Inclusive New Media Design » Mild intellectual disabilities http://www.inclusivenewmedia.org/blog including people with intellectual disabilities in the WWW Mon, 16 Nov 2009 14:38:46 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 en hourly 1 Mild intellectual disabilities http://www.inclusivenewmedia.org/blog/385/id-accessible-websites/people-with-intellectual-disabilities/mild-learning-disabilities/ http://www.inclusivenewmedia.org/blog/385/id-accessible-websites/people-with-intellectual-disabilities/mild-learning-disabilities/#comments Thu, 08 Oct 2009 08:54:29 +0000 Helen Kennedy http://www.inclusivenewmedia.org/blog/?p=385 People with MILD intellectual difficulties might learn slowly in school; they usually have problems reading or writing, but they may still work. They generally have good social relationships and contribute to society with a little help and support.

The video below shows people with mild intellectual disabilities using the web. Before that, there is a link to a PDF summarising key barriers to web access for this group, techniques you can use to overcome these barriers, examples of good sites for this audience, and some useful links.

Mild Intellectual Disabilities Checklist (PDF 84kB)

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