AI and Inclusivity: Co-designing for Disability Empowerment

The paper investigates the profound influence of Artificial Intelligence (AI) across different fields, focusing in particular on its relevance for people with disabilities. In particular, it highlights the role of AI in reshaping everyday life, emphasizing the potential for improving independence and accessibility for people with disabilities. However, it also analyses challenges, such as biases towards AI systems and the need for inclusive co-design methodologies. Social integration through AI profoundly affects several aspects of everyday life, emphasizing the need to prioritize co-design approaches that involve people with disabilities from the outset. The importance for AI systems to be aligned with the real needs and experiences of disabled communities is highlighted. This requires a change in AI development methodologies, recognizing the complexity of disabilities and adapting different styles and skills of interaction. The perspectives and evidence analyzed in the paper lead to the conclusion that AI celebrates and supports the potential of every individual, adhering to the principle of 'nothing about us without us'.