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Autor/inn/en | Rust, Kathy Longenecker; Smith, Roger O. |
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Titel | Perspectives of Outcome Data from Assistive Technology Developers |
Quelle | In: Assistive Technology Outcomes and Benefits, 3 (2006) 1, S.34-52 (19 Seiten)
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Sprache | englisch |
Dokumenttyp | gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz |
ISSN | 1938-727X |
Schlagwörter | Assistive Technology; Data; Manufacturing Industry; Federal Aid; Financial Support; Costs; Research Methodology; Data Collection; Measurement Techniques; Instrumentation; Comparative Analysis |
Abstract | The assistive technology (AT) field acknowledges that different stakeholders vary in their perspectives of service delivery outcomes. While the literature delineates consumers, caregivers and providers as stakeholders with distinct views, very little research documents these unique perspectives. This study reports on the perspectives of (a) research-based federally funded, and (b) commercial AT product developers. Developers who received federal funding in 2001 were queried on their outcomes methodologies. Also, a random sample of manufacturers drawn from the ABLEDATA database and technology exhibitors at RESNA and AOTA conferences were surveyed. The data revealed that developers acknowledge the usefulness of outcomes data and relate that they would use outcomes information if available. Commercial manufacturers perceived cost as different from other outcome dimensions, interestingly, with lower importance. Also, formal research methods were used more frequently than anticipated. This same group of commercial manufacturers also stated a gap between outcome measures they used and what they would use if available. This study contributes an important empirical snapshot of AT product developers and their perspectives of AT outcomes. (Contains 6 tables and 4 figures.) (As Provided). |
Anmerkungen | Assistive Technology Industry Association and SEAT Center. Available from: SEAT Center, Special Education, Illinois State University, Campus Box 5910, Normal, IL 61790. Tel: 309-438-7811; Fax: 309-830-0999; e-mail: atob@atia.org; Web site: http://www.atia.org/i4a/pages/index.cfm?pageid=3305 |
Erfasst von | ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC |
Update | 2017/4/10 |