The Disability Services Officers will be asked to mail the survey to each student with a disability and chief librarians will be asked to provide the survey to any librarian with computer responsibilities. A full assessment of the environment, available technology and available software will be undertaken by an expert occupational therapist. A reference group will be consulted prior to drafting final reports. The project will identify gaps in both student and staff knowledge about access to computer technology, provide benchmarks for improving access to technology, and facilitate equal participation and continued integration by students with physical disabilities into mainstream education settings. Identifying Factors for Successful Integration of Persons with Disabilities using Technology in the Workplace.
Technology has the potential to assist people with disabilities to gain and maintain employment.
There has been extensive research undertaken in the area of adaptive technologies. Further research is required in the area of assistive technologies in the workplace. This project will investigate the critical factors affecting successful integration of people with disabilities into the workplace as identified by people with disabilities, their employers and co-workers. Interviews will be used to provide open scope of inquiry, flexible questioning and probing of responses, and to enable people to tell their stories. Interviews will also provide an in-depth understanding of the process of integration into the workforce.