3rd International Convention on Rehabilitation Engineering and Assistive Technology

Wednesday April 22, 2009 - Sunday April 26, 2009

Singapore Management University
81 Victoria Street
Singapore, Central Singapore 188065

i-CREATe is proud to announce her 3rd premier convention which will be held in Uniquely Singapore. The convention is dedicated to promote assistive technologies to improve the lives of the elderly and people with disabilities and provide a platform to address current and future development in these areas. This year's theme "Accessible Tourism" promotes accessibility for all with the adoption of universal design, where assistive technologies will be used and introduced in the environment to improve accessible tourism. The highlights of i-CREATe 2009 are Travel, Employment, Education, Leisure and Sports, all aiming to integrate people with special needs into the society. In this premier event, you will meet leaders from various fields of assistive technology, service delivery, R&D funding agencies and policymakers, researchers, therapists, practitioners and more.

Topic areas include, but not limited to:

• New rehabilitation techniques & studies, novel assistive technology products
• Assistive robotics, rehabilitative & therapeutic robotics, robotic environments and companions
• Biomedical devices and instruments
• Orthoses, exoskeletons, innovative mobility aids
• User interfaces, brain-computer interface, bio-signal control interface
• AAC products, studies & evaluations, translations
• Universal design, inclusive housing & work place, transportation, accessibility issues
• Smart home technology, environment control technology
• Computer access products, software, studies & evaluations
• Product development, commercialization, start-ups, and business related topics
• Social issues, policies, political issues related disability and aging population
• Gerontology and Geriatric Healthcare
• Community Services and Social Works
• Educational Improvement & Diversity : Case studies of good practices of AT & IT infusion in the special education classroom
• Learning Disabilities & Developmental Disabilities : the challenge of having a barrier free learning environment
• eTourism & disability
• Accessible Tourism websites and accessible Tourism Information Systems (TIS)
• Accessible Travel and Leisure holidays
• Accessibility information/guidelines/audits for tourism products
• Usability and user-interface studies
• Economic evaluations of Accessible Tourism
• Technologies and applications supporting Accessible Tourism
• E-Accessibility, e-Inclusion, Universal Design and usability
• Value creation and competitive based on social enterprises

4 main components of i-CREATe 2009

Conference and Workshops
The conference and workshops address on policies, best practices, current and future R&D in the areas of Rehabilitation Engineering & Assistive Technology.

Public Forum
Hear from leading practitioners on how to handle or provide care for the people with disabilities and those incapacitated by injury or strokes.

Student Design Challenge
The student design challenge is aimed at providing an opportunity for students from various backgrounds to demonstrate their problem solving and design skills.

Exhibition (23-25 April 2009)
Leading institutions, manufacturers and distributors use this excellent platform to gain access to the Asian market and to establish a presence or seek out relevant business contacts or networks.

Homepage: http://icreate.start-centre.com/icreate2009/index.php