Abstract:

The concept of disability can be considered as a social construction that it is not reduced only to people's functional deficiencies but it includes the interaction process of them with their environment. Environment and communities are strongly related to the concept of social inclusion, in which citizens should not been distinguished by their abilities and lacks. In this light, the Mind Inclusion APP has been designed under the capability approach, with the aim to widen the opportunities of people with intellectual disabilities to be involved in the society and participate in activities.

To this end, the application has been developed following a co-creation process involving people with intellectual disabilities by using participatory methodologies, which have been cognitive adapted to them. The result has been an application cognitive adapted for people with intellectual disabilities that provides close leisure options to them in their community. The application permits to search for a location and an activity according to their own needs. Moreover, people with intellectual disabilities can rate a place according to its accessible means.
The Mind Inclusion APP has been developed to raise awareness of the importance of cognitive accessibility in their community, and enhance their social inclusion.

Keywords:

Assistive technology, Social inclusión, Cognitive accessibility, People with intellectual disabilities.