Affiliations: Rehabilitation Education and Research Program,
University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR, USA | Center for Disability Studies, Kent State University,
USA
Note: [] Address for correspondence: Joseph P. Agan, MA, CCC-SLP,
Department of Rehabilitation, Human Resources and Communication Disorders,
University of Arkansas, 100 Graduate Education Building, Fayetteville, AR
72701, USA. Fax: +1 479 575 3319; E-mail: jagan@uark.edu or
josephagan@gmail.com
Abstract: In this article, the authors explore the applications of focus
groups to rehabilitation and disability research. Key issues in designing focus
group research (e.g., methodological considerations, strategies for conducting
focus groups, data analysis procedures) are highlighted. The authors then
discuss specific considerations for conducting focus groups with people with
disabilities. The article concludes with a review of three research studies in
rehabilitation that used a focus group methodology.
