The conference on ERGONOMICS FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES SOCIAL AND OCCUPATIONAL ACTIVATION
was held Lodz, Poland, November 21 – 22, 2017.
The conference on ERGONOMICS FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES SOCIAL AND OCCUPATIONAL ACTIVATION
was held Lodz, Poland, November 21 – 22, 2017.
This conference aimed to present the factors affecting life activation of people with disabilities. The objective was to present the problems that people with disabilities faced by the participation in social and professional life and the exercise of basic daily activities. Another objective was to present the research achievements and the needs of the practical actions for these people. There were also two exhibitions: one focused on two-wheeler wheelchair and and the other about cars for people with disabilities.
During this two days, 45 papers were presented and will be published in the Conference Proceedings in Open Access by De Gruyter. The authors of the best papers will be published in the Special Section of Disability and Rehabilitation journal.
FEES endorsed this event and Sylvain Leduc, president of the Federation of European Ergonomics Societies made a presentation related this issue in the French context by spreading data and also knowledges regarding French Ergonomics approach developed.