Quality of life in adults with Down syndrome: A mixed methods systematic review

OA Ijezie, J Healy, P Davies, E Balaguer-Ballester… - Plos one, 2023 - journals.plos.org
Background As the life expectancy of adults (aged≥ 18 years) with Down syndrome
increases for a plethora of reasons including recognition of rights, access, and technological …

Augmentative and alternative communication in children with Down's syndrome: a systematic review

RTA Barbosa, ASB de Oliveira, JYF de Lima Antão… - BMC pediatrics, 2018 - Springer
Background The use of technology to assist in the communication, socialization, language,
and motor skills of children with Down's syndrome (DS) is required. The aim of this study …

Considerations for AI fairness for people with disabilities

S Trewin, S Basson, M Muller, S Branham, J Treviranus… - AI Matters, 2019 - dl.acm.org
In society today, people experiencing disability can face discrimination. As artificial
intelligence solutions take on increasingly important roles in decision-making and …

The harm in conflating aging with accessibility

B Knowles, VL Hanson, Y Rogers, AM Piper… - Communications of the …, 2021 - dl.acm.org
The harm in conflating aging with accessibility Page 1 66 COMMUNICATIONS OF THE
ACM | JULY 2021 | VOL. 64 | NO. 7 contributed articles “The quest for youth—so futile. Age …

AAC and artificial intelligence (AI)

SC Sennott, L Akagi, M Lee… - Topics in language …, 2019 - journals.lww.com
Artificially intelligent tools have given us the capability to use technology to address ever
more complex challenges. What are the capabilities, challenges, and hazards of …

Weak signal-oriented investigation of ethical dissonance applied to unsuccessful mobility experiences linked to human–machine interactions

F Vanderhaegen - Science and engineering ethics, 2021 - Springer
Ethical dissonance arises from conflicts between beliefs or behaviors and affects ethical
factors such as normality or conformity. This paper proposes a weak signal-oriented …

Conversational agency in augmentative and alternative communication

S Valencia, A Pavel, J Santa Maria, S Yu… - Proceedings of the …, 2020 - dl.acm.org
Augmented communicators (ACs) use augmentative and alternative communication (AAC)
technologies to speak. Prior work in AAC research has looked to improve efficiency and …

HCI and aging: Beyond accessibility

B Knowles, VL Hanson, Y Rogers, AM Piper… - Extended Abstracts of …, 2019 - dl.acm.org
Despite improvements in the accessibility of digital technologies and growing numbers of
tools designed specifically for older adults, adoption of such tools remains low for this …

Identity-focused practice in augmentative and alternative communication services: A framework to support the intersecting identities of individuals with severe …

MC Wofford, BT Ogletree, T De Nardo - American Journal of Speech …, 2022 - ASHA
Purpose: The purpose of this clinical focus article is to consider a framework of identity in
provision of services to individuals with severe disabilities who use augmentative and …

Voice banking for people living with motor neurone disease: Views and expectations

R Cave, S Bloch - International Journal of Language & …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Background More than 80% of people living with MND (plwMND) develop difficulties with
their speech, affecting communication, self‐identity and quality of life. Most plwMND …