{"id":3815,"date":"2024-12-03T16:43:25","date_gmt":"2024-12-03T16:43:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/salarydistribution.com\/machine-learning\/2024\/12\/03\/how-ai-can-enhance-disability-inclusion-special-education\/"},"modified":"2024-12-03T16:43:25","modified_gmt":"2024-12-03T16:43:25","slug":"how-ai-can-enhance-disability-inclusion-special-education","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/salarydistribution.com\/machine-learning\/2024\/12\/03\/how-ai-can-enhance-disability-inclusion-special-education\/","title":{"rendered":"How AI Can Enhance Disability Inclusion, Special Education"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n\t\t<span class=\"bsf-rt-reading-time\"><span class=\"bsf-rt-display-label\"><\/span> <span class=\"bsf-rt-display-time\"><\/span> <span class=\"bsf-rt-display-postfix\"><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>A recent survey from the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.specialolympics.org\/about\/press-releases\/no-one-left-behind-landmark-special-olympics-study-reveals-concern-about-disability-representation-in-development-of-ai-technologies#:~:text=%5BWASHINGTON%2C%20D.C.%2C%2022%20JULY,mechanism%20to%20promote%20more%20inclusive\" rel=\"noopener\">Special Olympics Global Center for Inclusion in Education<\/a> shows that while a majority of students with an intellectual and developmental disability (IDD) and their parents view AI as a potentially transformative technology, only 35% of educators believe that AI developers currently account for the needs and priorities of students with IDD.<\/p>\n<p>In this episode of the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/theaipodcast\" rel=\"noopener\">NVIDIA AI Podcast<\/a>, U.S. Special Advisor on International Disability Rights at the U.S. Department of State Sara Minkara and Timothy Shriver, chairman of the board of Special Olympics, discuss AI\u2019s potential to enhance special education and disability inclusion.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_75990\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-75990\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.nvidia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/G7-Sara-Minkara-scaled.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-75990 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.nvidia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/G7-Sara-Minkara-960x641.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"960\" height=\"641\"><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-75990\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">U.S. Special Advisor on International Disability Rights at the U.S. Department of State Sara Minkara at the G7 Summit. Image courtesy of the Government of Italy.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>They highlight the critical need to include the voices from disability communities in AI development and policy conversations. Minkara and Shriver also explain the cultural, financial and social importance of building an inclusive future.<\/p>\n<h2><b>Time Stamps<\/b><\/h2>\n<p>2:12: Minkara and Shriver\u2019s work on disability inclusion<\/p>\n<p>9:47: Benefits of AI for people with disabilities<\/p>\n<p>20:46: Notes from the recent G7 ministerial meeting on inclusion and disability<\/p>\n<p>24:51: Challenges and future directions of AI in disability inclusion<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_75993\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-75993\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.nvidia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Special-Olympics-scaled.jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-75993 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.nvidia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Special-Olympics-960x640.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\"><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-75993\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image courtesy of Special Olympics.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2><b>You Might Also Like\u2026<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/theaipodcast\/edtech?utm_source=clipboard&amp;utm_medium=text&amp;utm_campaign=social_sharing\" rel=\"noopener\">Taking AI to School: A Conversation With MIT\u2019s Anant Agarwal \u2013 Ep. 197<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Educators and technologists alike have long been excited about AI\u2019s potential to transform teaching and learning. Anant Agarwal, founder of <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.edx.org\/\" rel=\"noopener\">edX<\/a> and chief platform officer at <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/2u.com\/\" rel=\"noopener\">2U<\/a>, talked about the future of online education and how AI is revolutionizing the learning experience.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/theaipodcast\/ai-workforce-development?utm_source=clipboard&amp;utm_medium=text&amp;utm_campaign=social_sharing\" rel=\"noopener\">NVIDIA\u2019s Louis Stewart on How AI Is Shaping Workforce Development \u2013 Ep. 237<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Workforce development is central to ensuring the changes brought by AI benefit all of us. Louis Stewart, head of strategic initiatives for NVIDIA\u2019s global developer ecosystem, explains what workforce development looks like in the age of AI, and why it all starts with education.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/theaipodcast\/gtc24-cornel-amariei-inception?utm_source=clipboard&amp;utm_medium=text&amp;utm_campaign=social_sharing\" rel=\"noopener\">Dotlumen CEO Cornel Amariei on Assistive Technology for the Visually Impaired \u2013 Ep. 217<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Equipped with sensors and powered by AI, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dotlumen.com\/glasses\" rel=\"noopener\">Dotlumen Glasses<\/a> compute a safely walkable path for persons who are blind or have low vision, and offer haptic \u2014 or tactile \u2014 feedback on how to proceed via corresponding vibrations. Dotlumen founder and CEO Cornel Amariei discusses the challenges and breakthroughs of developing assistive technology.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/theaipodcast\/ai-alan-chalker?utm_source=clipboard&amp;utm_medium=text&amp;utm_campaign=social_sharing\" rel=\"noopener\">How the Ohio Supercomputer Center Drives the Future of Computing \u2013 Ep. 213<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Alan Chalker, director of strategic programs at the Ohio Supercomputing Center, dives into the history and evolution of the OSC, how it\u2019s working with client companies like NASCAR, and how the center\u2019s Open OnDemand program empowers Ohio higher education institutions and industries with computational services and training and educational programs.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>https:\/\/blogs.nvidia.com\/blog\/how-everyone-benefits-from-disability-inclusion\/<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":3816,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[3],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/salarydistribution.com\/machine-learning\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3815"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/salarydistribution.com\/machine-learning\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/salarydistribution.com\/machine-learning\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/salarydistribution.com\/machine-learning\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3815"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/salarydistribution.com\/machine-learning\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3815\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/salarydistribution.com\/machine-learning\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3816"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/salarydistribution.com\/machine-learning\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3815"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/salarydistribution.com\/machine-learning\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3815"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/salarydistribution.com\/machine-learning\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3815"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}