Dear EASI List Members,
I am conducting a study through which I hope to identify some of the
factors and variables that help make postsecondary assistive technology
programs especially effective. From my many years of experience in this
field, I have some sense of some practices that are particularly
effective. Admittedly, though, many of the improvements that I have
made to my own program have been based on practices I have observed at
other institutions, or from just talking shop with other assistive
technology professionals. Therefore, through my present study, I am
hoping to pick the brains of as many assistive technology professionals
as possible, and then share that information so many may benefit from
each other's experience and knowledge base. The results of my study
will be presented at an upcoming conference and a journal article may
follow as well.
I know that much has been done in this area, both from Dr. Coombs, the
NC State University Study, and others. I have incorporated the results
of these works in my paper. However, I want to look at the issue of
quality postsecondary assistive technology programs from some
perspectives not addressed in the current literature. Therefore, I have
developed a very informal and simple survey questionnaire to help
supplement that which we already know.
I am looking for volunteers to participate in this survey. If you are
an individual working directly in postsecondary assistive technology in
any capacity, you are eligible to participate in this survey. More than
one individual from the same institution may participate. Please
respond directly to me (offline) if you would be willing to give 15
minutes of your time to complete this survey. The instrument is in
plain text e-mail format. Just drop me a short note at
[log in to unmask] and I will send the survey to you.
Thanks much,
Bill Carnagey, M.S.Ed./ABD, CVE
Assistive Technology Specialist
Southwest Missouri State University
901 S. National
Springfield, Missouri 65804
Tel: (417) 836-8813
FAX: (417) 836-6882
TTY: (417) 836-8795
http://computerservices.smsu.edu/assistivetech/
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Ph.D. Candidate
Graduate School of Computer and Information Science
Nova Southeastern University
Fort Lauderdale, Florida
http://scis.nova.edu/
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