Convergence Accelerator Phase I (RAISE): Empowering Neurodiverse Populations for Employment through Inclusion AI and Innovation Science
Overview
This project aims to incorporate the experiences of individuals with ASD, educational institutions, community employment service providers, and employers into system design that will create deployable Artificial Intelligence (AI)-based tools and platforms.
YouTube video: NeuroAI@Work
Project activities
- Design a semi-structured interview protocol that allows for follow-up questions
- Conduct preliminary field testing
- Conduct interviews
- Identify key themes
- Use findings to inform project design, content, and potential deployment
- More generally inform an understanding of challenges and needed changes in the interview process to be more inclusive of Autistic individuals
- Inform how service skills can be enhanced, for those needing supports in customer-facing positions
Contact information
Email: smb23@cornell.edu
Funding agencies
National Science Foundation (NSF)
Principal investigator
Susanne Bruyère (Co-PI)
Collaborating partners
Vanderbilt University (Lead), Yale University, Georgia Tech University