Accessing Community: Speaking With and Through Mobile Technology

This article explores the impact of mobile technology, particularly speech-to-text tools, on enhancing social inclusion and communication for people with intellectual disability. Through a participatory research approach - the authors, an academic and a self-advocate with an intellectual disability - collaborate to share personal narratives and insights on the role of technology in fostering independence, social connections, and self-advocacy.

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Canadian Journal of Disability Studies
Published
2025-05-05
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https://doi.org/10.15353/cjds.v14i1.1213
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ICT in Developing Communities
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Accessing Community: Speaking With and Through Mobile Technology

Alan Foley, Micah Fialka-Feldman
Canadian Journal of Disability Studies
ICT in Developing Communities
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Accessing Community: Speaking With and Through Mobile Technology

Alan Foley, Micah Fialka-Feldman
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This article explores the impact of mobile technology, particularly speech-to-text tools, on enhancing social inclusion and communication for people with intellectual disability. Through a participatory research approach - the authors, an academic and a self-advocate with an intellectual disability - collaborate to share personal narratives and insights on the role of technology in fostering independence, social connections, and self-advocacy.

Canadian Journal of Disability StudiesVol. 14(1)
Syracuse University (US)
Openalex Percentile: Top 77%
ICT in Developing Communities
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