Closing the Gap: Leveraging Mass Collaboration to Support People with Disability

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Abstract

This paper explores the potential of mass collaboration to improve the quality of life for people with disability (PwD), a group representing approximately 16% of the global population. Accessibility remains a significant challenge for PwD, impacting physical navigation, information access, and social participation. Additionally, disparities in healthcare, education, employment, and social support exacerbate these issues. Addressing these challenges requires a collaborative, inclusive approach, including co-creating knowledge with input from PwD, caregivers, policymakers, and other stakeholders to ensure initiatives are relevant, effective, and sustainable. In this context, this work outlines a framework for enhancing well-being through mass collaboration, focusing on four key objectives: identifying current support initiatives across governmental, societal, and technological dimensions; illustrating the benefits of mass collaboration tools through user-centric scenarios; describing existing mass collaboration initiatives as benchmarks for developing a knowledge network; and proposing a conceptual architecture for a mass collaboration platform specifically designed for PwD.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationNavigating Unpredictability: Collaborative Networks in Non-linear Worlds
Subtitle of host publication25th IFIP WG 5.5 Working Conference on Virtual Enterprises, PRO-VE 2024, Albi, France, October 28–30, 2024, Proceedings, Part II
EditorsLuís M. Camarinha-Matos, Angel Ortiz, Xavier Boucher, Anne-Marie Barthe-Delanoë
Place of PublicationCham
PublisherSpringer
Pages3-18
Number of pages16
ISBN (Electronic)978-3-031-71743-7
ISBN (Print)978-3-031-71742-0, 978-3-031-71745-1
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Sept 2024
Event25th IFIP WG 5.5 Working Conference on Virtual Enterprises, PRO-VE 2024 - Albi, France
Duration: 28 Oct 202430 Oct 2024

Publication series

NameIFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology
PublisherSpringer
Volume727 IFIP
ISSN (Print)1868-4238
ISSN (Electronic)1868-422X

Conference

Conference25th IFIP WG 5.5 Working Conference on Virtual Enterprises, PRO-VE 2024
Country/TerritoryFrance
CityAlbi
Period28/10/2430/10/24

Keywords

  • Accessibility
  • Knowledge Co-creation
  • Mass collaboration
  • People with disability
  • Societal inclusion

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