ERIC Number: ED321449
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 1990-Jan
Pages: 23
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Ultimate Functioning of Persons with Speech Problems: Technology Use Patterns and Needs.
Parette, Howard P., Jr.; VanBiervliet, Alan
A questionnaire examining consumer needs, spending, travel, credit options and utilization practices in adaptive/assistive and educational technology was answered by 2,201 Arkansans with disabilities of all ages. This paper focuses on data on respondents with speech impairments, although most respondents reported multiple handicaps. While most respondents expressed satisfaction with the technologies they were using, widespread difficulties were reported in travel (22% reported having to travel over 100 miles to receive their technology) and availability of credit plan options. Includes 53 references. (PB)
Descriptors: Access to Education, Access to Information, Accessibility (for Disabled), Appropriate Technology, Assistive Devices (for Disabled), Communication Aids (for Disabled), Credit (Finance), Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education, Financial Support, Information Services, Questionnaires, State Surveys, Travel
Publication Type: Reports - Research; Reports - Evaluative
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Language: English
Sponsor: Arkansas Governor's Developmental Disabilities Planning Council, Little Rock.; Arkansas Univ., Little Rock. University-Affiliated Program.
Authoring Institution: Arkansas Univ., Little Rock. Center for Research on Teaching and Learning.
Identifiers - Location: Arkansas
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