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Project

Community-Based Assistive Technology Pilot study in the Latino Community

Center:

IL-Institute on Disability & Human Development, UCEDD/LEND

Fiscal Year:

2003

Contact Information:

Fabricio Balcazar
[email protected]
312-413-1646

Project Description:

The broad objective of this activity is to increase the participation of Spanish speaking persons with disabilities in the NIDRR/RESNA/UMISR Survey of AT/IT Use and Need in order to learn if and how their responses to the survey questions differ from the responses of English speaking persons with disabilites. The English version, now completed, was administered to 1,414 respondents. In this survey, only 16 persons, or 1%, reported being of Hispanc background, compared to the 2000 U.S. Census estimate of about 13%, with higher rations of Spanish speaking persons in the southwestern parts of the US. This under-representation of Hispanics in the AT/IT Survey constitutes a rather serious problem. This project will work to obtain proportional representation, and thus a higher level of validity of the survey's findings.

Keyword(s):

Core Function(s):

Performing Research or Evaluation

Area of Emphasis

Education & Early Intervention, Other

Target Audience:

Family Members/Caregivers

Unserved or Under-served Populations:

Disadvantaged Circumstances, Limited English, Geographic Areas, Empowerment Zone, Urban

Primary Target Audience Geographic Descriptor:

Single-County

Funding Source: