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ERIC Number: EJ519939
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1996
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-1079-3917
Family Participation in Assistive Technology Assessment for Young Children with Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities.
Parette, Howard P., Jr.; Brotherson, Mary Jane
Education and Training in Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities, v31 n1 p29-43 Mar 1996
This article discusses a family-centered approach to assistive technology assessment for young children with mental retardation or developmental disabilities and their families. After a literature review, legal definitions of assistive technology are examined, and a model is presented for supporting and involving families in technology assessment and use for children with disabilities. (Author/PB)
Descriptors: Assistive Devices (for Disabled), Definitions, Developmental Disabilities, Early Childhood Education, Evaluation, Family Involvement, Family Programs, Mental Retardation, Models, Needs Assessment, Young Children
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Information Analyses; Opinion Papers
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Practitioners
Language: English
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