For many, web accessibility begins and ends with making a site accessible to a screen reader user. Most of the work in accessibility has been done in the area of visual disabilities/blindness (27; 23; 8). However, according to the US Census Bureau, 14.3 million Americans age 15 and over have a mental disability. This includes 1.9 million who have Alzheimer's disease, senility or dementia, and 3.5 million with a learning disability (35). Making the web accessible to this population has, for the most part, been overlooked. According to Hudson, Weakley & Firminger (9) (2005),"those with cognitive disabilities and learning difficulties, appear to have slipped through the cracks to a large extent when it comes to website accessibility."
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There is a wide range of cognitive disabilities that can interfere with a person's ability to complete both simple and complicated tasks. Technology interventions, often called cognitive prostheses, can help with these difficulties. Research about cognitive support technologies (CST) indicates that it can help people with a wide range of disabilities to increase their participation in everyday activities. This session will explore questions such as, " What are cognitive disabilities? How do they impact daily function? How do they support independence and self-determination for people with cognitive disabilities? What evidence supports their use? "
When:
Wednesday, October 30, 2013
1:30 pm - 3:00 pm Mountain
Cost:
$49.00 - Live Broadcast