Understanding mental ill-health as psychosocial disability: Implications for assistive technology

Kathryn E. Ringland; Jennifer Nicholas; Rachel Kornfield; Emily G. Lattie; David C. Mohr; Madhu Reddy

doi:10.1145/3308561.3353785

Understanding mental ill-health as psychosocial disability: Implications for assistive technology

Kathryn E. Ringland, Jennifer Nicholas, Rachel Kornfield, Emily G. Lattie, David C. Mohr, Madhu Reddy

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Abstract

Psychosocial disability involves actual or perceived impairment due to a diversity of mental, emotional, or cognitive experiences. While assistive technology for psychosocial disabilities has been understudied in communities such as ASSETS, advances in computing have opened up a number of new avenues for assisting those with psychosocial disabilities beyond the clinic. However, these tools continue to emerge primarily within the framework of “treatment,” emphasizing resolution or improvement of mental health symptoms. This work considers what it means to adopt a social model lens from disability studies and incorporate the expertise of assistive technology researchers in relation to mental health. Our investigation draws on interviews conducted with 18 individuals who have complex health needs that include mental health symptoms. This work highlights the potential role for assistive technology in supporting psychosocial disability outside of a clinical or medical framework.

Original language	English (US)
Title of host publication	ASSETS 2019 - 21st International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility
Publisher	Association for Computing Machinery, Inc
Pages	156-170
Number of pages	15
ISBN (Electronic)	9781450366762
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1145/3308561.3353785
State	Published - Oct 24 2019
Event	21st International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility, ASSETS 2019 - Pittsburgh, United States Duration: Oct 28 2019 → Oct 30 2019

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Name	ASSETS 2019 - 21st International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility

Conference

Conference	21st International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility, ASSETS 2019
Country/Territory	United States
City	Pittsburgh
Period	10/28/19 → 10/30/19

Funding

We thank the participants of this study. This work is supported by the National Institute of Mental Health (T32MH115882). The content is solely the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent the official views of the NIH.

Keywords

Anxiety
Depression
Mental health
Psychosocial disability
Social model of disability

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Software
Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition
Computer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design

UN SDGs

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Ringland, K. E., Nicholas, J., Kornfield, R., Lattie, E. G., Mohr, D. C., & Reddy, M. (2019). Understanding mental ill-health as psychosocial disability: Implications for assistive technology. In ASSETS 2019 - 21st International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility (pp. 156-170). (ASSETS 2019 - 21st International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility). Association for Computing Machinery, Inc. https://doi.org/10.1145/3308561.3353785

Ringland, Kathryn E. ; Nicholas, Jennifer ; Kornfield, Rachel et al. / Understanding mental ill-health as psychosocial disability : Implications for assistive technology. ASSETS 2019 - 21st International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility. Association for Computing Machinery, Inc, 2019. pp. 156-170 (ASSETS 2019 - 21st International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility).

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Ringland KE, Nicholas J, Kornfield R, Lattie EG, Mohr DC, Reddy M. Understanding mental ill-health as psychosocial disability: Implications for assistive technology. In ASSETS 2019 - 21st International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility. Association for Computing Machinery, Inc. 2019. p. 156-170. (ASSETS 2019 - 21st International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility). doi: 10.1145/3308561.3353785

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