Psychosocial variables related to the adoption of video relay services among deaf or hard-of-hearing employees at the Texas school for the deaf

Assistive Technology

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 36-47

  Saladin, Shawn P ^a   Hansmann, Sandra E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS PAN AMERICAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Adoption of innovation; Communication technology; Deaf or hard of hearing; Psychosocial impact of assistive device scale (PIADS); Rogers's theory; Video relay service

Indexed keywords

ADOPTION OF INNOVATIONS; COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY; DEAF OR HARD OF HEARING; PSYCHOSOCIAL IMPACT OF ASSISTIVE DEVICE SCALE (PIADS); ROGERS'S THEORY; VIDEO RELAY SERVICE;

DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS; INNOVATION; PERSONNEL; POPULATION STATISTICS; RESEARCH; TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER;

AUDITION;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COMMUNICATION AID; CONSUMER; FEMALE; HEARING DISORDER; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; MASS COMMUNICATION; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRE; UNITED STATES; WORKPLACE;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COMMUNICATION AIDS FOR DISABLED; CONSUMER SATISFACTION; DATA COLLECTION; DIFFUSION OF INNOVATION; FEMALE; HEARING DISORDERS; HEARING IMPAIRED PERSONS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRES; TEXAS; UNITED STATES; WORKPLACE;

EID: 54049107300     PISSN: 10400435     EISSN: 19493614     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10400435.2008.10131930     Document Type: Article

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