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Digital Communication and Social Media for People with Communicative and Cognitive Disabilities
Published in Christopher M. Hayre, Dave J. Muller, Marcia J. Scherer, Everyday Technologies in Healthcare, 2019
Margret Buchholz, Ulrika Ferm, Kristina Holmgren
Communicative and cognitive disabilities can result in decreased interaction with other people, self-determination and participation in society. To further complicate matters, technology that could enable remote communication is often not designed for people with these disabilities. The research described in this chapter aimed to explore and describe remote communication for people with communicative and cognitive disabilities who have limited reading and writing abilities. This research explored remote communication in relation to self-determination and participation from the perspectives of professionals (occupational therapists and speech language pathologists), the people themselves and support persons.
Cognitive technologies
Published in Alex Mihailidis, Roger Smith, Rehabilitation Engineering, 2023
As our population ages and individuals acquiring or born with cognitive disabilities live a typical lifespan, we will experience an expanded workforce that includes older adults and working-age adults with disabilities. This will require a need for workplace accommodations and tools that are readily accessible for those who need them to be competitive in the workplace.
A systematic review of online personalized systems for the autonomous learning of people with cognitive disabilities
Published in Human–Computer Interaction, 2023
Cognitive disabilities refer to impairments in intellectual functioning that affect the ability of an individual to plan, comprehend, and reason. They also indicate impairments in adaptive behavior that cause difficulties in applying knowledge, communication, and social skills (OCECD, 2022). Cognitive disabilities can be a consequence of developmental disorders such as dyslexia, autism, epilepsy, and ADHD (Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder) as well as acquired neuropsychological and neurocognitive disorders, including stroke, brain trauma, and tumors. Although these impairments are common, their cognitive consequences and process of recovery are often not known outside of medical settings, especially in an educational context. They can cause learning inaccessibility which is one of the reasons for social exclusion in the professional field, where the unemployment rate of persons with disabilities is still higher than the overall average (Lambert, 2020). Overcoming access barriers in learning helps the social inclusion of people with disabilities, which can consequently improve their quality of life (Assembly, 2006).
Survey of indoor location technologies and wayfinding systems for users with cognitive disabilities in emergencies
Published in Behaviour & Information Technology, 2022
M.T. García-Catalá, M.C. Rodríguez-Sánchez, E. Martín-Barroso
Projects for the development of evacuation systems adapted to people with cognitive disabilities are scarce due to the heterogeneity of this group. Some projects have focused on the evacuation of people in general or of people with physical and sensory disabilities; nevertheless, little research has been conducted in the area of users with cognitive disabilities. Common areas of difficulty for people with cognitive disabilities include problems with perception and information processing, memory, problem solving and attention. The design of user interfaces must address these common areas of difficulty to help people with this type of disability access information and interact with the systems. Accessibility guidelines – such as WCAG (Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2018) and other recommendations provided by W3C (Diverse Abilities and Barriers, W3C 2018) – may be used to promote autonomy, in addition to certain practical guidelines which contribute to the improvement of user interfaces: providing a reminder of the overall context and breadcrumbs to help people with memory deficits; suggesting alternative spellings for wrong information introduced in the interface; providing mechanisms to fix errors when the user is interacting with the interface; and presenting information in multiple formats in order to improve information processing, among others.