CenDemTech“A recent report by Ariana Aboulafia, Miranda Bogen & Bonnielin Swenor at CDT highlights the need for better data on disabled populations—not only to ensure fairness in AI systems but to inform the development of disability-inclusive policies, allocate public funding, and uphold civil rights.” https://fairplay.ai/the-challenge-of-fairness-addressing-the-data-gaps-for-people-with-disabilities-in-ai-and-financial-systems/
Dig into CDT’s report on the importance of data in the fight against technology-facilitated disability discrimination, including recommendations for how to mitigate the poor collection and availability of representative data sets: https://cdt.org/insights/report-to-reduce-disability-bias-in-technology-start-with-disability-data/
Report – To Reduce Disability Bias in Technology, Start With Disability Data
This report was also authored by Bonnielin Swenor, Director of the Johns Hopkins Disability Health Research Center. Introduction When people with disabilities interact with technologies, there is a risk that they will face discriminatory impacts in several important and high-stakes contexts, like employment, benefits, and healthcare. For example, many jobs use automated employment decision tools […]