Artificial Intelligence
Experts Offer Ideas to Ensure AI Is Disability-Inclusive
A report from the Center for Democracy and Technology provides suggestions for government in building an inclusive artificial intelligence ecosystem, to help ensure its tools serve people equitably.
April 09, 2025 •
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As the artificial intelligence ecosystem advances, there are steps government agencies can take to ensure it is disability-inclusive.
A March report, Building A Disability-Inclusive AI Ecosystem: A Cross-Disability, Cross-Systems Analysis Of Best Practices, examines exactly that. The report is co-authored by the Center for Democracy and Technology’s (CDT) Disability Rights in Technology Policy Project Lead Ariana Aboulafia and the American Association of People with Disabilities’ (AAPD) Technology Policy Consultant Henry Claypool.
This report follows previous collaborations between CDT and AAPD to inform inclusive AI development strategies, including a memorandum of understanding between the two organizations and the federal government that resulted in recommendations informed by members of the disability community.
It provides specific recommendations, not only for members of [...]