Call for Papers: DELAD Special Session at Language Disorders 2026 Online

DELAD is organising a special session on language disorder corpora at the Language Disorders 2026 Online conference (26 August 2026), with the support of CLARIN ERIC. Find out how to submit an abstract and what CLARIN funding is available.

DELAD (the Data Exchange for Language and Disorders network), with the support of CLARIN ERIC, is organising a special session at the Language Disorders 2026 Online conference, hosted by the International Linguistic Society.

About the Session
  • Date: 26 August 2026, 14:00–17:00 GMT (CEST –1)
  • Format: Online (panel introduction, keynote, paper presentations)
  • Keynote: Iris Nowenstein (University of Iceland) — Language and Speech Disorders Corpora as Necessary Infrastructure for Health Tech Accessibility
  • Topics: corpus design and annotation, ethical/legal issues in clinical data, interoperability, clinical applications, and more
  • Submit via the Language Disorders 2026 Online submission system, selecting “Special Session on Language Disorders Corpora”
  • Max. 500 words (title included, no references)
  • Deadline: 17 May 2026
  • Not presenting? Attendance is free! No registration needed, just express interest to receive the link

CLARIN ERIC will select 6 papers for presentation and provide a registration waiver (€400) for each

Find more information on the event page.

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