Online activities for individuals with intellectual disabilities at a day centre in the wake of COVID‐19

Engwall, Kristina

doi:10.1111/bld.12512

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“…Contributing papers (e.g., Castro et al, 2023; Engwall, 2023) also noted that some people with learning disabilities remain digitally excluded, advocating for the need to reach out to these people to ensure that they are not left behind or left out as ICT use proliferates. Others were excluded due to systemic inaccessibility, legal and protective concerns that led to gatekeeping and exclusion (e.g., Engwall, 2023). Engwall highlights that visibility in online spaces may facilitate future digital inclusion.…”

Section: Key Themes About Digital Inclusionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…It is essential that the impetus to promote equality of digital opportunity for people with learning disabilities is not lost as we go beyond the pandemic (Seale, 2022). Contributing papers (e.g., Castro et al, 2023;Engwall, 2023) also noted that some people with learning disabilities remain digitally excluded, advocating for the need to reach out to these people to ensure that they are not left behind or left out as ICT use proliferates.…”

Section: The Increasing Digital Inclusion Of People With Learning Dis...mentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Other important stakeholder views and experiences about digital inclusion and the use of ICT by people with learning disabilities are also included. This brings in the perspectives of paid and family carers (Caton et al, 2023; Engwall, 2023; Fitzpatrick et al, 2023; Seale, 2022), day centre support staff (Engwall, 2023), special educational needs and mainstream teachers (Chiner et al, 2023), and researchers (Castro et al, 2023; Mikulak et al, 2023).…”

Section: Overview Of the Special Issue On Digital Inclusionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Across many of the studies, barriers to using and accessing technology were evident (Agren et al, 2023; Caton et al, 2023; Chadwick et al, 2023; Danker et al, 2023; Engwall, 2023; Seale, 2022). Barriers related to technology included cost, the relative amount of inaccessible software and its complexity.…”

Section: Key Themes About Digital Inclusionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…People with learning disabilities can experience significant challenges in accessing support (Agren et al, 2023; Chadwick et al, 2023; Engwall, 2023; Seale, 2022) that leads to increased digital exclusion. Support from the staff was more successful when it took a holistic approach to people's everyday lives (Engwall, 2023). By being ‘possibility focussed’, that is, creative, resilient, sharing decision‐making and managing risk, digital inclusion has been facilitated by those providing support (Seale, 2022).…”

Section: Key Themes About Digital Inclusionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Digital inclusion and people with learning disabilities

Chadwick

Richards

Molin

et al. 2023

Brit J Learn Disabil

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Accessible Summaries The digital inclusion of people with learning disabilities is an important topic because more of our lives are spent using technology and being online. Articles in this special issue talk about the digital inclusion of people with learning disabilities. We look at their experiences and the experiences of other people in their lives. The articles talk about how people with learning disabilities use technology and the things that help and stop people from using the internet and technology. The articles also talk about how using technology helped a lot of people during the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic. The articles talk about how people with learning disabilities need choices, opportunities, support and training to make digital inclusion happen so they can use technology like everybody else.

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Section: Key Themes About Digital Inclusionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: The Increasing Digital Inclusion Of People With Learning Dis...mentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Overview Of the Special Issue On Digital Inclusionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Key Themes About Digital Inclusionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Key Themes About Digital Inclusionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Digital inclusion and people with learning disabilities

Chadwick

Richards

Molin

et al. 2023

Brit J Learn Disabil

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A Critical Review of Literature on Social Media and Developmental Communication Disability: Implications for Future Social Media and Generative AI Research

Hemsley,

Given,

Almond

et al. 2024

Curr Dev Disord Rep

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Purpose of Review The widespread use of social media and recent development and use of generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) has implications for the advancement of inclusive communication technologies to benefit people with developmental communication disability. This paper synthesises and critiques recent research on social media use in populations with developmental communication disability, discusses the intersection of social media and GenAI that could impact this population, and provides directions for future research. Recent Findings There is encouraging growth in the use of innovative methods to gather the views of people with developmental communication disability on their use of social media, advancing understanding of the risks they face and how they and their supporters manage these risks. However, there continues an underutilization of social media data published by and with people with developmental communication disability and a lack of co-design. Moving beyond patterns and purposes of use, future inclusive and co-designed research with this population should (a) include social media data, whether independently or co-produced with supporters; (b) explore the under-researched legal, ethical, and safety issues; (c) measure the outcomes and impact of social media publication in relation to the user or user group’s emancipation, education, and enablement; and (d) consider the impact of GenAI on social media use for this group. Summary Continued attention to the safe and enjoyable use of social media for all those who wish to use it, and foundational research on the uptake and use of GenAI, will be important to understand and support the advanced communication technology support needs of people with developmental communication disability. To inform future advances in both social media and GenAI for populations with developmental communication disability, future research directions are proposed.

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Ideals, governance and competencies: The complexity of implementing digitalisation in disability organisations

Eriksson

Ineland

2023

Brit J Learn Disabil

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BackgroundLiving in the digital era, young adults with intellectual disabilities use diverse digital products, the Internet, and social media in their daily lives. However, they may need support in digital undertakings as in other aspects of life. In a disability service context, staff are primary support providers but are restricted and guided by organisational goals and strategies. Previous research has shown that staff have dual roles as support providers and executors of organisational ambitions. This study analyses the motivations and prerequisites, as well as the obstacles to the implementation of digitalisation at a strategic level of disability services.MethodQualitative semi‐structured interviews were conducted with public officials and municipal politicians responsible for providing disability services. A thematic analysis was performed using a constructionist perspective.FindingsThree themes were identified: Intertwined ideals of digital infrastructures in disability contexts, culture of vertical governance, and developing competencies. These themes can be seen as pillars of the digitalisation of digital services at the organisation's strategic level. In addition to shedding light on specific issues, these themes reveal underlying issues relating to conceptions of support practices and organisational culture.ConclusionDigitalisation is motivated by a desire to preserve the organisation's legitimacy and be a relevant service provider. Digital infrastructure is required for digitalisation but is lacking because of intertwined legal and moral issues. Digitalisation also appears to be hindered by organisational structures and organisational culture, whose impact greatly outweighs that of digital issues.

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Online activities for individuals with intellectual disabilities at a day centre in the wake of COVID‐19

Cited by 5 publications

References 31 publications

Digital inclusion and people with learning disabilities

Digital inclusion and people with learning disabilities

A Critical Review of Literature on Social Media and Developmental Communication Disability: Implications for Future Social Media and Generative AI Research

Ideals, governance and competencies: The complexity of implementing digitalisation in disability organisations

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