The Use of Assistive Technology by High School Students with Visual Impairments: A Second Look at the Current Problem

Even though a wide variety of assistive technology tools and devices are available in the marketplace, many students with visual impairments (that is, those who are blind or have low vision) have not yet benefitted from using this specialized technology. This article presents a study that assessed t...

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Published in:Journal of visual impairment & blindness 2011-04, Vol.105 (4), p.235-239
Main Author: Kelly, Stacy M.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adaptive technology
Adolescents
Assistive Technology
Context Effect
Data Analysis
Data collection
Education
Educational Technology
Employment
Handicapped assistance devices
High School Students
Large Type Materials
Longitudinal Studies
Measures (Individuals)
Middle School Students
Middle schools
National Surveys
Occupations
Parent Participation
People with disabilities
Predictor Variables
Secondary school students
Special Schools
Students with Disabilities
United States
Visual impairment
Visual Impairments
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Summary:Even though a wide variety of assistive technology tools and devices are available in the marketplace, many students with visual impairments (that is, those who are blind or have low vision) have not yet benefitted from using this specialized technology. This article presents a study that assessed the use of assistive technology by high school students with visual impairments through a secondary analysis of the National Longitudinal Transition Study-2 (NLTS2). An investigation of many contextual factors that may or may not have contributed to the use of assistive technology was also replicated with the NLTS2 database. The predictors included those that Kelly (2009) found to be significant, as well as a measure of the likelihood of these high school students, who are about to make the transition to adulthood and post-high school outcomes (that is, employment or postsecondary training), eventually getting paid jobs. (Contains 3 tables.)
ISSN:0145-482X
1559-1476
DOI:10.1177/0145482X1110500405