Projects per year
Organisation profile
Organisation profile
The institute developed out of a pilot project begun in 1991. The pilot project provided services for people with disabilities, with special focus on information and communication technologies for people with disabilities in research and developement.
Research at the institute is undertaken in the sphere of "Disability". Although this origin was very much focused on technological issues, other areas of investigation have since been established. Research is currently undertaken in the fields of "eAccessibility", "Mathematics & Games" and "Social Integration".
Fields of science
- 502007 E-commerce
- 102027 Web engineering
- 509002 Disability studies
- 202004 Brain-computer interface
- 302027 Hearing, voice and language disorders
- 503008 E-learning
- 102 Computer Sciences
- 602013 Sign language research
- 506002 E-government
- 211902 Assistive technologies
- 102022 Software development
- 102021 Pervasive computing
- 102013 Human-computer interaction
- 102024 Usability research
- 102015 Information systems
- 102026 Virtual reality
- 102014 Information design
- 102036 Digital accessibility
JKU Focus areas
- Digital Transformation
- Sustainable Development: Responsible Technologies and Management
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Peer counseling for blind and visually impaired pupils by students
Nuppenau, K. (Researcher), Miesenberger, K. (PI), Klug, R. (Administration) & Petz, A. (Researcher)
01.09.2025 → 31.08.2028
Project: Funded research › EU - European Union
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Promoli 2
Klug, R. (Researcher), Petz, A. (Researcher), Rodleitner, B. (Researcher) & Miesenberger, K. (PI)
01.10.2024 → 30.09.2029
Project: Funded research › Other mainly public funds
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Care4Skills
Feichtenschlager, P. (Researcher), Matausch-Mahr, K. (Researcher), Schaur, M. (Researcher) & Miesenberger, K. (PI)
01.03.2024 → 29.02.2028
Project: Funded research › EU - European Union
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Assistive technology using artificial intelligence in the long-term care sector for persons with disabilities: A systematic literature review
Schaur, M. & Matausch-Mahr, K., 03 Jul 2025, In: Technology and Disability. 37, 3, p. 259-269 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
Open Access -
Digitaler Wandel und Sozialunternehmen in Österreich
Schaur, M. & Matausch-Mahr, K., 2025, In: SWS Rundschau. 65, 1/2025, p. 77-92 16 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Report on Future Skill Needs and Support for Upskilling the Long-Term-Care Sector
Schaur, M. & Matausch-Mahr, K., 30 May 2025, (Accepted/In press) 88 p.Research output: Working paper and reports › Research report
Activities
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Pure Prof Talk
Steiner, D. (Speaker), Bell, M. (Contributor), Yeremenko, O. (Speaker) & Forscherin, F. (Speaker)
24 Nov 2025Activity: Talk or presentation › Contributed talk › science-to-science
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Care4Skills: State of the Art and future Skills Assessment
Matausch-Mahr, K. (Speaker)
04 Nov 2025Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk › science-to-science
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Care4Skills: Development of Training Curricula
Matausch-Mahr, K. (Speaker)
04 Nov 2025Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk › science-to-science
Prizes
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Humanitätsmedaille des Landes Oberösterreich
Miesenberger, K. (Recipient), 2003
Prize: Prize, award or honor