Recommended practices for teaching assistive technology use to infants and young children with low incidence disabilities seem to have little empirical support but methodological concerns limit the validity of this reviewFootnote1

¹Abstracted from: Campbell, P. H., Milbourne, S., Dugan, L. M., & Wilcox, M. J. (2006). A review of evidence on practices for teaching young children to use assistive technology devices. Topics in Early Childhood Special Education, 26(1), 3–13.

Source of funding: This research was funded through the “Tots-N-Tech” program by the National Institute on Assistive Technology for Infants and Toddlers, U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education Research Programs.

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