-------- Weitergeleitete Nachricht -------- Betreff: [AISWorld] CFP-AMCIS 2017 Minitrack: Inclusion of the Differently-Abled in the Information Society (IDAIS) Datum: Fri, 6 Jan 2017 08:41:08 -0600 Von: Rakesh Babu rakesh.uwm@gmail.com An: aisworld@lists.aisnet.org

AMCIS 2017 Call for Papers

Dear colleague,

we invite contributions to the minitrack on Inclusion of the Differently-Abled in the Information Society (IDAIS) minitrack within the Social Technical and Social Inclusion Issues (SIGSI) track for AMCIS 2017 to be held in Boston, MA between the 10th and 12th of August 2017.

Contributions may include completed research papers or emergent research forum (ERF) papers on the access and use of Information Systems (IS) by people with different abilities. This population includes those with vision impairments, age-related constraints, reading/ writing difficulties, hearing impairments and mobility challenges. These are atypical users of IS who interact with technology differently. Often, they face systemic and functional barriers in effective use of IS. They comprise an under-studied population in the IS discipline.

We draw the attention of the AIS community to the broad theme of IT and users with different abilities to make IS more inclusive. The long-term goal is to leverage the unique skillsets of differently-abled users to develop an inclusive information society.

***Relevant topics include but not limited to*** Information Systems Accessibility & Usability; Universal Access to IS Education; E-learning and differently-abled students; Social/ Mobile Computing using Assistive Technology; Healthcare IS and differently-abled users; Public Policy and/or Legal Implications of Accessibility and Usability.

**Instructions for authors:** Completed Research papers must not exceed 10 pages (approx. 5,000 words, including figures, tables, references, and appendices) and must conform to the AMCIS 2017 submission template. ERF papers must not exceed 5 pages (approx. 2,500 words, including figures, tables, references, and appendices) and must conform to the AMCIS 2017 submission template. All submissions will be double-blind, peer reviewed, and must be submitted using the online submission system ScholarOne (Manuscript Central). For complete author instructions, information about the conference, and for instructions on submitting through ScholarOne (Manuscript Central), please visit the AMCIS 2017 website at http://amcis2017.aisnet.org

**Important dates:** January 9, 2017: ScholarOne opens for submissions March 1, 2017 at 1pm (13:00 Hours): ScholarOne closes for submissions April 17, 2017: Author notification of decision outcomes

Should you have any question or concern related to IDAIS minitrack submission, please don't hesitate to contact the minitrack chair directly at the email provided below.

We look forward to receiving your contribution.

Rakesh Babu AMCIS 2017 IDAIS Minitrack Chair babu@uwm.edu.

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