TY - JOUR
T1 - A First Look at Early Intervention and Early Childhood Providers' Reports of Assistive Technology Reuse
AU - Wilcox, M. Jeanne
AU - Campbell, Philippa H.
AU - Fortunato, Livia
AU - Hoffman, Jill
N1 - Funding Information:
A convenience sample of participants was recruited from those individuals who were registered on the Tots-n-Tech Listserv (http://tnt.asu.edu), a collaborative program of Thomas Jefferson University and Arizona State University that is funded by the U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education Programs. The purpose of Tots-n-Tech is to conduct research about ATuse in early intervention and provide information and resources about effective use of ATwith infants and toddlers with disabilities. For the present investigation, an email was sent to the approximately 3,000 Listserv members. The email stated that the investigators hoped “to find out about experiences with ATreuse programs” and contained a link to an online survey. Two reminder emails were sent, and the survey remained active for one month.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2013 Technology and Media Division of the Council for Exceptional Children.
Copyright:
Copyright 2019 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.
PY - 2013/9/1
Y1 - 2013/9/1
N2 - Reports of the experiences of 256 early intervention and early childhood providers with assistive technology (AT) reuse were obtained via a national online survey. A majority of providers (75.7%) indicated that they had never donated, sold, or received a device from a formal AT reuse program. However, a majority did report reusing AT devices within their own programs, indicating that reuse was occurring at a program-based level. Limitations of program-based reuse are discussed and suggestions are made for expanding the capacity and usability of reuse through affiliations with statewide and regional networks. In addition, respondent data suggest an expansion of AT reuse beyond devices, to include ideas and instructions for low-tech solutions to meet the needs of younger children in particular.
AB - Reports of the experiences of 256 early intervention and early childhood providers with assistive technology (AT) reuse were obtained via a national online survey. A majority of providers (75.7%) indicated that they had never donated, sold, or received a device from a formal AT reuse program. However, a majority did report reusing AT devices within their own programs, indicating that reuse was occurring at a program-based level. Limitations of program-based reuse are discussed and suggestions are made for expanding the capacity and usability of reuse through affiliations with statewide and regional networks. In addition, respondent data suggest an expansion of AT reuse beyond devices, to include ideas and instructions for low-tech solutions to meet the needs of younger children in particular.
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U2 - 10.1177/016264341302800304
DO - 10.1177/016264341302800304
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85071287602
SN - 0162-6434
VL - 28
SP - 47
EP - 57
JO - Journal of Special Education Technology
JF - Journal of Special Education Technology
IS - 3
ER -