One of the main objectives of the AAATE2013 Conference is to bring together researchers, professionals, manufacturers, end users and their families, and combine their knowledge, expertise, needs and expectations, contributing in a multidisciplinary way to the success of this meeting.

This will be achieved not only by the presentation of papers during the two and a half days of the conference, but also through the participation in "Instructional Courses" and in a "Research Symposium" held immediately after the main Conference, a novel approach to contribute to the advancement of the field in Europe.

We encourage engineers, therapists, teachers, social workers, service providers, researchers, manufacturers, end users and all those directly or indirectly involved in the field of AT, to participate and contribute to the advancement of this multidisciplinary area, so the outcomes of this Conference will help to improve the quality of life of persons with disabilities and older persons in Europe.

Thematic areas where contributions are accepted include but are not limited to:    Ageing, Disability and Technology    Alternative and Augmentative Communication    Ambient and Assisted Living    Assistive Robotics    AT and Cloud Computing    AT for Mobility and Accessibility    Design for All    e-Inclusion    Education and Training in AT    HCI and Multimodal Interfaces    Integrated Solutions for Mobility and Communication    Legal Issues    Service Provision in AT    Technology for Cognitive and Sensory ImpairmentsThe AAATE 2013 Conference is organized by INSTICC  - Institute for Systems and Technologies of Information, Control and Communication - an international scientific, non-profit association for the development and dissemination of scientific knowledge in the areas of information systems and technologies, control and communications.

The Technical University of Lisbon , the Catholic University of Portugal  and ANDITEC , a Portuguese company specialized in AT, will cooperate with INSTICC in the organization of this event.