Cognitive and learning difficulties and how they affect access to IT systems

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TitleCognitive and learning difficulties and how they affect access to IT systems
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication2007
AuthorsKeates, Simeon, Adams, Ray, Bodine, Cathy, Czaja, Sara, Gordon, Wayne, Gregor, Peter, Hacker, Emily, Hanson, Vicki L., Kemp, John, Laff, Mark, Lewis, Clayton, Pieper, Michael, Richards, John, Rose, David, Savidis, Anthony, Schultz, Greg, Snayd, Paul, Trewin, Shari, and Varker, Philip
JournalUniversal Access in the Information Society
Volume5
Issue4
Pagination329-339
ISSN Number1615-5289, 1615-5297
Accession Number16738867
Keywordscognitive disability
Abstract

In October 2005, the IBM Human Ability and Accessibility Center and T.J. Watson Research Center hosted a symposium on "cognitive and learning difficulties and how they affect access to IT systems." The central premise of the symposium was the recognition that cognitive and learning difficulties have a profound impact on a person’s ability to interact with information technology (IT) systems, but that little support is currently being offered by those systems. By bringing together internationally renowned experts from a variety of different, but complementary, research fields, the symposium aimed to provide a complete overview of the issues related to this topic. This paper summarises the discussions and findings of the symposium.
Notes

This article summarizes the discussions in a symposium that was hosted in October 2005. The symposium was based on a recognition of the profound impact that cognitive and learning difficulties had on a person's interaction with information technology. Major topics discussed in this symposium have been presented here.
DOI10.1007/s10209-006-0058-4