ICCHP

✨ICCHP 2026 kicks off tomorrow, and we are very much looking forward to the opening keynote by Kim Marriott:

“Beyond Conversational Agents: Multimodal AI and its applications for people who are blind or have low vision”.

The keynote highlights how multimodal AI – combining conversational agents with tactile displays, 3D models, and smart glasses – is opening up new possibilities for accessibility, learning, and independent access to information.

An exciting start to the conference! ✨

ICCHP starts on Monday at Masaryk University! 🎉

We are excited to welcome more than 300 guests to this year’s conference. Out of 258 submissions, 123 accepted contributions were selected for the LNCS track, 31 for the Open Access Compendium, 44 for the Innovation Area, and 11 for the Young Researchers Consortium.

The pre-conference with the Young Researchers Consortium will take place on Monday and Tuesday. From Wednesday to Thursday, the main ICCHP conference will follow.

We are looking forward to inspiring meetings, engaging discussions, and a wonderful exchange with our community. 🤝✨

Yesterday we held our final online preparation meeting for ICCHP, which will take place next week. After a year of preparation, we went through the last details and made sure everything is ready for the conference.

A big thank-you to everyone involved for the excellent teamwork, commitment, and support throughout the whole process. Special thanks to the teams of Masaryk University and Johannes Kepler Universität Linz: Radek Pavlíček, Svatoslav Ondra, Michaela Hanousková, Klaus Miesenberger, Andrea Petz, Manuela Aichinger and Katrin Nuppenau for joining yesterday’s meeting and for the great collaboration over the past year.
It has been a real pleasure working together on this! ✨🤝🎉

Join us for the panel:

✨ “The Future of Web Accessibility Design Guidelines” ✨

Artificial Intelligence is rapidly transforming digital accessibility - opening up new possibilities, from advanced assistive technologies for neurodivergent users to image recognition in screen readers. But how reliable and widely available are these innovations today? And what do they mean for the future of web accessibility guidelines?

Will AI make traditional guidelines obsolete - or more essential than ever?

Join us for the panel with our experts

🌍 Shadi Abou-Zahra (Amazon, Chair)

🌍 Alzbeta Sasinkova (Masaryk University)

🌍 Ceněk Šašinka (Masaryk University)

🌍 Janina Sajka (Level Access)

🌍 Gottfried Zimmermann/ Kevin Pakula (Hochschule der Medien Stuttgart)

We are looking forward to an engaging and thought-provoking discussion.

Visit to Bauhaus Villa Tugendhat 🏛️

On Friday afternoon, conference attendees have the opportunity to visit Villa Tugendhat in Brno – 🗓️ two guided tours are organized!

This UNESCO World Heritage site 🌍 is a masterpiece of modern functionalist architecture designed by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe (1929–1930). The iconic villa is renowned for its innovative design, seamless indoor-outdoor connection, and timeless architectural quality. 🏠

🔗 More information about this amazing Bauhaus Villa:

VILLA TUGENDHAT - MIES VAN DER ROHE The Villa of Greta and Fritz Tugendhat, designed by the architect Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and built in 1929–1930, is a monument of modern architecture, and is the only example of modern architecture in the Czech Republic.

The ICCHP 2026 programme is now online! 🎉

We’re excited to share the full line‑up of keynotes, paper sessions, workshops, and poster presentations around accessibility, assistive technology, and inclusive education. 🌟
Take a look at the programme and start planning which sessions you’d like to attend:

https://icchp.org/programm-2026/

Many thanks to Klaus Miesenberger, who has done an outstanding job in shaping and curating this year’s programme. 👏

We look forward to welcoming researchers, practitioners, students, and all those interested in inclusive ICT from across Europe and beyond.

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We are very pleased that the 20th International Conference on Computers Helping People with Special Needs (ICCHP) is held under the auspices of Martin Bareš, Rector of Masarykova univerzita, and Jan Grolich, Governor of the South Moravian Region. We are grateful for their support of this important forum on accessibility and inclusion. 💻♿🌐