
Publications and Presentations

Gottfried Zimmermann, Ph.D.
IT Accessibility Architect
gzimmermann@acm.org
Publications
- Zimmermann, G.; Alexandersson, J.; Buiza, C.;
Urdaneta, E.; Diaz, U.; Carrasco, E.; Klima, M. & Pfalzgraf, A. (in
press). Meeting the Needs of Diverse User Groups: Benefits and Costs of
Pluggable User Interfaces in Designing for Older People and People with
Cognitive Impairments. To appear in: Soar, J. & Swindell, R.:
Intelligent Technologies for the Aged - The Grey Digital Divide. IGI
Global, 2010.
- Zimmermann, G.; and Wassermann, B. (2009,
July). Why We Need a User Interface Resource Server for Intelligent
Environments. 4th
International Workshop on Artificial Intelligence Techniques for Ambient
Intelligence (AITAmI’09). Paper to appear in: Augusto, J.C.
(chief editor): Ambient Intelligence and Smart Environments. IOS Press,
Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Paper available online: http://www.accesstechnologiesgroup.com/pubs/ZimmermannWassermann2009-AITAmI'09/
- Kamel Boulos M. N.,Lou R.,Anastasiou
A.,Nugent C. D.,Alexandersson J.,Zimmermann G.,Cortes U.,Casas R. (2009,
July). Connectivity for Healthcare and Well-Being Management: Examples from
Six European Projects. International Journal of
Environmental Research and Public Health. 2009; 6(7):1947-1971.
DOI:10.3390/ijerph6071947. Article available online: http://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/6/7/1947
- Epelde, G., Carrasco, E., Zimmermann, G.,
Bund, J., Dubielzig, M., and Alexandersson, J. (2009, June). URC based
accessible TV. EuroITV '09: Proceedings of the seventh european
conference on European interactive television conference. 2009: pp.
111-114. ISBN: 978-1-60558-340-2. ACM, New York, NY, USA. Paper available
online: http://doi.acm.org/10.1145/1542084.1542103
- Zimmermann, G., and Vanderheiden, G. (2008).
Accessible Design and Testing in the Application Development Process:
Considerations for an Integrated Approach. In: Journal on Universal
Access in the Information Society. ISSN: 1615-5289 (Print), 1615-5297
(Online). DOI: 10.1007/s10209-007-0108-6. Springer Berlin/Heidelberg, 2008.
Paper available online: http://www.accesstechnologiesgroup.com/pubs/ZimmermannVanderheiden2008-UAIS/
- Zimmermann, G. (2007, Sep). Open User
Interface Standards - Towards Coherent, Task-Oriented and Scalable User
Interfaces in the Home Environments. In: Proceedings of 3rd IET International Conference on
Intelligent Environments (IE07), Sep. 24-25, 2007, Ulm University, Germany,
p. 36ff. The IET, 2007. Paper available online: http://www.accesstechnologiesgroup.com/pubs/Zimmermann2007-IE07/
- Zimmermann, G., and Vanderheiden, G. (2007,
Aug). The
Universal Control Hub: An Open Platform for Remote User Interfaces in the
Digital Home. In: Springer
LNCS, Volume 4551/2007. Human-Computer
Interaction. Interaction Platforms and Techniques. Pages: 1040-1049.
ISSN: 0302-9743 (Print) 1611-3349 (Online). DOI: 10.1007/978-3-540-73107-8.
ISBN: 978-3-540-73106-1. Springer Berlin / Heidelberg, 2007. Paper
available online: http://www.accesstechnologiesgroup.com/pubs/ZimmermannVanderheiden2007-HCII/
- Vanderheiden, G., and Zimmermann, G. (2007,
Aug). Non-homogenous
Network, Control Hub and Smart Controller (NCS) Approach to Incremental
Smart Homes. In: Springer
LNCS, Volume 4555/2007. Universal
Access in Human-Computer Interaction. Ambient Interaction. Pages:
238-244. ISSN: 0302-9743 (Print) 1611-3349 (Online). DOI:
10.1007/978-3-540-73281-5. ISBN: 978-3-540-73280-8. Springer Berlin /
Heidelberg, 2007.
- Rodriguez-Ascaso, A., Santos, O., Boticario,
J., Zimmermann, G. (2007, Jun). Towards universal access to eLearning. In:
TUMAS-A
Workshop Proceedings, pp. 27-31. 11th International Conference
on User Modeling - UM 2007, Corfu, Greece, June 25-29, 2007.
- Zimmermann, G. (2006, Jul). Die neuen Web-Richtlinien WCAG 2.0. In: Informationsportal
wob11.de. July 2006, Forschungsinstitut
Technologie-Behindertenhilfe (FTB). Article available online: http://www.wob11.de/neuewcag2.html.
- Zimmermann, G. (2005, Sep). Usability und Barrierefreiheit - Gemeinsam sind wir
stark? Proceedings of the 3rd annual GC-UPA Track, Linz, Sep. 2005,
pp. 38-41. Konferenz Mensch
& Computer 2005; Sep. 4-7, 2005; Johannes Kepler
Universität, Linz, Austria. Paper available online: http://www.accesstechnologiesgroup.com/pubs/Zimmermann2005-Usability-Barrierefreiheit.
- Zimmermann, G., and Vanderheiden, G. (2005,
Jul). Creating accessible applications with RUP. In: The
Rational edge, July 2005, IBM developerWorks. Article available on the
WWW: http://www-128.ibm.com/developerworks/rational/library/jul05/zimmerman/index.html.
- Vanderheiden, G.; Zimmermann, G.; Blaedow,
K.; and Trewin, S. (2005, Jul). Hello, What Do You Do? Natural Language
Interaction with Intelligent Environments. Proceedings of the 11th International Conference on
Human-Computer Interaction (HCII 2005), July 22-27, 2005, Las Vegas,
Nevada, USA.
- Vanderheiden, G.; and Zimmermann, G. (2005,
Jul). Use of User Interface Sockets to Create Naturally Evolving
Intelligent Environments. Proceedings of the 11th International Conference on
Human-Computer Interaction (HCII 2005), July 22-27, 2005, Las Vegas,
Nevada, USA.
- Zimmermann, G. (2004, Sep). Der Business-Case für barrierefreies Design.
Proceedings of the 2nd annual GC-UPA Track, Paderborn, Sep. 2004, pp. 23f.
Konferenz Mensch & Computer 2004; Sep. 5-8,
2004; Paderborn, Germany. Paper available online: http://www.accesstechnologiesgroup.com/pubs/Zimmermann2004-BusinessCase/.
- Vanderheiden, G.; and Zimmermann, G. (2004,
June). V2 - A New Industry Standard for Universal Interface Sockets. RESNA
27th International Conference; June 18-22, 2004; Orlando, Florida.
- Trewin, S.; Zimmermann, G.; and Vanderheiden,
G. (2004, Apr). Abstract representations as a basis for usable user
interfaces. In: INTCOM1417, Interacting with Computers Special Issue:
Universal Usability Revisitied - Edited by M.Zajicek and A.Edwards. Vol
16/3 pp 477-506. Elsevier, 2004. Paper available online (for purchase): http://authors.elsevier.com/sd/article/S0953543804000438.
- Zimmermann, G.; Vanderheiden, G.; Gandy, M.;
Laskowski, S.; Ma, M.; Trewin, S.; and Walker, M. (2004, Apr). Universal
Remote Console Standard - Toward Natural User Interaction in Ambient
Intelligence. Extended Abstracts on Human Factors in Computing Systems,
CHI2004 Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, Vienna, Austria,
1608-1609. Paper available online: http://trace.wisc.edu/docs/2004-CHI-URC-Natural-User-Interaction-Ambient-Intelligence/.
- LaPlant, B.; Trewin, S.; Zimmermann, G.; and
Vanderheiden, G. (2003, Nov). The Alternative Interface Access Protocol: A
Universal Access Bus for Pervasive Computing. IEEE
Pervasive Computing, Vol. 3, No. 1, Jan-Mar 2004. Article available
online (for purchase): http://doi.ieeecomputersociety.org/10.1109/MPRV.2004.1269134.
- Trewin, S.T., Zimmerman, G., &
Vanderheiden, G. (2003, Nov). Abstract User Interface Representations: How
Well do they Support Universal Access? Proceedings of the 2003 Conference on
Universal Usability (pp. 77-84). New York: Association for Computing
Machinery.
- Vanderheiden, G.; Zimmermann, G.; and Trewin,
S. (2003, Jun). A Standard for Controlling Ubiquitous Computing and
Environmental Resources from Any Personal Device. HCI International 2003, June 22-27,
2003; Crete, Greece. In: Stephanidis. C. & Jacko. J. (eds.);
Human-Computer Interaction - Theory and Practice (Part 2), Volume 2. ISBN
0-8058-4931-9. Lawrence Earlbaum Associates, Inc., 2003.
- Zimmermann, G.; Beard, M.; LaPlant, B;
Laskowski, S.; Nixon, T.; Sitnik, E.; Trewin, S.; and Vanderheiden, G.
(2003, Apr). Toward a Unified Universal Remote Console Standard. CHI 2003 Extended Abstracts, pp. 874f.
April 5-10, 2003, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, USA. ACM
1-58113-630-7/03/0004. Paper available online: http://trace.wisc.edu/docs/2003-CHI-Unified-Remote-Console-Standard/.
- Zimmermann, G.; Vanderheiden, G.; and Gilman,
A. (2003). Universal Remote Console - Prototyping for the Alternate
Interface Access Standard. In: Carbonell, N. and Stephanidis, C. (eds.);
Universal Access: Theoretical perspectives, practice and experience -
7th ERCIM Workshop on User Interface for All. Revised Papers, Oct 24-25,
2002 (pp. 524-31). Lecture Notes in
Computer Science, Copyright Springer-Verlag.
Paper available online: http://trace.wisc.edu/docs/ui4all2002/index.htm.
- Zimmermann, G., & Vanderheiden, G. (2002,
Sep). Technical Requirements for a Delivery Context Independent User
Interface Model. Position Paper for the W3C Workshop
on Device Independent Authoring Techniques, Sep. 25-26, 2002, SAP
University, St. Leon-Rot, Germany. Paper available online: http://www.w3.org/2002/07/DIAT/posn/trace.html.
- Zimmermann, G., Vanderheiden, G., &
Gilman, A. (2002, Jun). Internet-Based Personal Services on Demand. In:
Winters, J.; Robinson, C.; Simpson, R.; Vanderheiden, G. Emerging and
Accessible Telecommunications, Information and Healthcare
Technologies, pp. 62-70. Arlington, VA: RESNA Press. Paper available
online: http://trace.wisc.edu/docs/2001RESNAIEEESvcsOnDemand/index.htm.
- Vanderheiden, G., & Zimmermann, G. (2002,
Jun). State of the Science: Access to Information Technologies. In:
Winters, J.; Robinson, C.; Simpson, R.; Vanderheiden, G. Emerging and
Accessible Telecommunications, Information and Healthcare
Technologies,pp. 152-184. Arlington, VA: RESNA Press. Paper available
online: http://trace.wisc.edu/docs/2002SOS-Report-IT/index.htm.
- Zimmermann, G., Vanderheiden, G., &
Gilman, A. (2002, May). Universal Remote Console Prototyping of an Emerging
XML Based Alternate User Interface Access Standard. Poster at the World Wide Web Conference 2002 (WWW 2002),
May 7-11, 2002, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA. Poster available online: http://www2002.org/CDROM/poster/163/.
- Zimmermann, G., Vanderheiden, G., &
Gilman, A. (2002, Apr). Prototype Implementations for a Universal Remote
Console Specification. CHI 2002 Conference on Human
Factors in Computing Systems, April 20-25, 2002, Minneapolis,
Minnesota.
- Zimmermann, G., Vanderheiden, G., &
Gilman, A. (2002, Mar). Universal Remote Console - Prototyping The
Alternate Interface Access Standard. CSUN's 17th Annual International
Conference on Technology and Persons with Disabilities, March 18-23, 2002,
Los Angeles, CA. Paper available online: http://www.csun.edu/cod/conf/2002/proceedings/141.htm.
- Zimmermann, G. & Vanderheiden, G. (2001,
Jul). Modality Translation And Assistance Services: A Challenge For
Artificial Intelligence. Journal of the
Austrian Society of Artificial Intelligence (OeGAI), 20(2), 26-27.
Paper available online: http://trace.wisc.edu/docs/2001ModTransAI/.
- Zimmermann, G., & Vanderheiden, G. (2001,
Jun). Modality Translation Services on Demand - Making the World More
Accessible for All. In Simpson, R. (Ed.), Proceedings of the RESNA 2001
Annual Conference (pp. 100-102). Reno, Nevada: RESNA Press. Paper
available online: http://trace.wisc.edu/docs/modality_translation_on_demand/modality_translation.htm.
- Zimmermann, G., & Vanderheiden, G. (2001,
Mar). Translation on Demand Anytime and Anywhere.CSUN's Sixteenth
Annual International Conference, Los Angeles, California, March 19-24,
2001. Paper available online: http://www.csun.edu/cod/conf/2001/proceedings/0184zimmerman.htm.
- Zimmermann, G., Vanderheiden, G., &
Gilman, A. (2001, Feb). Modality Translation on the Grid - Real-time,
on-demand access to information across modalities. Poster session
presented at the EOT-NPACI
All-Hands Meeting, San Diego, CA, Feb. 25-28, 2001. Poster available
online: http://trace.wisc.edu/docs/modality_translation_poster2001/index.htm.
- Zimmermann, G., Vanderheiden, G., &
Gilman, A. (2000, Nov). Modality Translation on the Grid. Poster
session presented at the High Performance
Networking and Computing Conference (SC2000), Dallas, Texas, Nov. 4-10,
2000. Poster available online: http://trace.wisc.edu/docs/modality_translation_poster2001/index.htm.
- Zimmermann, G. (1999). GONVI - Ein
Constraint-basiertes System für nicht-visuelle Interaktion mit Dokumenten
und grafischen Objekten. (Ph.D. Thesis on "GONVI - A Constraint-Based
System for Non-Visual Interaction with Documents and Graphical Objects".)
Berlin: Logos Verlag. ISBN 3-89722-174-8.
- Zimmermann, G. (1998, Sep). GONVI -
Non-Visual Access to Documents and GUIs with a Constraint-Based Approach.
In Edwards, A. D. N., Arató, A., & Zagler, W. L. (Eds.), Computers and
Assistive Technology ICCHP '98 (pp. 379-386). Vienna: Austrian Computer
Society (OCG), 1998. Paper available online: http://www.accesstechnologiesgroup.com/pubs/Zimmermann1998/
- Nitsche-Ruhland, D., & Zimmermann, G.
(1995). CritiGUI - Knowledge-Based Support for the User Interface Design
Process in Smalltalk. In Blumenthal, B., Gornostaev, J., & Unger, C.
(Eds.), Human-Computer Interaction, 5th International Conference, EWHCI
'95, Moscow, Russia, July 3-7, 1995, Selected Papers (pp. 179-188). Lecture
Notes in Computer Science 1015 Springer 1995, ISBN 3-540-60614-9.
- Nitsche-Ruhland, D., & Zimmermann, G.
(1995). CRITI-GUI - Lernen im Dialog mit einem Kritiker. In Huber-Wäschle,
F., Schauer, H., & Widmayer, P. (Eds.), GISI 95, Herausforderungen
eines globalen Informationsverbundes für die Informatik, 25.
GI-Jahrestagung und 13. Schweizer Informatikertag, Zürich, 18.-20.
September 1995 (pp. 314-321). Springer, 1995, Informatik Aktuell, ISBN
3-540-60213-5.
Published Standards
- ANSI/INCITS 389-2005. Information
technology - Protocol to Facilitate Operation of Information and Electronic
Products through Remote and Alternative Interfaces and Intelligent Agents:
Universal Remote Console. InterNational Committee for Information
Technology Standards (formerly NCITS), 12-Aug-2005, 55 pages. Standard
available online (for purchase): http://www.techstreet.com/cgi-bin/detail?product_id=1226605.
- ANSI/INCITS 390-2005. Information
technology - Protocol to Facilitate Operation of Information and Electronic
Products through Remote and Alternative Interfaces and Intelligent Agents:
User Interface Socket Description. InterNational Committee for Information
Technology Standards (formerly NCITS), 12-Aug-2005, 34 pages. Standard
available online (for purchase): http://www.techstreet.com/cgi-bin/detail?product_id=1226625.
- ANSI/INCITS 391-2005. Information
technology - Protocol to Facilitate Operation of Information and Electronic
Products through Remote and Alternative Interfaces and Intelligent Agents –
Presentation Template. InterNational Committee for Information Technology
Standards (formerly NCITS), 12-Aug-2005, 27 pages. Standard available
online (for purchase): http://www.techstreet.com/cgi-bin/detail?product_id=1226725.
- ANSI/INCITS 392-2005. Information
Technology - Protocol to Facilitate Operation of Information and Electronic
Products through Remote and Alternative Interfaces and Intelligent Agents:
Target Description. InterNational Committee for Information Technology
Standards (formerly NCITS), 12-Aug-2005, 27 pages. Standard available
online (for purchase): http://www.techstreet.com/cgi-bin/detail?product_id=1226645.
- ANSI/INCITS 393-2005. Information
technology - Protocol to Facilitate Operation of Information and Electronic
Products through Remote and Alternative Interfaces and Intelligent Agents:
Resource Description. InterNational Committee for Information Technology
Standards (formerly NCITS), 12-Aug-2005, 60 pages. Standard available
online (for purchase): http://www.techstreet.com/cgi-bin/detail?product_id=1226665.
- ANSI/CEA-2018. Task Model Description (CE
TASK 1.0). Consumer Electronics Association, Nov. 2007. Standard available
online (for purchase): http://www.ce.org/cea-2018 (CEA) or
http://webstore.ansi.org/ (ANSI).
- ISO/IEC 24752-1:2008. Information
Technology - User Interfaces - Universal Remote Console - Part 1:
Framework. International Organization for Standardization (ISO),
2008-02-06, 56 pages. Standard available online (for purchase): http://www.iso.org/iso/iso_catalogue/catalogue_tc/catalogue_detail.htm?csnumber=42309.
- ISO/IEC 24752-2:2008. Information
Technology - User Interfaces - Universal Remote Console - Part 2: User
Interface Socket Description. International Organization for
Standardization (ISO), 2008-02-06, 51 pages. Standard available online (for
purchase): http://www.iso.org/iso/iso_catalogue/catalogue_tc/catalogue_detail.htm?csnumber=42310.
- ISO/IEC 24752-3:2008. Information
Technology - User Interfaces - Universal Remote Console - Part 3:
Presentation Template. International Organization for Standardization
(ISO), 2008-02-06, 18 pages. Standard available online (for purchase): http://www.iso.org/iso/iso_catalogue/catalogue_tc/catalogue_detail.htm?csnumber=42311.
- ISO/IEC 24752-4:2008. Information
Technology - User Interfaces - Universal Remote Console - Part 4: Target
Description. International Organization for Standardization (ISO),
2008-02-06, 14 pages. Standard available online (for purchase): http://www.iso.org/iso/iso_catalogue/catalogue_tc/catalogue_detail.htm?csnumber=42312.
- ISO/IEC 24752-5:2008. Information
Technology - User Interfaces - Universal Remote Console - Part 5: Resource
Description. International Organization for Standardization (ISO),
2008-02-06, 49 pages. Standard available online (for purchase): http://www.iso.org/iso/iso_catalogue/catalogue_tc/catalogue_detail.htm?csnumber=42313.
Selected Presentations
- Universal
Remote Console (URC) in Smart Homes. Coordinator and presenter at
a networking session of the ICT
2008 conference, Nov. 25-27, 2008, in Lyon, France. Organized by the
European Commission's Directorate General for the Information Society and
Media.
- Invited presentation on future trends
of an accessible Internet, presented in workshop Zukunft des barrierefreien Internets - Was
erwarten und erwartet Nutzer mit Behinderung im Web? at the symposium
Einfach für Alle - Konzepte und Zukunftsbilder für ein
Barrierefreies Internet. May 6, 2008. Gelsenkirchen, Germany.
- ARIA - Ein
Standard für barrierefreie Web 2.0 Anwendungen. Invited
presentation at Arbeitskreis Interaktive Systeme,
Stuttgart, Nov. 27, 2007.
- Universal
Remote Console - User Interface Platform For The Future.
Invited presentation at DFKI-Labor Bremen,
Nov. 23, 2007.
- The European i2home Project -
Intuitive Interaction for Everyone with Home Appliances based on Industry
Standards. Invited presentation at Net-atHome 2007, Nov. 13-14, 2007,
Nice, France. Organized by Homega
Research, Sophia Antipolis Cedex, France.
- Universal Remote Console - User
Interface Platform For The Future. Invited presentation at the
workshop EU4 "MonAmi, Mainstream Solutions for Ambient Assisted Living
Systems?" AmI-07: European Conference on
Ambient Intelligence, Nov. 7-10, 2007, Darmstadt, Germany.
- Barrierefreies
Design in der IT - Was geht mich das an? Invited presentation
at the World Usability
Day in Stuttgart, Germany, organized by German Chapter Usability Professionals
Association. Nov. 8, 2007.
- ARIA - Ein Standard für barrierefreie Web 2.0
Anwendungen. Invited tutorial (half-day) at the Konferenz Mensch & Computer 2007; Sep. 2-5,
2007; Bauhaus-Universität, Weimar, Germany.
- Accessible
Rich Internet Applications (ARIA) - Ein neuer Standard des W3C zur
Barrierefreiheit von Web 2.0 Anwendungen. Invited presentation
at 6. Kongress Barrierefreies E-Government -
Entwicklungen um Web 2.0, Jun. 20, 2007, Darmstadt, Germany.
- Pluggable User Interfaces and Universal
Controllers. Invited presentation at the State of the Science Conference,
presented by the RERC on Universal Interface & IT Access, Feb. 28 -
Mar. 1, 2007, National Institute for Standard
Technologies (NIST), Gaithersburg, Maryland.
- Web 2.0 und
Barrierefreiheit. Invited presentation at the World
Usability Day in Stuttgart, Germany, organized by German Chapter Usability
Professionals Association. Nov. 14, 2006.
- Barrierefrei
auf der Überholspur - Die neuen Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG)
2.0. Invited presentation at Webkongress Erlangen 2006 - Barrierefreiheit. Sep. 28-29,
2006, Erlangen, Germany.
- I Want Products that Obey - How to
Make User Interfaces Ready for Ambient Intelligence. Invited
presentation at the DRT4ALL
first international congress, Nov. 10-12, 2005, Madrid, Spain.
- Warum ist
barrierefreies Design heute wichtig? Presentation at the World
Usability Day in Stuttgart, Germany, Nov. 3, 2005.
- Der
Business-Case für barrierefreies Design. Invited presentation
at the IBM
Informatics Academy, Oct. 26-28, 2005, Herrenberg, Germany.
Presentation available as DVD at Auditex
Verlag GmbH, Dresden.
- V2 - An Emerging Universal Remote
Console Standard. Invited presentation at Free Software Foundation
Accessibility Workshop, Jan. 25-28, 2005, at the Honolulu Community College in the
Kapalama Multimedia Conference Center.
- Barrierefreies Design ohne Barrieren: Accessibility im
Produkt-Entwicklungsprozess. Invited presentation at AK
Interaktive Systeme Stuttgart. Nov. 2, 2004, Stuttgart, Germany.
- V2: A New Universal Remote Console
Standard. Invited presentation at the Dialogue Promoting Coexistence
and Security in the Information Society, Sep. 9-11, 2004, Barcelona,
Spain.
- "I Want Products That Obey" - The
Emerging Universal Remote Console Standard. Presentation to
representatives of Japanese industry. June 1, 2004; Aoyama Gakuin
University, Tokyo.
- Besser früher als später - der
Business Case für Universal Design. NT-Forum, T-Systems. Feb. 11,
2004; Leinfelden, Germany.
- Presentation on The Alternative
Interface Access Protocol. Panel discussion at the 19th Annual
International Conference on Technology and Persons with Disabilities (CSUN
2004), March 15-20, 2004, Los Angeles, California.
- Universal Access to Devices and
Services – Innovations and Challenges in User Interface Design.
Presentation at the seminar on e-Accessibility: new Devices, new
Technologies and new Challenges in the Information Society. Nov. 23-27,
2003, International Conference and Research Center for Computer Science,
Schloss Dagstuhl, Wadern, Germany..
- Smart Metadata For Appliances -
How the Evolving AIAP Standard Uses Metadata to Access Appliances and
Services. Invited presentation at the 2003 Dublin Core
Conference, Sep. 28 - Oct. 2, 2003, Seattle, Washington, USA.
- Translation, Modality
Transformation and Assistance Services - Research and Infrastructure
Development. Presentation at the Teleconference on
Making Collaboration Technologies Accessible for Persons with
Disabilities, April 28, 2003. Position paper available online: http://www.w3.org/WAI/RD/2003/03/Zimmermann.htm;
presentation available online: http://www.w3.org/WAI/RD/2003/04-GZ/Presentation/. .
- When Virtual Assistive Technology
Becomes Universal Design. Invited presentation at the Pervasive Computing 2002
Conference, Oct. 1-2, 2002, National
Institute for Standard Technologies (NIST), Gaithersburg, Maryland.
- Towards a Consolidated
Interoperability Model (CIM) - Some Thoughts for Consideration.
Presentation to the Interoperability
project group of the Accessibility Forum, June 3,
2002, Gallaudet University, Washington, DC..
- Network Based Personal Services on
Demand - A Vision and Its Implications on Telecommunications in the
Future. Invited presentation at the State of the Science conference of
the Telecom RERC, Oct. 29-30, 2001, Gallaudet University, Washington,
DC.
- Remote Console Prototyping
Implementations - An Informal Status Report. Presentation at the NCITS V2 technical
committee meeting, July 30-31, 2001, Madison, Wisconsin..
- Universal Design / Disability
Access For Advanced Computational Infrastructure. Presentation at EOT
day of the EOT-NPACI All-Hands
Meeting 2001, Feb. 25-28, 2001, San Diego, California..
- Alternative Interface Access
Protocols (AIAP) - Controlling Next Generation Technologies by Alternative
User Interfaces. Presentation at AccessGrid
Retreat 2001, Jan. 30, 2001, Argonne
National Laboratory, Illinois. Presentation available online: http://www-fp.mcs.anl.gov/fl/accessgrid/ag-retreat-2001/proceedings-retreat/zimmermann-alternativeinterfaceaccessprotocolsaiap.pdf.
- Modality Translation on the
Grid. Presentation at AccessGrid
Retreat 2001, Jan. 30, 2001, Argonne
National Laboratory, Illinois. Presentation available online: http://www-fp.mcs.anl.gov/fl/accessgrid/ag-retreat-2001/proceedings-retreat/zimmerman-modalitytranslationonthegrid.pdf.