Assistive Technology Assessment

Issue title: Americans with Disabilities Act

Subtitle: A Multiple Case Study Review of Three Approaches with Students with Physical Disabilities During the Transition from School to Work

Article type: Research Article

Authors: Behrmann, Michael M. | Schepis, Maureen M.

Affiliations: Center for Human Disabilities, George Mason University, Fairfax, Virginia

Abstract: The purpose of this study was to examine assessment procedures used to determine assistive technology needs of individuals with physical disabilities during the transition process from school to work. Three assessment protocols were used: 1) a professional multidisciplinary model; 2) a video screening model; and 3) a job coach model. Five students with physical disabilities received each of the three assessment protocols. A multiple case study design was used to evaluate assistive technology recommendations generated by the models for each of the participants. Results are discussed in terms of advantages and disadvantages of assessment protocols with regard to assistive technology recommendations for students in the transition process.

Keywords: Assistive technology, Assessment, Transition students

DOI: 10.3233/JVR-1994-4310

Journal: Journal of Vocational Rehabilitation, vol. 4, no. 3, pp. 202-210, 1994