A communication disability can mean you need to economise on what you say , as each word takes more effort and time to produce or write . If you have limited literacy , you ’ ll need text simplified to make sense of it . You ’ re also more likely to encounter more barriers to completing training , getting a job , forming relationships , managing your own health and life decisions , and participating in social networks .
We already know that AI assistants like “ Alexa ” and “ Siri ” can help people with intellectual disability and speech impairments into simpler summaries for early-stage readers . ChatGPT could be considered an “ assistive technology ” if it assists people with communication disability to get their message across more efficiently or effectively .