DBTAC: Mid-Atlantic ADA Center

Research

DBTAC Research

Annotated Bibliography of Reasonable Accommodation Literature

Surveys and Studies
Check this section for opportunities to participate in surveys and research studies.

Study of Community Participation

Wireless RERC: Survey of User Needs

Survey Seeks Input: How Do You Use Technology?

Survey Seeks Input: Transition
to Adult Health Care System for People with Down Syndrome

Seeking Participants for Study on Built Environments

DBTAC Research

Each regional DBTAC conducts research on various aspects of ADA implementation, employment, community integration, and other disability issues.

Annotated Bibliography of
Reasonable Accommodation Literature

The following is an annotated bibliography of theoretical and empirical research on reasonable accommodations in the workplace from 1992 to the present. In brackets [ ], the total number of publications is indicated for each category. Many citations appear in several categories.

Visit the DBTAC National Network of ADA Centers to learn more about the DBTAC research agenda.

Surveys and Studies

Study of Community Participation

If you have a sensory impairment and/or mobility impairment, you may be eligible to participate in a new research project. This research aims to understand what people with sensory and/or mobility impairments do in their daily lives, how their environments affect their community participation and what, if any, help they need to complete activities.

To be eligible, particpants must be between the ages of 18 and 75, live in the community, have access to a computer, be able to read at or above the 6th grade level, be able to enter responses into a web-based survey or direct another individual to enter responses into a web-based survey, and have either a mobility impairment, a visual impairment, or a hearing impairment.

Participants will receive either a personal check or a gift certificate to either Target or Walgreens.

Wireless RERC:
Survey of User Needs

The Survey of User Needs is about wireless products like cell phones and text messengers. The purpose of the survey is to learn about how people with disabilities use these products. It's also to learn about why some people with disabilities don't use these products. This information helps make wireless products easier to use for people of all ages and abilities.

The survey is conducted by the Rehabilitation Engineering Research Center (RERC) for Wireless Technologies. The site also offers consumer resources related to wireless technologies, such as Your Guide to Choosing a Cell Phone.

Survey Seeks Input:
How Do You Use Technology?

The University of Illinois at Chicago is conducting a research project on how people with disabilities use technology to increase independence. Input is sought from people with developmental disabilities (over age 18), acquired brain injuries, or problems with memory, as well as from people who support them.

Survey Seeks Input:
Transition to Adult Health Care System
for People with Down Syndrome

The University of Virginia School of Medicine is conducting a research project to gain a better understanding of the experiences of individuals with Down Syndrome and their families with regard to the transition from pediatric primary care to adult primary care medicine. The purpose is to identify specific and practical ways in which primary care pediatricians and adult health providers can improve the transition process for their patients with Down Syndrome.

Seeking Participants
for Study on Built Environments

A research team at the State University of New York's School of Architecture and Planning is currently conducting a study of built environments' influences on the performance of routine activities. This study will examine three built environments: public buildings, public streets, and residential environments.