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Peer reviewedDodds, Allan G.; Davis, Denis P. – International Journal of Rehabilitation Research, 1987
To develop a battery of tasks to predict and improve mobility performance, a series of functional vision tasks (texural shearing, degraded images, embedded figures, and parafoveal attention) were generated by a microcomputer. Sixty visually impaired subjects given either computerized task training or real-life training improved their low vision…
Descriptors: Computer Oriented Programs, Diagnostic Tests, Low Vision Aids, Microcomputers
Kammire, Linda L. – 1984
The social and psychological effects of rapid technological advancement in the computer industry is the subject of this paper, which focuses on the concerns of people with non-technical backgrounds. It describes the career series, High Tech for Non-Technical People, created by the Georgia State University Career Development Center. The three…
Descriptors: Career Development, Computer Literacy, Employment Opportunities, Employment Patterns
Peer reviewedZimmerman, G. J. – Journal of Visual Impairment and Blindness, 1990
Four blind adults explored the spatial layout of landmarks in a large-scale space utilizing a microcomputer simulation of the environment and a tactile graphic aid of a similar environment. Although subjects learned the landmarks' locations faster using the tactile graphic aid, the accuracy of their spatial knowledge was equal with both…
Descriptors: Adults, Blindness, Computer Assisted Instruction, Instructional Effectiveness
Peer reviewedButler, Charlene – Infants and Young Children, 1988
Increasingly, very young children with disabilities are using microcomputers, powered mobility, myoelectric prostheses, and augmentative communication devices. This article examines research, clinical experience, and issues in the field of advanced technology applied to disabled children, aged birth to three, and suggests future applications of…
Descriptors: Assistive Devices (for Disabled), Communication Aids (for Disabled), Computer Oriented Programs, Disabilities
Download full textStack, Robert – 1987
This manual is designed to help instructors implement a caregivers' course covering the use of technological adaptations to increase independence of individuals with severe disabilities. The course includes 12 sections in 8 hours of instruction. Notes on implementation and content of each section are provided, as are sheets for overhead…
Descriptors: Assistive Devices (for Disabled), Audiovisual Aids, Caregivers, Communication Aids (for Disabled)
Peer reviewedRural Special Education Quarterly, 1986
The four issues of the "Rural Special Education Quarterly" for 1985 contain 17 major articles with the following titles and authors: "The Challenges in Providing Appropriate Educational Services to Rural Visually Impaired Children and Their Families" (K. Huebner); "Rural Orientation and Mobility: A Preview" (J. Tucker); "Organizations Serving the…
Descriptors: Cooperative Programs, Demonstration Programs, Disabilities, Education Work Relationship
