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Cognitive impairments, information technology systems and the workplace

Cognitive impairments, information technology systems and the workplace 21.3 million Americans have some form of cognitive disability and a large majority of these individuals are working age adults (Braddock, 2005). Cognitive impairment, often labeled as a "hidden disability" is loosely defined as a disability that affect's an individuals awareness; memory; and ability to learn, process information, communicate and make decisions. "Cognition" refers to "understanding," the ability to comprehend what one sees and hears, and to infer information from social cues and body language. Persons with cognitive impairments have difficulty learning new things, expressing themselves through spoken or written language, and making generalizations from one situation to another (Davis, 2000). http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png ACM SIGACCESS Accessibility and Computing Association for Computing Machinery

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Association for Computing Machinery
Copyright
Copyright © 2005 by ACM Inc.
ISSN
1558-2337
DOI
10.1145/1102187.1102192
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Abstract

21.3 million Americans have some form of cognitive disability and a large majority of these individuals are working age adults (Braddock, 2005). Cognitive impairment, often labeled as a "hidden disability" is loosely defined as a disability that affect's an individuals awareness; memory; and ability to learn, process information, communicate and make decisions. "Cognition" refers to "understanding," the ability to comprehend what one sees and hears, and to infer information from social cues and body language. Persons with cognitive impairments have difficulty learning new things, expressing themselves through spoken or written language, and making generalizations from one situation to another (Davis, 2000).

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ACM SIGACCESS Accessibility and ComputingAssociation for Computing Machinery

Published: Sep 1, 2005

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