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Understanding the computer skills of adult expert users with down syndrome: an exploratory study

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Jonathan Lazar,

Jinjuan Heidi FengAuthors Info & Claims

ASSETS '11: The proceedings of the 13th international ACM SIGACCESS conference on Computers and accessibility

Pages 51 - 58

https://doi.org/10.1145/2049536.2049548

Published: 24 October 2011 Publication History

Abstract

Recent survey research suggests that individuals with Down syndrome use computers for a variety of educational, communication, and entertainment activities. However, there has been no analysis of the actual computer knowledge and skills of employment-aged computer users with Down syndrome. We conducted an ethnographic observation that aims at examining the workplace-related computer skills of expert users with Down syndrome. The results show that expert users with Down syndrome have the ability to use computers for basic workplace tasks such as word processing, data entry, and communication.

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Understanding the computer skills of adult expert users with down syndrome: an exploratory study
1. Social and professional topics
  1. Professional topics
    1. Computing profession
      1. Assistive technologies
  2. User characteristics
    1. People with disabilities

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