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Subgroups/Mental Health
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Mental Health Subgroup
Sub Group of the Cognitive and Learning Disabilities Accessibility Task Force on Mental Health
Scope
The Mental Health Subgroup is working on a research module on Web accessibility to effectively address accessibility needs for those with behavioral and mental health disorders. This may result in new user stories, user needs, patterns and other guidance in Making content usable for people with cognitive and learning disabilities.
This work was requested after the overlap between cognitive abilities and mental health became clear.
Definition: Mental illnesses are health conditions involving changes in emotion, thinking or behavior (or a combination of these). Mental illnesses are associated with distress and/or problems functioning in social, work or family activities. (from American Psychiatric Association https://www.psychiatry.org/patients-families/what-is-mental-illness)
Conference Call Information
After the main Coga call every third week - see [Subgroups] for the schedule
https://www.w3.org/2017/08/telecon-info_coga
To Do's
Current
- All: Review articles, and put them in the form.
- Please take an article from [Mental Health Research Tracking] by putting your name next to an interesting article.
- Please add your review at [Form for adding new reserch]
- Justine: Contact Michael Cooper to initiate conversation about mental health from a functional needs perspective.
Pending
- do we need more documents on to our review list , is the list complete (justien?)
- when list is complete - identify new patterns and make proposals
- Reformat paper to research module template (pending/slow burn)
Slow burns
- All: Add sensitivities/considerations for supporting the needs of individuals with mental health conditions as they work with the subgroup.
- All: Add content for additional conditions
- All: Recruiting
- Chairs: Process for supporting anonymous participation in W3C contexts?
- Determine methodology (slow burn)
Scribe List
Links
Current actions
- [Form for adding new reserch]
- [Mental Health Research Tracking] Sign up to review a document here!!!
- [Sensitivities for this work]
- [Analysis page]
Other links
- [Google sheat with summary of reserch]
- [Archived: gathering additional research]
- [issue paper draft]
- [email with template]
- [spreadsheet for recruiting]
- [draft emails for recruiting]
- [minutes on groups to included]
- [minutes on making it a research module]
- [minutes on methodology]
Other
- First draft - End July 2021
- Team: David, Albert, John K, Chris, Justine (coordinator), Rachael, Mark H, Some input from Lisa
