Assistive technology use and stigma
By: Parette, Bill.
Contributor(s): Scherer, Marcia.
Series: Education and Training in Developmental Disabilities 39 (3) 2004: 217-226.Publisher: 2004Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volume Subject(s): ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY
| SOCIAL ATTITUDES | STIGMASummary: Suggests that stigma associated with disability and assistive technology (AT) use (e.g. wheelchairs, walkers, hearing aids) are integrally related and have the ability to affect AT decision-making processes. Describes specific areas that can contribute to stigmatization: device aesthetics; gender and age appropriateness; social acceptability; sublimation and professional deference; teachers and acceptance of disability; and universal design principles.
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Suggests that stigma associated with disability and assistive technology (AT) use (e.g. wheelchairs, walkers, hearing aids) are integrally related and have the ability to affect AT decision-making processes. Describes specific areas that can contribute to stigmatization: device aesthetics; gender and age appropriateness; social acceptability; sublimation and professional deference; teachers and acceptance of disability; and universal design principles.
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