Disability Access and Advocacy in a Post A.I. Environment: The Increasing Need to Merge Analog Accommodation with Virtual Equity

Abstract

The advent of artificial intelligence has been a corporate boom, but more problematic and uncertain in its emergent roles within education and human services. This session will focus on the practical aspects of using new forms of AI to accommodate people with disabilities; the use of AI to enhance and increase disability advocacy; and a meaningful discussion of a new virtual ethics which should govern AI and disability issues moving forward.

Presenters

John "Jack" Trammell
Professor, Sociology, Criminal Justice, and Human Services, Mount Saint Mary's University, Maryland, United States

Details

Presentation Type

Workshop Presentation

Theme

2024 Special Focus—The Converging Challenges for Inclusive Education: Intercultural Competences and Digital Literacies in Global Contexts

KEYWORDS

Disability, Accommodation, Artificial Intelligence, Equity, Human Services, Education, AI