Assistive technology and outcome measurement: where do we begin?

Issue title: Tech Act/Outcomes Measurement

Article type: Research Article

Authors: Minkel, Jean L.^{; *}

Affiliations: Minkel Consulting, 18 Chestnut Avenue, New Windsor, NY 12553, USA

Correspondence: [*] Corresponding author. Tel.: + 1 914 4965022; fax: + 1 914 4965339; e-mail: jminkel@aol.com.

Abstract: While no one measurement tool is sensitive or effective in measuring the outcome of assistive technology applications, there is much a single service provider can do to measure the actual results of the interventions they are recommending and delivering. Five measurement dimensions are presented along with a discussion of the varied audiences interested in outcome measurement. This review article does not offer a how-to in outcome measurement, rather presents a rage of considerations a service provider needs to consider in planning an outcome measurement program.

Keywords: Assistive technology, Outcome measurement, Person with a disability, Service provider, Measurement dimensions

DOI: 10.3233/TAD-1996-53-409

Journal: Technology and Disability, vol. 5, no. 3-4, pp. 285-288, 1996