Perspectives of Outcome Data from Assistive Technology Developers

Autor/inn/en	Rust, Kathy Longenecker; Smith, Roger O.
Titel	Perspectives of Outcome Data from Assistive Technology Developers
Quelle	In: Assistive Technology Outcomes and Benefits, 3 (2006) 1, S.34-52 (19 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
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 + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Daten; Fertigungswirtschaft; Produzierendes Gewerbe; Finanzielle Förderung; Cost; Kosten; Research method; Forschungsmethode; Data capture; Datensammlung; Messtechnik
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