Photovoice—Towards Engaging and Empowering People with Intellectual Disabilities in Innovation

Autor: Sofie Wass, Mugula Chris Safari
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2020
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Zdroj: Life, Vol 10, Iss 11, p 272 (2020)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2075-1729
DOI: 10.3390/life10110272
Popis: E-health and welfare technology offer new ways to support health and social care delivery. While initiatives are made to engage disadvantaged user groups in innovation, people with intellectual disabilities tend to be excluded from design activities. This is a concern as this group can benefit from the use of assistive technology. However, it can be time-consuming and challenging to involve end-users in the design of technology. This calls for processes that are creative, empowering and that facilitate user involvement. In this study, we report and reflect on the process of using photovoice to understand user needs and to empower participants with intellectual disability in an innovation process. Nine persons with intellectual disability participated in photovoice to identify user needs connected to the design of assistive technology. The findings in our study suggest that the use of photovoice can contribute to the sharing of contextual and individual needs and an empowerment process that includes coping, self-determination and ownership. Photovoice can be a tool to reduce or remove some of the challenges that are faced when identifying user needs and is a way to strengthen the individual’s capacity to cope with the demands of participating in an innovation process.
Databáze: Directory of Open Access Journals
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