abstract: 'BACKGROUND: The benefits of successful integrated employment for people

  with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) are immense.

  However, barriers contributing to high rates of unemployment among

  people with IDD, such as lack of appropriate training for employers and

  inadequate supports, are still widespread. Ensuring access to technology

  in the workplace is one method to support employees with IDD and

  mitigate those barriers. Furthermore, assistive technology may provide a

  simple and cost-effective intervention in the vocational setting.

  OBJECTIVE: In this study, we conducted a series of focus groups with

  adults with IDD and their family members to explore the use of

  technology by individuals with IDD in vocational contexts.

  METHODS: We used a qualitative descriptive approach to frame the study

  design. Data were analyzed using a multi-cycle thematic coding process.

  RESULTS: Four major themes emerged from the analysis: participants''

  wireless/wearable technology use, benefits and facilitators of

  technology use at work, barriers and challenges to technology use at

  work, and expectations for and outcomes associated with technology

  supports in the workplace.

  CONCLUSIONS: Findings have the potential to impact employer education

  and training on benefits of appropriate technology use for individuals

  with IDD at work, onboarding and training of individuals with IDD when

  using technology at work, and funding responsibility for technology in

  the workplace.'
affiliation: 'Paul, CD (Corresponding Author), Georgia State Univ, 30 Pryor St, Atlanta,
  GA 30303 USA.

  Paul, Claire Donehower; Thomas, Erin Vinoski; Marelle, Chelsea; Hussain, Sharish
  Z.; Doulin, Allison M.; Jimenez, Eliseo, Georgia State Univ, 30 Pryor St, Atlanta,
  GA 30303 USA.'
author: Paul, Claire Donehower and Thomas, Erin Vinoski and Marelle, Chelsea and Hussain,
  Sharish Z. and Doulin, Allison M. and Jimenez, Eliseo
author-email: cdonehower@gsu.edu
author_list:
- family: Paul
  given: Claire Donehower
- family: Thomas
  given: Erin Vinoski
- family: Marelle
  given: Chelsea
- family: Hussain
  given: Sharish Z.
- family: Doulin
  given: Allison M.
- family: Jimenez
  given: Eliseo
da: '2023-09-28'
doi: 10.3233/JVR-221193
eissn: 1878-6316
files: []
issn: 1052-2263
journal: JOURNAL OF VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION
keywords: 'Intellectual disabilities; developmental disabilities; vocational;

  wireless technology'
keywords-plus: 'TIME-MANAGEMENT-SKILLS; ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY; MENTAL-RETARDATION;

  EMPLOYMENT; STUDENTS; PEOPLE; ADULTS'
language: English
number: '3'
number-of-cited-references: '32'
pages: 303-312
papis_id: d3c37f7b974de390e6c3ba0d9ec28ca9
ref: Paul2022usingwireless
times-cited: '1'
title: 'Using wireless technology to support individuals with intellectual and developmental
  disabilities in vocational settings: A focus group study'
type: Article
unique-id: WOS:000802228500010
usage-count-last-180-days: '3'
usage-count-since-2013: '5'
volume: '56'
web-of-science-categories: Rehabilitation
year: '2022'