- Title
- Features of employment-related technology for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities: a thematic analysis
- Creator
- Damianidou, Despoina; Foggett, Judith; Wehmeyer, Michael L.; Arthur-Kelly, Michael
- Relation
- Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities Vol. 32, Issue 5, p. 1149-1162
- Publisher Link
- http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jar.12604
- Publisher
- Wiley-Blackwell
- Resource Type
- journal article
- Date
- 2019
- Description
- Background: The aim of this study was to identify, extract, summarize and list the features of applied cognitive technology used to support employment-related outcomes for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Method: Thematic analysis was employed on a published research base of 41 studies obtained through a larger scoping review of the literature on the same topic. Results: The thematic analysis identified 109 technology features categorized into 14 main categories of features, which were grouped into three over-arching categories, Output, Input and General Features. The majority of the studies comprised "Output" features with "Audio" features being the most frequent category. Studies using more sophisticated technology incorporated a wider range of features and a larger number of references. Conclusions: Further investigation regarding the association of specific technology features with the enhancement of various cognitive functions will assist the decision making and technology selection process.
- Subject
- applied cognitive technology; employment; intellectual and developmental disabilities; technology features; thematic anaysis
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/1422507
- Identifier
- uon:37842
- Identifier
- ISSN:1360-2322
- Language
- eng
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