On Thursday, October 3, 2024, at 19:00, SciFY held the 46th SciFY Academy event on “Assistive Technologies & Disability” at INNOVATHENS of Technopolis City of Athens (100 Piraeus Street, Gazi).
Participation is free and open to everyone!
The goal was to co-discover:
- What is Assistive Technology?
- How does it affect the quality of life of people with disabilities and beyond?
- Which “tools” exist, and for which disabilities?
- Where are we in Greece in this domain?
- What new technologies does IT offer for people with disabilities?
- What is Digital Accessibility, and how does it relate to Assistive Technologies?
- What is the future of Assistive Technologies, and how does AI contribute?
Participants had the opportunity to learn about Assistive Technologies and their role in disability today.
Here are the presentations of the speakers (in Greek):
Professor Georgios Kouroupetroglou, Professor Emeritus and Director of the Speech and Accessibility Laboratory at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (NKUA), talked about Assistive Computing Technology and Digital Accessibility. See his presentation here.
Katherine Horafas (MSc OTR/L), Professor at Metropolitan College – Marousi, Occupational Therapy Department, and owner & director of the Standard Occupational Therapy Center Artimelia. See her presentation here.
Dr. Alexandros-Stathis Pino (PhD, MSc, EE), a member of the Laboratory Teaching Staff of the School of Sciences at the Laboratory of Speech and Accessibility, with the subject “Assistive Technology, Accessibility, and Real-Time Signal Processing”. See his presentation here.
Kalliopi (Kelly) Lappas, MSc, Occupational Therapist, Head of Paramedical Staff – Head of Assistive Technology of the National Rehabilitation Center (EKA), President of the Hellenic Association of Assistive Technologies (HAAT). See his presentation here.
Vassilis Giannakopoulos, Chief Marketing Officer of Science for You – SciFY. See his presentation here.
Through the SciFY Academy initiative, SciFY aims to create a platform for discussion by bringing together representatives from the fields of scientific research, Assistive Technology development, and their application to citizens, students, and related professionals. The purpose of this event was to inform, inspire, and shed more light on the field of disability, learn about new and existing technologies, and gain insight into current developments in Greece from experts.
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