The participatory design of a sound and image enhanced daily planner for people with aphasia
Proceedings of the SIGCHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems
HCI for people with cognitive disabilities
ACM SIGACCESS Accessibility and Computing
Proceedings of the SIGCHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems
Universal Usability: Designing Computer Interfaces for Diverse User Populations
Universal Usability: Designing Computer Interfaces for Diverse User Populations
Authorable virtual peers for children with autism
CHI '07 Extended Abstracts on Human Factors in Computing Systems
Proceedings of the 11th international ACM SIGACCESS conference on Computers and accessibility
Computer Usage by Children with Down Syndrome: Challenges and Future Research
ACM Transactions on Accessible Computing (TACCESS)
Understanding the computer skills of adult expert users with down syndrome: an exploratory study
The proceedings of the 13th international ACM SIGACCESS conference on Computers and accessibility
Expanding job options: potential computer-related employment for adults with Down syndrome
ACM SIGACCESS Accessibility and Computing
ACM Transactions on Accessible Computing (TACCESS)
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In this paper, we discuss the results of an online survey that investigates how children and young adults with Down syndrome use computers and computer-related devices. The survey responses cover 561 individuals with Down syndrome between the age of four to 21. The survey results suggest that the majority of the children and young adults with Down syndrome can use the mouse to interact with computers, which requires spatial, cognitive, and fine motor skills that were previously believed to be quite challenging for individuals with Down syndrome. The results show great difficulty in text entry using keyboards. Young individuals with Down syndrome are using a variety of computer applications and computer related devices, and computers and computer-related devices play important roles in the life of individuals with Down syndrome. There appears to be great potential in computer-related education and training to broaden existing career opportunities for individuals with Down syndrome, and there needs to be further research on this topic.