Self-Report Computer-Based Survey of Technology Use by People With Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities

• Published in: Intellectual and developmental disabilities Vol. 50; no. 1; pp. 53 - 68
• Main Authors: Tanis, Emily Shea, Palmer, Susan, Wehmeyer, Michael, Davies, Daniel K, Stock, Steven E, Lobb, Kathy, Bishop, Barbara
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Washington, DC American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities 01.02.2012; American Association of Intellectual & Developmental Disabilities
• Subjects: Access to Computers; Adolescent; Adult; Adult and adolescent clinical studies; Adults; Assistive Technology; Biological and medical sciences; Cognitive ability; Communication; Design; Developmental Disabilities; Developmental Disabilities - psychology; Educational Technology; Female; Humans; Individualized Education Programs; Individualized Instruction; Information Technology; Intellectual deficiency; Intellectual Disability; Intellectual Disability - psychology; Male; Medical sciences; Mental Retardation; Meta Analysis; Middle Aged; People with disabilities; Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry; Psychopathology. Psychiatry; Self Determination; Self Report; Studies; Surveys; Surveys and Questionnaires; Technology; Workforce; Handicap; Survey; Self evaluation; Intellectual deficiency; Computer; Developmental disorder; Mental retardation

Advancements of technologies in the areas of mobility, hearing and vision, communication, and daily living for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities has the potential to greatly enhance independence and self-determination. Previous research, however, suggests that there is a techno...