From: VFOAO073@VAX.CSUN.EDU (Harry Murphy (VAXMAILID)) Subject: CONF: VR and Disabilities, San Francisco, June 18 1993 Date: Thu, 11 Mar 1993 10:32:19 -0800 (PST) Conference Information California State University, Northridge (CSUN). CSUN is sponsoring a conference on "Virtual Reality and Persons with Disabilities," to be held at the San Francisco Airport Marriott Hotel, Thursday, June 17 and Friday, June 18, 1993. The meeting is co-sponsored by Greenleaf Medical Systems, CyberEdge Journal, Pacific Bell, the California State Department of Rehabilitation, the TRACE R&D Center at the University of Wisconsin, and Trimble and Associates. Dr. Walter Greenleaf, President, Greenleaf Medical Systems is Conference Chairperson. Features: CEO Panel with Walter Greenleaf, Greenleaf Medical Systems, Tom Coull, Sense8, and David Johnson, TiNi Alloy. Demonstrations and Exhibits: Interactive Brain Wave Analyzer, Gohsuke Takama, Meta Sound Engineering, Tokyo, Japan; Brain Response Interface, Erich Sutter, Smith-Kettlewell Eye Research Institute, San Francisco; Eyegaze Computer System, Joseph LaHoud, LC Technologies, Fairfax, VA; How Virtual Worlds are Built, Chuck Blanchard, Domain Simulations; Assistive Technologies for Persons with Disabilities, Gail Pickering, California State University, Northridge; BioMuse - BioControl Systems Technology, Anthony Lloyd, BioControl Systems, Palo Alto, CA; GloveTalker, Greenleaf Medical Systems, Palo Alto, CA; CyberEdge Journal, Ben Delaney, Sausalito, CA; Applications of World ToolKit, Peter Rothman, Avatar Partners, Boulder Creek, CA; Pointing Keyboard and Tactile Feedback System for Blind Computer Users, David Johnson, TiNi Alloy, San Leandro, CA. Invited Papers: An Overview of VR and Disability Ben Delaney, Publisher, CyberEdge Journal and Ed Rogers, California State Department of Rehabilitation A Proposal for a Three-Dimensional Visual Programming Language Based on Sign Language Constructs John Lenarcic, Monash University, AUSTRALIA Use of Networked VR to Assist People With Special Needs Phil Smythe, BT, London, ENGLAND Determining Physiological Effects of Using VR Equipment Russell Eberhart, Research Triangle Institute, NC Glove Talk for $100 Russell Eberhart, Research Triangle Institute, NC Instrumented Gloves as Communication Devices Walter Greenleaf, Greenleaf Medical Systems, Palo Alto, CA Artists Who Develop Virtual Reality Technologies and Persons with Disabilities Jutta Treviranus, Hugh MacMillian Rehabilitation Centre and Derrick De Kerckhove, McLuhan Program in Culture and Technology, Toronto, CANADA Person Guidance System for the Visually Impaired Using GPS, GIS, and VR Technologies Jack Loomis, Reginald Golledge and Roberta Klatzky University of California, Santa Barbara CRIS - MAN: An Intuitive, Ergonomical and Natural VR Interface Cayetano Cabanyes, REAL Road V. R. Systems, Orlando, FL Gesture Recognition Using Statistical Similarity Gregory Newby, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Virtual Reality, Human Evolution, and the World of Disability Alexander Meisel, Cearnal Ehlen Architects, Santa Barbara, CA Harris Meisel, Rehabilitation Institute at Santa Barbara, CA C. Hugh Marsh, University of California, Santa Barbara, CA Two Models for the Analysis of Applications and Barriers to the Use of Virtual Reality by Persons with Disabilities John Mendenhall and Gregg Vanderheiden, TRACE R&D Center, University of Wisconsin Virtual Reality Games for Teaching Conflict Management with Seriously Emotionally Disturbed (SED) and Learning Disabled (LD) Children Peter Rothman, Avatar Partners, Boulder Creek, CA and Donna Oliver, The Mitchell School, San Jose, CA Low Vision Enhancements Robert Massof, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD Intelligent Assistive Technologies Phil Barry, Synetics, Vienna, VA; John Dockery, Defense Information Systems Agency, Reston, VA; David Littman, Datamat Systems Research, Clifton, VA The DART Target System, Bowhunting Simulation and the Physically Challenged Elissa Tivona and David Young, Dart International, Englewood, CO The Enhancement of Interaction for People with Severe Speech and Physical Impairment Through Computer Recognition of Gesture and Manipulation David Roy, A. I. du Pont Institute, Wilmington, DE; Marilyn Panayi, London, UK; William Harwin, A. I. du Pont Institute, and Robert Fawcus, City University, UK User Interface Devices for Virtual Reality Ann Lasko-Harvill, Domain Simulations, CA Movement Development in Preschool Children with Visual Impairments Michael Salcedo, Cypress, CA and Patricia Salcedo, Blind Children's Learning Center, Santa Ana, CA Matching Virtual Reality to Special Needs Teresa Middleton, SRI, Menlo Park, CA CAVE Automatic Virtual Environment Drew Browning, University of Illinois, Chicago Virtual Barrier Free Design ("Wheelchair VR") John Trimble, Trimble and Associates, Chicago, IL Virtual Reality: From the Concrete to the Barely Imaginable Stephen Marcus, University of California, Santa Barbara Virtual Learning Environment for Disabled Students: Modular Assistive Technology for Physics Instruction Kenneth Nemire, Adam Burke, and Rick Jacoby, Interface Technologies, Capitola, CA Biosignal Processing in VR Applications R. Benjamin Knapp, BioControl Systems, Palo Alto, CA Use of the Electromyogram in a Non-Machine Interface Scenario William Putnam and R. Benjamin Knapp, San Jose State University, CA A Promising Future for Applications of Virtual Reality to Special Education "Best Practices" Melissa Darrow, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC Special Luncheon Presentation: Virtual Reality and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Brenda Premo, Deputy Director, California Department of Rehabilitation, Sacramento, CA (Friday, June 18) Closing Remarks, "Future Directions," Dr. Walter Greenleaf, Conference Chairperson For a Preregistration Brochure and other information: Dr. Harry Murphy California State University, Northridge 18111 Nordhoff Street - DVSS Northridge, CA 91330 Phone: 818 885 2578 FAX: 818 885 4929 EMAIL: VR@VAX.CSUN.EDU