Why the article is helpful
- Little technology for people with cognitive disabilities
- Alzheimer’s/Dementia may be the place to start in determining cognitive or decline and appropriate assistive technology
- Guideline to address cognitive issues and aging, education, and technology
This article discussed the results of a two-day conference on Technology to Improve Cognitive Function, sponsored by the Interagency Committee on Disability Research in 2006. The committee agreed that there is little technology for people with cognitive disabilities, despite the growing need. Since Alzheimer’s/Dementia is recognized as a large problem and better defined than cognitive disability in general, it may be the place to start in determining cognitive impairment or decline and appropriate assistive technology. This article also includes guidelines created by the committee to address cognitive issues and aging, education, and technology.
Links to article
Bodine, C., & Scherer, M. J. (2006). Technology for improving cognitive function. A workshop sponsored by the U.S. Interagency Committee on Disability Research (ICDR): Reports from working groups. Disability & Rehabilitation, 28(24), 1567-1571. doi:10.1080/09638280601071151