962 Thinking differently, cognitive accessibility: Evidence-based model and practical implications for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities Shira Yalon-Chamovitz, Ornit Avidan-Ziv, Michal Tenne Rinda and Hila Rimon-Grinspan Abstract The 2012 UN Convention on the Rights of People with Disabilities is intended to ensure equal rights, freedom, and respect for people with disabilities in all walks of life, and presents accessibility as one of the main tools for removing barriers and implementing the principle of inclusion and full participation in society. This chapter focuses on cognitive accessibility, that is, simplifying and adapting the physical and human environment to create clear, simple, understandable, and unambiguous environment. Cognitive accessibility is delivered via ‘cognitive ramps’ – accessibility means and accommodations that provide an opportunity for inclusion and participation for people with cognitive disabilities in different life domains. A ‘cognitive ramp’ bridges the gap between a particular action or environment and the person's abilities. The Model of Cognitive Accessibility presented emerged through an ongoing process of clinical experience and academic and applied research via grounded theory approach. The model is a theoretical and applied Chapter on page 99
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