Developing of an Inclusive Application to Support Daily Activities of People with Cognitive Disabilities
Abstract
Introduction: Many digital technologies remain inaccessible to people with cognitive disabilities; often due to poor support for memory; symbolic comprehension; and interface consistency. This study presents the participatory development of a mobile application designed to support daily task management through inclusive interaction strategies. Developed collaboratively with 24 users; the application integrates time-based task filtering; simplified iconography; and multimodal feedback. Field testing revealed improvements in comprehension; engagement; and autonomy particularly when users interacted with consistent navigation patterns and received personalized verbal prompts. Our findings emphasize the value of inclusive design practices grounded in user participation.
Keywords:
Cognitive Accessibility, Daily Activities, Inclusive Design, Participatory Design, Assistive Technology
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Esposito, A., Dedò, S., Guedes, L. S., e Landoni, M. (2024). Advancing accessible interfaces: Evaluation of design patterns and recommendations for users with intellectual disabilities. In Proceedings of the 11th International Conference on Software Development and Technologies for Enhancing Accessibility and Fighting Info-exclusion, DSAI ’24, pages 1–10, New York, NY, USA. ACM.
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Herriott, R. (2016). The use of proxies: lessons of social co-design for inclusive design for people with cognitive disabilities. Journal of accessibility and design for all, 5(2).
Oliveira, E. d. S. d. e Rodrigues, A. H. G. (2022). O uso do aplicativo jogo da memória silábica na aprendizagem de leitura para o aluno com defciência intelectual. Artigos da Pós-graduação em Informática na Educação, IFAP, pages 1–16.
Passerino, L. M. e Montardo, S. P. (2007). Inclusão social via acessibilidade digital: proposta de inclusão digital para pessoas com necessidades especiais. In E-Compós, volume 8.
Pavão, A. e Dias, M. (2024). Análise da acessibilidade do aplicativo grapho game para estudantes com defciência intelectual. Revista Eletrônica de Educação, 18:e6580196.
Seale, J. (2014). The role of supporters in facilitating the use of technologies by adolescents and adults with learning disabilities: A place for positive risk-taking? European Journal of Special Needs Education, 29.
Silveira, J. R. (2016). Capacidade funcional, atividades de vida diária, atividade física, estilo de vida e deterioração cognitiva de pessoas com síndrome de down maiores de 20 anos. Dissertação de mestrado em educação física, UFPEL, Pelotas, RS.
Woodward, K., Kanjo, E., Brown, D. J., McGinnity, T. M., e Harold, G. (2023). In the hands of users with intellectual disabilities: co-designing tangible user interfaces for mental wellbeing. Personal Ubiquitous Comput., 27(6):2171–2191.
Published
2025-09-08
How to Cite
DELGADO E CUNHA, Clara; S. GUEDES, Leandro.
Developing of an Inclusive Application to Support Daily Activities of People with Cognitive Disabilities. In: POSTERS & DEMONSTRATIONS - BRAZILIAN SYMPOSIUM ON HUMAN FACTORS IN COMPUTATIONAL SYSTEMS (IHC), 24. , 2025, Belo Horizonte/MG.
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Porto Alegre: Sociedade Brasileira de Computação,
2025
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p. 227-231.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5753/ihc_estendido.2025.15928.
