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Design for All: Consumer Needs Assessment Project Year 2. Results of the Second Year of a Five Year Study.

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Ward, Carolyn – 1990

This paper describes the second year of a 5-year study of the needs of individuals with disabilities as they relate to consumer products. The study employed focus group research techniques in which group members responded to issues and raised their own concerns regarding general products and equipment specially designed for persons with…

Descriptors: Adults, Assistive Devices (for Disabled), Cerebral Palsy, Communication Aids (for Disabled)

Listening to the Experts: The Views of Working-Aged Consumers with Disabilities. Consumer Needs Assessment Project Year Four: Results of the Fourth Year of a Five Year Study.

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Ward, Carolyn – 1992

This monograph details the findings from the fourth year of a 5-year Consumer Needs Assessment Project. Sixteen focus groups consisting of 133 working-aged persons (25 to 60 years old) with disabilities were convened in 3 different parts of the United States to discuss their personal and technological needs. Consumers identified problems they face…

Descriptors: Accessibility (for Disabled), Assistive Devices (for Disabled), Attitudes, Communication Aids (for Disabled)

Increasing Independence through Technology: The Views of Older Consumers with Disabilities and Their Caregivers. Consumer Needs Assessment Project Year 3: Results of the Third Year of a Five Year Study.

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Ward, Carolyn – 1991

The goal of this third year of an ongoing 5-year study was to identify and evaluate the diverse technology and product needs of persons with functional limitations, from users' perspectives. This qualitative research study involved 14 focus groups representing 4 different categories of people; those included persons 50 years and older with sensory…

Descriptors: Assistive Devices (for Disabled), Caregivers, Communication Aids (for Disabled), Consumer Economics