHD), Nottingham Trent University, 25th-26th October 2011
• Training on ICT skills for people with disabilities around Europe, Andy Burton, Karel Van Isacker and George Milis, ITAG 2011, 25 October 2011, Nottingham UK
• User Requirements For Supporting The Accessible Design Process: Survey Results In The Framework Of Veritas Project, Caterina Calefato, Romina Catani, Leandro Guidotti, Karel Van Isacker, IADIS International Conference Interfaces And Human Computer Interaction 2011, Rome, Italy, 24- 26 July 2011
• Designing Mobile Applications for All: Accessible Contact Manager, Jon Azpiroz, Ana Arroyo, Karel Van Isacker, Giovanni del Grosso, M. Fernanda Cabrera-Umpierrez, Interactive Technologies and Games: Education, Health and Disability conference, 26-27 October 2010, Nottingham Conference Centre, at Nottingham Trent University, Nottingham, UK
• Towards Mobile Web Accessibility Vision And Challenges, Rui LOPES, Rogério BANDEIRA , Luís CARRIÇO, Karel VAN ISACKER, 1st ÆGIS International Conference, Seville, Spain, 7-8 October 2010
• Status AT ICT Usage In Europe, Karel VAN ISACKER, 1st ÆGIS International Conference, Seville, Spain, 7-8 October 2010
• Accessible Web Design a Burden? – Lessons learned from the Accessible Project, Karel VAN ISACKER, Mariya GORANOVA-VALKOVA, Eleni CHALKIA, Evangelos BEKIARIS, Konstantinos VOTIS, Dimitrios TZOVARAS, ePractice Journal: “Implementing eAccessibility as a service quality factor”, published in ePractice journal
• Standards-Based Content Resources: A Prerequisite for Content Integration and Content Interoperability, Christian Galinski, Karel Van Isacker, ICCHP (1) 2010: 573-579, ICCHP 2010, Vienna, Austria
• Redefining Assumptions: Accessibility and Its Stakeholders, Rui Lopes, Luís Carriço, Karel Van Isacker, ICCHP 2010, Vienna, Austria
• Mobile Web Accessibility Assessment, 1st ACCESSIBLE Project Workshop (in conjunction with ICCHP 2010) , ICCHP (1) 2010: 561-568, Rui Lopes, Karel Van Isacker and Luís Carriço, Vienna, Austria, 12 July 2010
• ÆGIS-ACCESSIBLE: Users Involvement Driving Accessibility Forward, Karel Van Isacker, Mariya Goranova-Valkova, presented at FOSS‐AMA (Free and Open Source Software for Accessible Mainstream Applications), satellite event in the context of ETAPS 2010 (European Joint Conferences on Theory and Practice of Software), Paphos, Cyprus, 27-28 March 2010
• Brain and skills training applications in a game based environment for older people, Karel Van Isacker, Mariya Goranova-Valkova, Eleni Chalkia, Katerina Touliou, 2009 conference Interactive Technologies and Games Education, Health and Disability, Nottingham, UK, 27 October, 2009
• A UCD approach towards the design, development and assessment of accessible applications in a large scale European Integrated project, Authors: Karel Van Isacker (EPR), Karin Slegers (KUL), Maria Gemou (CERTH-HIT), Evangelos Bekiaris (CERTH-HIT), 19-24 July 2009, Town and Country Resort & Convention Center, San Diego, CA, USA. Published in “Universal Access in Human-Computer Interaction. Addressing Diversity: 5th International Conference, UAHCI 2009, Held as Part of HCI International 2009, … Applications, incl. Internet/Web, and HCI) (Paperback) by Constantine Stephanidis (Editor), pp. 184-192, 2009, HCI (5) 2009: 184-192
• USER CENTRED DESIGN IN AN FP7 ELDERLY PROJECT, Authors: Karel Van Isacker (MCA), Petya Grudeva (MCA), Mariya Goranova (MCA), 21-22 November 2008, UNITECH International conference 2008, Technical University of Gabrovo, BULGARIA
• User Needs for Mobility Improvement for people with Functional Limitations, Marion Wiethoff, Sacha Sommer, Sari Valjakka, Karel van Isacker, Dionisis Kehagias and Dimitrios Tzovaras in: in S. Pinder (ed.) Advances in Human-Computer Interaction, I-Tech, accepted for publication, HCI (6) 2007: 595-604
• Realizing the vision for accessible real-time information: ASK-IT or accessible travel information anywhere anytime, Authors: Phia Damsma (Sonokids) and Karel Van Isacker (e-ISOTIS), 20th – 23rd May 2006, Round Table on Information Access for People with Print Disabilities Inc., “Realizing the Vision for Accessible Information: The Way Forward”. Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
• Specification of Information Needs for the Development of a Mobile Communication Platform to Support Mobility of People with Functional Limitations (Proceedings Volume 6, LNCS_4555, ISBN: 978-3-540-73280-8), Marion Wiethoff, Sascha M. Sommer, Sari Valjakka, Karel Van Isacker, Dionisis Kehagias, Evangelos Bekiaris, December 2006
• ICT and disability: the case of ASK-IT, Van Isacker, K., Apostolopoulou, Z., November 2006, i4d Magazine, p. 27-28
• Development of a mobile communication platform to support social relations and communities of people with functional limitations, Marion Wiethoff, Sascha M. Sommer, Sari Valjakka, Karel Van Isacker , Dionisis Kehagias and Fernao Beenkens, ASK-IT conference, October 2006