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Designing Microcomputer Programs for Disabled Students.
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Wood, Denise L. – Computers and Education, 1986
Identifies factors to consider when evaluating educational software and describes additional criteria for evaluating software for physically disabled students. Software design which complements school curriculum and is accessible to nondisabled and moderately disabled students is presented as a solution. Sammy Series programs developed to meet…
Descriptors: Computer Software, Elementary Education, Evaluation Criteria, Merchandise Information
Trace-Authored Papers from the Annual Conference on Rehabilitation Technology (11th, Montreal, Canada, 1988). Trace Reprint Series.
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Borden, P. A.; And Others – 1988
Summaries are presented of five conference papers on communication, control, and computer access for handicapped individuals. Papers have the following titles and authors: "Accessibility of Graphically Based User Interface Computer Systems for Individuals with Visual Impairments" (Charles Lee and Gregg Vanderheiden); "Data Base vs. Information…
Descriptors: Accessibility (for Disabled), Computer Software, Databases, Disabilities
Computer Access for People with Motor Disabilities.
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Zato, Jose G.; And Others – International Journal of Rehabilitation Research, 1992
This paper reports on a research and development program which developed a more effective interface between personal computer (PC) users with disabilities and computer systems. The program emulates a PC keyboard, enabling disabled PC users to access standard software via a binary (switch) control element. (Author/DB)
Descriptors: Access to Computers, Accessibility (for Disabled), Assistive Devices (for Disabled), Computer Software
PLATO Education Group. Summary of Activities, 1982-83.
Illinois Univ., Urbana. Computer-Based Education Research Lab. – 1983
This report describes activities of the PLATO Education Group (PEG), the educational research and development arm of the Computer-based Education Research Laboratory (CERL) at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Staff, funding sources, and an overview are presented for the four projects summarized, along with additional,…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Cognitive Processes, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Managed Instruction
Comparison of Two Microcomputer-Assisteds Method of Teaching Word Decoding and Encoding to Non-Vocal, Non-Writing and Learning Disabled Students.
Berninger, Virginia Wise – Programmed Learning and Educational Technology, 1986
Describes two microcomputer-assisted adaptations of traditional methods of teaching word recognition (alphabet-spelling method) and phonics (sound-symbol method) which are designed for use with students who have severe physical and communication handicaps, language disabilities, or fine motor problems. A clinical protocol is outlined for…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Comparative Analysis, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software
Microelectronics and Special Education. CET/MEP Information Sheet.
Council for Educational Technology, London (England). – 1981
Used as an additional aid by the teacher, microelectronics can assist mentally and physically handicapped children to meet educational objectives that have been specifically agreed upon for the individual child. Microelectronics can help deaf children develop speech production, communication skills, and grammar and sentence construction;…
Descriptors: Blindness, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software, Developed Nations
Microcomputers in Education: Uses for the '80s. Proceedings of the Annual Microcomputer Conference (2nd, Tempe, Arizona, January 15-16, 1982). Publication No. 3.
Watson, Nancy Ralph, Ed. – 1982
The 30 conference papers in this collection are presented in 6 categories. Five overviews discuss innovative uses of computers in education (Dorothy K. Deringer); microcomputers in instructional research (Alan M. Lesgold); microcomputers in the schools (Mitchell Batoff, Gary G. Bitter); and the courseware crisis (Barbara R. Sadowski). Research and…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Literacy, Computer Programs, Educational Administration