The influence of social context on the perception of assistive technology: using a semantic differential scale to compare young adults' views from the United Kingdom and Pakistan.

Background and aim: A Society's view of disability may influence the perception and use of Assistive Technology (AT) products. Semantic cues or cultural coding provide the viewer with a series of visual stimuli to be given or ascribed meaning. Previous research has shown cognitive approaches to visu...

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Published in:Disability & Rehabilitation: Assistive Technology Vol. 15; no. 5; pp. 563 - 577
Main Authors: Asghar, Salman, Edward Torrens, George, Iftikhar, Hassan, Welsh, Ruth, Harland, Robert
Format: research tables/charts Journal Article
Published: Taylor & Francis Ltd Jul2020
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