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ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY USE AMONG AMERICAN INDIAN/ALASKAN NATIVES WITH MILD DISABILITIES
Graves, Perry Robert
Graves, Perry Robert
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ABSTRACT This descriptive study explores the reasons why American Indian/Alaskan Native (AI/AN) students with mild disabilities are likely to have a difficult transition into adulthood and why assistive technology (AT) is not playing as large of a role in helping these students in their transition from secondary to postsecondary education as one would it expect it to. An online survey was developed to collect data regarding AI/AN students with disabilities perceived use and experiences of AT at two points in time: (a) while in secondary school and (b) in their current postsecondary college or university. Descriptive statistics were calculated for the data collected and a comparison was made of the students' high school and postsecondary AT experiences and use. Potential reasons for the negligible use of AT at the secondary and postsecondary levels are discussed.
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2014-13-31
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University of Kansas
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Special education, Education, Alaskan Native Education, Assistive Technology Use Among Native Americans, Assistive Technology Use in Secondary School, Assistive Technology Use Postsecondary Education, Native American Assistive Technology Use, Native American Education