A.Gisela Reyes Cruz – Accessibility reflections through a competencies-based approach
Channel: Applied Cognition Technology and Interaction Group
Date: 04/02/2022

Research has shown that people with disabilities are regular users of a variety of technologies, both mainstream and assistive, that support them in accessing information and conducting various everyday activities. However, knowing about such technologies and users is still considered a specialist job, and much of mainstream technology and digital applications or services remain inaccessible or difficult to use for them, despite the existence of guidelines, tools and increasing efforts to raise awareness on the topic. In this presentation, I will give an overview of my PhD research, in which I have done empirical research on technology use by people with visual impairments that supports the proposal of a competencies-based approach, for bringing people from different backgrounds and abilities together to reflect on and learn about disability, accessibility and technology.