Supporting Digital Inclusion and Web Accessibility for People with Cognitive Disabilities

Stud Health Technol Inform. 2022 May 25:294:619-623. doi: 10.3233/SHTI220543.

Abstract

The topic of digital inclusion and web accessibility for People with Cognitive Disabilities has increased over the COVID-19 pandemic times. The LIVE IT project is attempting to shed some light into this. This piece of work uses insights gained from focus groups and interviews that were held to assess the needs analysis and the existing knowledge gap of this societal problem. To this end, preliminary results of user engagement with digital tools and web services as well as their evaluation are presented herein.

Keywords: Co-creation; Cognitive Disabilities; Inclusion; Living Labs; Web accessibility.

MeSH terms

  • COVID-19*
  • Cognition
  • Disabled Persons*
  • Focus Groups
  • Humans
  • Pandemics