Recent data from several studies and surveys confirm that our society has entered the digital and information age. Some authors mention that information and communication technologies (ICT
The current and prospective situation of cognitively impaired people entails great human, social, and economical costs. Smart homes can help to maintain in place cognitively impaired people, to improve their autonomy, and accordingly to alleviate the burden put on informal and professional caregivers. The research performed at DOMUS lab aims at turning the whole home into a cognitive prosthetic, especially by providing cognitive assistance. In this process, behavior tracking is a fundamental piece. After sketching the infrastructure, two cognitive assistants are used to illustrate how activity recognition can help to address four kinds of cognitive deficits (initiation, attention, planning, and memory). An experimentation of one of these asistant involving people with intellectual deficiencies is finally shortly described.
Few studies pertain to caseworkers and their practices for supporting the development of self‐determination of adults with intellectual disabilities (ID). This research thus aims at describing the intervention practices of 12 caseworkers from Quebec (Canada). These caseworkers participated in five discussion groups over an 8‐month period. The data analysis helped identify a set of interventions conducted with people who have ID and with their environments. The majority of interventions are person‐specific, although natural and foster families are also targets for intervention. A number of person‐specific and environment‐specific variables influence these interventions. These variables concern people with ID, caseworkers, natural families, foster families, service organizations, and the community. The complexity of the intervention process is discussed. Recommendations are formulated for caseworkers, service organizations, and public decision makers.
Notre société numérique offre de nombreux avantages à bon nombre de citoyens. Cependant, les personnes qui présentent une déficience intellectuelle (DI) ou un trouble du spectre de l’autisme (TSA) doivent interagir avec un environnement numérique commun à l’ensemble des citoyens et inadapté à leurs besoins. Cette situation réfère à l’exclusion numérique. Malheureusement, peu de modèles sont disponibles afin de guider les intervenants et les chercheurs sur les moyens à mettre en place pour promouvoir une utilisation efficace et optimale des technologies par ces personnes. Notre équipe a développé une première modélisation des différents enjeux, représentée par une « pyramide d’accessibilité numérique ». En plus de bien identifier les éléments à prendre en compte lors de l’intervention technoclinique, la pyramide offre quelques pistes de solution pour promouvoir l’accessibilité à ces technologies.Our digital society contributes to social participation of many citizens. However, people with intellectual disability (ID) or autism spectrum disorder (ASD) must interact with a common digital environment unsuited to their needs. This fact refers to the digital exclusion. Unfortunately, in the field of ID and ASD few models are available to guide practitioners and researchers in the implementation of these technologies. Our team has developed a model presenting and integrating the challenges associated with their use. The pyramid of digital accessibility clearly identifies the dimensions that promote digital inclusion of these populations
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