TY - JOUR AU1 - Riemer-Reiss, Marti L. AU2 - AB - Assistive technology devices increase the capacity of individuals with disabilities to live independent, productive lives. There are, howeever many individuals with disabilities who are dissa,tisfied with their assistive technology and dlscontinue use of it. Empirical research documenting factors related to assistive technology discontinuance from consumers' perspectives iS limited. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to determine the factors that are associated with discontinuance of asslstlve technology by Individuals with dlsabilities. A quantitative, correlation research design was used to determine if there was a relatlonship among the variables (derived primarily from Rogers' diffusion of innovations theory), and discontinuanca of assistive technology. Results demonstrated that the variables of relative advantage and consumer involvement had a significant effect on predicting discontinuance of assistive technology. TI - Applying Rogers' Diffusion of Innovations Theory to Assistive Technology Discontinuance JF - Journal of Applied Rehabilitation Counseling DO - 10.1891/0047-2220.30.4.16 DA - 1999-12-01 UR - https://www.deepdyve.com/lp/crossref/applying-rogers-diffusion-of-innovations-theory-to-assistive-98HZLPv66m SP - 16 EP - 21 VL - 30 IS - 4 DP - DeepDyve ER -