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Published on in Vol 14 (2026)

Preprints (earlier versions) of this paper are available at https://preprints.jmir.org/preprint/90708, first published .
Children playing basketball with a boy in a wheelchair, promoting inclusive sports.

“Do It by Myself” or Autonomy, Participation, and Assistive Devices and Technology Needs of Children and Youth With Disabilities: Text Mining Analysis of a National Survey in France

“Do It by Myself” or Autonomy, Participation, and Assistive Devices and Technology Needs of Children and Youth With Disabilities: Text Mining Analysis of a National Survey in France

Johanne Mensah Gourmel   1, 2, 3 , PhD, MD ;   Maxime Bourgain   4 , PhD ;   Maxime Galloy   5 , MEng ;   Mario Veruete   5, 6 , PhD ;   Gwenaël Cornec   1, 2 , MD ;   Sylvain Brochard   1, 2, 3 , MD, PhD ;   Christelle Pons   1, 2, 3 * , MD, PhD ;   Arriel Benis   7, 8 * , PhD

1 Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Department, Centre Hospitalier Régional Universitaire de Brest, Brest, France

2 INSERM UMR 1101, Université Brest, Brest, France

3 Pediatric rehabilitation department, Fondation Ildys, Brest, France

4 Arts et métiers Institute of Technology, EPF Engineering School, institut de biomécanique humaine Georges-Charpak (IBHGC), université Sorbonne Paris Nord, Paris, France

5 EPF - École d'ingénieurs, Cachan, France

6 Coruscant, Applied Artificial Intelligence Division, Willing Technologies, Toulouse, France

7 Department of Biomedical Engineering, Duke University, Durham, NC, United States

8 Department of Biomedical Informatics, Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY, United States

*these authors contributed equally

Corresponding Author:

  • Johanne Mensah Gourmel, PhD, MD
  • Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Department
  • Centre Hospitalier Régional Universitaire de Brest
  • 2 Avenue Maréchal Foch
  • Brest 29200
  • France
  • Phone: 33 298223152
  • Email: johannemensah@gmail.com