ERIC Number: EJ930369
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2009
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Hispanics' Awareness of Assistive Technology
Guzman, Alberto; Ostrander, Noam
Assistive Technology, v21 n1 p28-34 2009
This study compared Hispanics' awareness of services available to acquire assistive technology and whether they actually sought help to the findings from a national sample. The study assists the field by providing information on a group largely ignored in the literature. The authors sought to answer the following research questions: Are there intergroup differences between Hispanics with disabilities and non-Hispanics with disabilities in terms of how they receive help accessing AT services? and Are there intragroup differences among Hispanics with respect to how they receive help and their awareness of available help to acquire AT? The findings suggest a large disparity between awareness of available services to acquire assistive technology and actual receipt of such services. In addition, although similar patterns were found, the Hispanics from the national sample appear more aligned with the overall sample, while the Hispanics from the Hispanic-only sample seem to be using services at higher percentages. (Contains 3 tables.)
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Assistive Technology, Familiarity, Help Seeking, Cultural Differences, Related Services (Special Education), National Surveys, Predictor Variables, Accessibility (for Disabled), Incidence, Hispanic Americans
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Adult Education
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Language: English
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