Webpage Evaluation: qiat.org
ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY WEBPAGE EVALUATION FORM
Evaluator's Name: David Lee Rickman II
Date of Evaluation: 11/05/2018
Web Site (URL): www.qiat.org/index.html
Sponsoring Organization/Agency: Quality Indicators for Assistive Technology Services
Primary Focus of Web Site: (e.g. factual information, opinion, links to other sites):
The site mostly features resources but those resources are stored on the Ablenet University website.
Point of View Expressed:
Using resources for development and delivery of services relating to assistive technology.
Date of Development (Currency):
According to qiat.org the last update was 10/17/2016.
Contact Information Provided:
Knowledge of Literature (References, Bibliography, Other Sources Cited):
Resource documents are user submitted to qiat.org.
Accuracy (Does Information appear accurate? Any Bias or One-Sided Viewpoints Noted?):
The information seems accurate but partly relies on information submitted by users and I can't determine whether the submissions are fact checked or not.
Conclusions: Do You Feel This Site is a Valuable Resource? Justify Your Answer.
This site is possibly useful. It's run by a "grassroots group" with only an e-mail address for contacting purposes. Since the website hasn't been updated in two years some of the information may be outdated.