Research and Needs Assessment Data
Research, statistics, and surveys relating to disability and assistive technology.
2010
Awareness, Attitudes and Impact of the Americans with
Disabilities Act Among Minnesota Businesses
Joint "Dear Colleague" Letter Electronic Book Readers
U.S. Access Board: Guide to ADA and ABA Standards
2009
U.S. Access Board Research: Common Problems Arising in the Installation of Accessible Pedestrain Signals
Survey of Preferences of Screen Reader Users - WebAim
An Interpreted Pictorial Presentation on the History of Human Services: The Origins of Some of Our Major Contemporary Service Patterns - Minnesota Governor's Council on Developmental Disabilities
Assistive Technology Study - Minnesota State Council on Disability
Information Technology Customer Research Study - Minnesota Governor's Council on Developmental Disabilities
Disabilities in the Workplace Case Series - University of California, Davis, Center for Human Services
What Have We Learned Lately? (Annual Review of the Special Education Technology Research and Practice Literature), Edyburn, D.L. (2009)
U.S. EEOC: Notice Concerning The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Amendments Act
2008
Keeping Up To Date With Assistive Technology Research (Inclusive Learning Technologies Conference handout)
The Rehabilitation Act: Outcomes for Transition-Age Youth (National Council on Disability) - Word document
The Role Technology Plays in the Lives of People with MS (National MS Society)
2007
2007 Disability Status Report (Cornell University) - PDF
Consortium on Assistive Technology Outcomes Research (CATOR)
Perceptions and Expectations of Youth with Disabilities (NLTS2)
2006
Assistive Technology Outcomes Measurement System (ATOMS)
Compendium of Home Modification and Assistive Technology Policy and Practice Across the States
Elder Interface: Changing the Computer Experience by Accommodating the Sensory and Motor Changes of Normal Aging (Anson, D., 2006, Misericordia University)
Long-Range Plan for Fiscal Years 2005-2009 (NIDRR)
National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR)
Over the Horizon: Potential Impact of Emerging Trends in Information and Communication Technology on Disability Policy and Practice (National Council on Disability)
United Nations Global Audit of Web Accessibility
2005
Assistive Technology and Racial/Ethnic Minorities (CR4AT - NIDRR grant)
Assistive Technology and Social Isolation (CR4AT - NIDRR grant)
Employer Focus Research - Minnesota Governor's Council on Developmental Disabilities, Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development, Minnesota Department of Human Services, and Minnesota State Council on Disability
Fact Sheet Assistive Technology Act (Consortium for Citizens with Disabilities)
Tools for Living: The Unmet Need for Assistive Technology (CR4AT - NIDRR grant)
Tools for Living: Assistive Technology on the Job (CR4AT - NIDRR grant)
2004
E-commerce Accessible Websites Work Better for Everyone (Realising Potential)
Has the Employment Rate of People with Disabilities Declined? Policy Brief
2003
Accessible Technology in Computing—Examining Awareness, Use, and Future Potential (Microsoft)
Beyond 50.03: A Report to the Nation on Independent Living and Disability (AARP)
The Market for Accessible Technology—The Wide Range of Abilities and Its Impact on Computer Use (Microsoft)
Technology Trends (Consortium for Citizens with Disabilities)
What State Assistive Technology Programs do . . . (Consortium for Citizens with Disabilities)
2002
Financial Loan Programs for People with Disabilities (Consortium for Citizens with Disabilities)
Report on Internet Usage in America Includes People with Disabilities (National Telecommunications and Information Administration)
2001
Assistive Technology Act Projects 2001 State Legislative and Policy Report (RESNA)
Impact of Internet on Community Participation (2000 N.O.D./Harris Survey on Community Participation)
Mobility, Work & Assistive Technology (October 2001 National health Interview Survey)
A Survey of the Assistive Technology Training Needs of Occupational Therapists (Rancho Rehabilitation Center, Downey, and Dept. of Preventive Medicine, University of Southern California)
Survey of Assistive Technology and Information Technology Use and Need by Persons with Disabilities in the United States (NIDRR /RESNA/ University of Michigan)
2000
Assistive Technology Financial Loan Programs Study (RESNA)
Federal Policy Barriers To Assistive Technology (National Council on Disability)
Falling Through the Net: Toward Digital Inclusion (National Telecommunications and Information Administration)
QIAT in Action - Special education AT survey
State-Level Estimates: A Tool for Eliminating Disparities in Access to Assistive Technology Lita jans, AT Project Director, presented at the meeting of the American Public Health Association in November 2000.
Use of Assistive Technology: Findings from National Surveys
1999
Assistive Technology Use and Abandonment among College Students with Disabilities Riemer-Reiss, M.L. & Wacker, R.R. (December 28, 1999)
1998
Assistive Technology Use by Individuals with Disabilities Who Live in Rural Areas Or Who Are Members of Under-represented Populations (Gillette Technology Center and the Minnesota STAR Program)
1997
1997 NMTAP Report On New Mexicans With Disabilities (prepared for the New Mexico Division of Vocational Rehabilitation, Fall 1997)