title: An interface to support independent use of Facebook by people with intellectual disability.
abstract: Use of social networking sites, such as Facebook, is rapidly expanding, but people with intellectual disability are at risk for exclusion because sites like Facebook are not designed for cognitive access. The purpose of the present study was to describe the development and initial testing of a cognitively accessible prototype interface for Facebook, called Endeavor Connect, that was designed to support independent Facebook use by people with intellectual disability. The performance of young adults with intellectual disability when completing five common Facebook tasks was compared when using the Endeavor Connect and Facebook interfaces. Results suggest that, when using Endeavor Connect, young adults with intellectual disability completed more tasks independently with fewer errors and required fewer prompts. Implications for research and practice are discussed.
authors: AbleLink Technologies, 618 N. Nevada Ave., Colorado Springs, CO 80903, USA. dan@ablelinktech.com
authors: Daniel K
authors: DK
authors: Davies
authors: Steven E
authors: SE
authors: Stock
authors: Larry R
authors: LR
authors: King
authors: R Brian
authors: RB
authors: Brown
authors: Michael L
authors: ML
authors: Wehmeyer
authors: Karrie A
authors: KA
authors: Shogren
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008607:Intellectual Disability / Q000523:psychology*; D020407:Internet; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D060756:Social Networking; D014584:User-Computer Interface; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Facebook; applied cognitive technologies; intellectual disability; social networking