Second
Call for Papers W4A2016
W4A2016
April 11-13th 2016
“Education
for All on the Web”
is the theme for the 13th
International Web for All Conference.
W4A2016 will be set in Montreal, Canada, co-located with the
25th International World Wide Web Conference. Deadline
for all submissions is January 15th, 2016.
Submissions
Submissions
should detail novel engineering solutions and scientific
insights into Web and Mobile technologies that impact the needs
of diverse learners, and may be one of the following forms:
10-page
technical papers (best paper award $2000),
4-page
communication papers (best paper award $1000),
2-page
extended abstracts for the Paciello Group Web Accessibility
Challenge Award, and
2-page
extended abstracts for the Google Doctoral Consortium
competition (6 x $1000).
(All
accepted submissions are published to the ACM
Digital Library)
Topics
We
invite you to submit your best work on improving and
understanding access for people across the accessibility
spectrum. Areas
of interest
this year include, but are not limited to:
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Accessibility
challenges in Science, Technology, Engineering, and
Mathematics on the Web.
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Inclusive
online arts and humanities learning.
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Accessible
MOOCs and Web-based learning tools.
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Accessible
multimedia including video, podcasts and slides.
-
Web
programming and coding for everyone.
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Web
access to Big Data tools and data sources.
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Learning
analytics to support Web accessibility for online learners.
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Personalized
learning on the Web.
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Advances
in accessible mobile learning technologies.
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Accessible
Web maps and Web graphics.
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Removing
barriers to chemistry, statistics, and mathematics on the
Web.
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Access
to online exhibitions and museums.
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Web
collaboration and knowledge sharing.
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Barrier-free
online synchronous and asynchronous communication.
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Accessible
and adaptive Web-based testing and assessment.
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Accessible
simulations, serious gaming, and role playing on the Web.
Keynotes
Jutta
Treviranus, Director of the Inclusive Design Research Centre,
OCAD University
Jennison
Asuncion, Co-Founder, Global Accessibility Awareness Day
Sponsors
Intuit
will award $2000 and $1000 to the best technical
and communication papers
Google
will
sponsor the Doctoral Consortium;
Intuit
and Canvas
will sponsor student participation in W4A.
IBM
will provide travel grants to the winners of the People with
Disabilities Student Award.
The
Paciello Group
will present awards to the winners of the Web Accessibility
Challenge.
ABILITY
Magazine
will feature the W4A2016 award winners in their printed
and online publications.
Important
dates:
Midnight
PST-8 (HST)
Submissions:
January
15
Rebuttals:
February 5-12
Decisions:
February 19
Camera
ready: March 3