Visibility with digital platforms: Effects on the inclusion of children with mild intellectual disability
Keywords:
digital visibility, digital platforms, inclusion, intellectual disabilityAbstract
Introduction: A visibility strategy with digital platforms seeks to promote social and educational inclusion of children with intellectual disabilities through the use of accessible digital tools.
Objective: To assess the effects on the inclusion of children with mild intellectual disabilities from the application of a strategy for digital visibility through digital platforms.
Methods: Mixed-approach research, which intervenes with a six-month strategy to favor learning, communication, and social participation of children (n=34) with mild intellectual disabilities in four intervention phases.
Results: On average, 12±3.5 children used digital platforms before the intervention; after the intervention, the average increased to 28±2.1 children. Regarding participation in online educational and social activities, each child participated in 3.2±1.1 digital activities; after the intervention, participation increased to 7.8±1.5. In terms of improvements in digital and communication skills, an initial qualitative assessment a score of 4.1±1.2 was reflected; in the post-test, the intervention reached a value of 7.9±1.0; (+92.7%). Significant differences were found in all indicators of success (p<0.05).
Conclusions: The intervention with digital platforms had a significant and positive impact on the inclusion of children with mild intellectual disabilities. An increase in accessibility, the use of digital tools, and participation in educational and social activities was observed, demonstrating that the strategy was effective in improving their integration in digital environments.
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