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Kristin Alfredsson Ågren

Associate Professor

Publications

2024

Claude L. Normand, Catharina Gustavsson, Kristin Alfredsson Ågren, Vanessa N. Heitplatz, Darren D. Chadwick, Stefan Johansson (2024) "Mum Helps Me When the Internet Messes Up…": Accessibility of eHealth Services for People with Intellectual Disability Universal Access in Human-Computer Interaction: 18th International Conference, UAHCI 2024, Held as Part of the 26th HCI International Conference, HCII 2024, Washington, DC, USA, June 29 – July 4, 2024, Proceedings, Part II, p. 213-230 Continue to DOI
Sue Caton, Kristin Alfredsson Ågren, Parimala Raghavendra (2024) Digital Participation and Competencies for Young People with Intellectual or Developmental Disabilities The Lives of Children and Adolescents with Disabilities Continue to DOI

2023

Ulrika Müssener, Pontus Henriksson, Catharina Gustavsson, Hanna Henriksson, Marten J. Tyrberg, Stefan Johansson, Kristin Alfredsson Ågren (2023) Promoting Healthy Behaviors Among Adolescents and Young Adults With Intellectual Disability: Protocol for Developing a Digital Intervention With Co-Design Workshops JMIR Research Protocols, Vol. 12, Article e47877 Continue to DOI
Kristin Alfredsson Ågren, Helena Hemmingsson, Anette Kjellberg (2023) Internet activities and social and community participation among young people with learning disabilities British Journal of Learning Disabilities, Vol. 51, p. 125-134 Continue to DOI
Gustavsson Holmström Marie, Kristin Alfredsson Ågren (2023) Intellektuell funktionsnedsättning och rätt till fritid De sociala rättigheternas politik: förhandlingar och spänningsfält, p. 139-154

Research

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Internet use and participation

How do young people with intellectual disabilities use internet to take part in everyday digital life and an ever more internet based society? We explores this question from the target group’s own perspective, using methods adapted for the purpose.

News

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22 October 2020

Digitalisation difficult for young people with intellectual disabilities

Adolescents and young adults with intellectual disabilities need more support if they are to participate in the ongoing rapid digitalisation. There are difficulties, but also great opportunities, as shown by Kristin Alfredsson Ågren in her thesis.

Other articles

Physiotherapists and occupational therapists on exchange in Kenya 2014

The Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences and Moi University have a 25-year partnership behind them in areas including student and teacher exchanges. The two countries are now sharing experiences of their study programmes.

Organisation

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Department of Health, Medicine and Caring Sciences (HMV)

The research areas at HMV include experimental basic research to clinical, social and public health research. We conduct high-quality education in the sought-after care professions.
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Division of Prevention, Rehabilitation and Community Medicine (PRNV)

We are an interdisciplinary division that consists of three units: Occupational Therapy, Physiotherapy, and Clinical Medicine.

Unit of Occupational Therapy

We carry out education and research in occupational therapy. Research is focused on disabilities in everyday life and comprises children and young people, adults and the oldest old.

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