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

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 difficu...

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Published in:Universal access in the information society 2007-04, Vol.5 (4), p.329-339
Main Authors: Keates, Simeon, Adams, Ray, Bodine, Cathy, Czaja, Sara, Gordon, Wayne, Gregor, Peter, Hacker, Emily, Hanson, Vicki, Kemp, John, Laff, Mark, Lewis, Clayton, Pieper, Michael, Richards, John, Rose, David, Savidis, Anthony, Schultz, Greg, Snayd, Paul, Trewin, Shari, Varker, Philip
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Cognition & reasoning
Conferences
Information technology
Learning disabilities
User interface
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Summary: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. [PUBLICATION ABSTRACT]
ISSN:1615-5289
1615-5297
DOI:10.1007/s10209-006-0058-4