Compared to the general population, people with ID have a higher prevalence of comorbidities which could be better managed with assistive products. For instance, motor disabilities are present in a significant proportion (26%) of people with ID. Visual impairment has a prevalence of 19.2% in adults with ID compared to 1.9% in adults of the general population. For hearing impairment, the prevalence is 30 vs 17%, respectively; and for dementia, it is 13.1 vs 5.4%, respectively. People with ID are now recognized as a group with a disproportionately greater need for assistive products due to higher rates of frailty and multimorbidity (including increased severity and earlier onset) than the general population. The result is a greater prevalence of disabilities in daily functioning and mobility with increased care needs and support required.
Boot, F. H., Dinsmore, J., Khasnabis, C., & MacLachlan, M. (2017). Intellectual Disability and Assistive Technology: Opening the GATE Wider. Frontiers in public health, 5, 10. doi:10.3389/fpubh.2017.00010
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Speech Generating Devices ( mini objects or chips are placed against pictures on a smartphone, this emits a verbal request concerning the activity indicated by the mini object or chip. Facilitating the
learning of how to make requests.
Memory Aids (Smart Phones, Computer Devices)
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Robots for assisted learning (symbol recognition and task sequencing, number recognition, communication improvement, direction learning and understanding cause and effect. )
Computer-Aided Learning (verbal presentation, repetition on demand, programmable sequential and tiered learning)
JIT (Just In Time) delivered visual cues (relevant photos or videos appear on a iWatch to supplement verbal directives)