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Transitioning Racial/Ethnic Minorities with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities: Influence of Socioeconomic Status on Related Services
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Gary, Kelli W.; Sima, Adam; Wehman, Paul; Johnson, Khalilah R. – Career Development and Transition for Exceptional Individuals, 2019
Related services were examined for 1,400 racial/ethnic transitioning minorities enrolled in the National Longitudinal Transition Study--2 database after adjusting for demographic and socioeconomic variables. Propensity methods balanced minorities (32%) and nonminorities (68%) on demographic and socioeconomic factors. Logistic regressions…
Descriptors: Minority Group Students, Ethnic Groups, Disabilities, Longitudinal Studies
The Use of Assistive Technology by High School Students with Visual Impairments: A Second Look at the Current Problem
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Kelly, Stacy M. – Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness, 2011
Even though a wide variety of assistive technology tools and devices are available in the marketplace, many students with visual impairments (that is, those who are blind or have low vision) have not yet benefitted from using this specialized technology. This article presents a study that assessed the use of assistive technology by high school…
Descriptors: Visual Impairments, Assistive Technology, High School Students, Context Effect
Academic and Social Adjustment among Deaf and Hard of Hearing College Students in Taiwan
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Liu, Chia-fen – ProQuest LLC, 2013
This study was conducted to identify the factors that may influence the academic and social adjustment of college students with hearing loss in Taiwan. These factors included age, gender, degree of hearing loss, primary communication mode, amplification, high school educational experience, and family relationship. The instruments used to address…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Deafness, Hearing Impairments, College Students
Assistive Technology and Students with High-Incidence Disabilities: Understanding the Relationship through the NLTS2
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Bouck, Emily C.; Maeda, Yukiko; Flanagan, Sara M. – Remedial and Special Education, 2012
Assistive technology use in secondary school and postschool has been shown to improve the educational attainment and life outcomes of students with high-incidence disabilities. This study used data from the National Longitudinal Transition Study-2--collected in the early to mid-2000s--to explore the relationship between receipt of assistive…
Descriptors: Incidence, Educational Attainment, Disabilities, Educational Technology
Speaking Math--A Voice Input, Speech Output Calculator for Students with Visual Impairments
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Bouck, Emily C.; Flanagan, Sara; Joshi, Gauri S.; Sheikh, Waseem; Schleppenbach, Dave – Journal of Special Education Technology, 2011
This project explored a newly developed computer-based voice input, speech output (VISO) calculator. Three high school students with visual impairments educated at a state school for the blind and visually impaired participated in the study. The time they took to complete assessments and the average number of attempts per problem were recorded…
Descriptors: Assistive Technology, Visual Impairments, Computation, Calculators
Using Word Prediction Software to Increase Typing Fluency with Students with Physical Disabilities
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Tumlin, Jennifer; Heller, Kathryn Wolff – Journal of Special Education Technology, 2004
The purpose of this study was to examine the use of word prediction software to increase typing speed and decrease spelling errors for students who have physical disabilities that affect hand use. Student perceptions regarding the effectiveness of word prediction was examined as well as their typing rates and spelling accuracy. Four students with…
Descriptors: Computer Software, Physical Disabilities, Assistive Technology, Keyboarding (Data Entry)