Assistive Technology Data Collection Project
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State-level estimates: A tool for eliminating disparities
in access to assistive technology (AT)

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Title page
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Project introduction
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Definition of AT
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Americans with disability
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Prevalence of assistive devices
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Estimates of AT use
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Limitations of national statistics
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AT Data Collection introduction
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10 Sample states
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Goal of project
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State population demographics
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Poor people, disability, and AT access
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Seniors and AT needs
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African-American pouplation by state
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Latino population by state
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Overall disability prevalence
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Percentage with work disability
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Percentage on SSDI
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Percentage receiving SSI
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Percentage with activity limitation
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State disability populations
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Percent with visual impairment
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Percent with hearing impairment
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Mobility impairment
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Pre-school children and AT use
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Percentage of children receiving early intervention services
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Percentage of children receiving AT devices and services
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Adults and AT use
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Medicare DME expenditures
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Annual growth in DME expenditures
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Where do we go from here?
       
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