Supplementary table from the systematic literature review, presented in the conference paper 'Media Literacy for an Accessible Society: Insights from a Systematic Literature Review on People with Cognitive Challenges and their Support Networks'

This table is supplementary material to the systematic literature review presented in the conference paper ‘Media Literacy for an Accessible Society: Insights from a Systematic Literature Review about People with Cognitive Challenges and their Support Networks’. This paper was submitted for consideration at the HCist 2026 conference – International Conference on Health and Social Care Information Systems and Technologies. Paper abstract: In an increasingly technological-mediated society, having the required skills to access, understand information and participate becomes a condition of full citizenship. This Media Literacy (ML) skills are even more central for individuals who have complex accessibility needs, as people with Cognitive Challenges (pCC), as well as for the individuals that compose their daily support network. This PRISMA-based Systematic Literature Review (SLR) intends to map how ML and related skills are defined and conceptualised in the literature concerning pCC and their support networks, exploring the different ML adopted definitions in relation to daily needs. Through a systematic search of scientific databases, 64 studies were identified as part of the final sample and their information was coded to explore the previously defined aim. The findings of that process show that ML-related research concerning pCC and their support networks is mainly operationalised through access, comprehension, communication, autonomy, and mediated support, while critical evaluation, privacy, content creation, and civic participation remain comparatively underdeveloped. In this sense, the SLR also identifies that future studies should move beyond functional access and safety-oriented framings to examine how pCC can act as critical, creative, and participatory media users across everyday, educational, healthcare, employment, and civic contexts. Cognitive Challenges; Cognitive Accessibility; Media Literacy; Citizenship; Systematic Literature Review; Participation.