Navigation for People with Disabilities and Older People: Current Challenges and Opportunities

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Abstract

This workshop brings together researchers and practitioners interested in the use of technology to support people with disabilities and older people. This includes both indoor and outdoor navigation in the real world, as well as navigation in virtual worlds. Technologies such as GPS, robotics and AI have provided many advances in independent, safe navigation for these groups, but there are new technologies emerging and many challenges to be addressed. Participants at the workshop will present their research and interests in the area, including the technologies and methods used and the user groups of relevance. The workshop will synthesize the current challenges and opportunities in the area, current areas of research and gaps in the research portfolio as well as issues for users which are not currently being addressed. Finally, it will seek to undertake a comprehensive literature research of recent research, as a useful resource for researchers and develop a roadmap for future research in the area.

Details

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationHuman -Computer Interaction – INTERACT 2025
EditorsCarmelo Ardito, Simone Diniz Junqueira Barbosa, Tayana Conte, André Freire, Isabela Gasparini, Philippe Palanque, Raquel Prates
Pages389–394
Number of pages6
ISBN (electronic)978-3-032-05008-3
Publication statusE-pub ahead of print - 12 Sept 2025
Peer-reviewedYes

Publication series

SeriesLecture Notes in Computer Science
Volume16111
ISSN0302-9743

External IDs

Mendeley 8f6cef28-1e92-37f3-b330-5ab6e97033de
unpaywall 10.1007/978-3-032-05008-3_72
Scopus 105016561042

Keywords

Keywords

  • navigation, obstacle detection, older people, people with disabilities, wayfinding