We would like to thank all of those who took the opportunity for an early registration and want to remind that the early bird registration is only open till 31 October 2012. Thanks to all authors who sent their annotations already. We are glad to announce the presence of keynote speakers from the University of San Francisco (Prof. Arthur Karshmer will give a keynote on “Universal Learning Design: A View from Conceptual Goals to the Actual Implementation”) and Gallaudet University in Washington as well as presentations from the German Central Library for the Blind in Leipzig, Integriert Studieren from the Kepler University in Linz, workshops on speech-to-text reporting offered by the company VeloType and on new batteries for testing dyslectic adults, and other papers which confirm that the idea of Universal Learning Design will be presented and represented by personalities and teams who promise a rich, interesting and challenging programme.