EvNet Index to Disabilities Questionnaires

Citation: Fichten C.S., Asuncion, J., Judd, D., Barile, M., Alapin, I., Généreux, C. & Robillard, C. (1999). EvNet Index to disabilities questionnaires - Adaptech Project computer and information technologies.
Computer and information technologies survey of postsecondary students with disabilities / Les étudiants handicapés de niveau postsecondaire et les technologies d'apprentissage informatiques une enquète du Projet Adaptech

EvNet Index to Disabilities Questionnaires

ADAPTECH PROJECT COMPUTER AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES

SURVEY OF POSTSECONDARY STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES / LES ÉTUDIANTS HANDICAPÉS DE NIVEAU POSTSECONDAIRE ET LES TECHNOLOGIES D'APPRENTISSAGE INFORMATIQUES - UNE ENQUÊTE DU PROJET ADAPTECH

Catherine S. Fichten, Jennison Asuncion, Darlene Judd, Maria Barile, Iris Alapin, Christian Généreux, Chantal Robillard
Dawson College, Montreal
1999

The goal of this questionnaire is to provide information needed to ensure that recent advances in computer and information technologies reflect the needs and concerns of postsecondary students with disabilities. There are 29 items; most are closed-ended and use a 6-point Likert scale.

Questionnaires are available in English and French. In addition to the regular print versions, both the English and French questionnaires area available in the following adapted formats: large print, audiotape, Braille, IBM-PC and Macintosh disk. Questions on the adapted versions were modified to permit respondents both to read and to complete the measure using alternate formats. Topics covered are:

1. Sex

2. Age

3. Language

4. Province where resident

5. Name and location of postsecondary educational institution

6. Field of study

7. Qualifications pursued

8. Nature and duration of disabilities/impairments

9. Computer, information and adaptive technologies used at home

10. Home computer technologies wish list

11. Computer, information and adaptive technologies used at school

12. School computer technologies wish list

13. Determinants and predictors of computer use and non-use

14. Adaptive computer technologies that could be useful to respondent in getting work done

15. Recommendations to adaptive software and hardware companies

16. Reasons for not using a computer

17. Type of computer used

18. Locations where computer is used during the school year

19. Time spent using a computer and the internet

20. Reasons for not using the internet

21. Uses of the internet for the respondent

22. Reasons for not taking advantage of a government program to obtain a computer or adaptive computer technologies

23. Experiences with government programs which provide computer or adaptive computer technologies

24. How did respondents obtain their computer or adaptive computer technologies

25. Problems caused by computer technologies for the respondent

26. Problems using computer technologies at school

27. Are specialized adaptations needed to use a computer

28. Reasons why needed specialized adaptations are not used

29. Other issues (open-ended items)