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Lazaros, Edward J.; Ahmadi, Reza – Technology Teacher, 2008
Integrating supportive design features and technology into the home are excellent ways to plan to make a home "age-friendly." When an immediate need occurs for eliminating barriers in an existing home, supportive design features and technology will most often need to be examined, and some form of implementation will need to take place. While…
Descriptors: Educational Facilities Design, Drafting, Educational Technology, Word Processing
Dutton, Donna H. – 1986
The paper describes three strategies featuring a microcomputer to promote the integration and acceptance of students with disabilities among their nondisabled peers. The first strategy is a cross-age tutoring program in which disabled, learning disabled, emotionally disabled, or mildly retarded students demonstrate computer use to nondisabled…
Descriptors: Cerebral Palsy, Electromechanical Aids, Junior High Schools, Mainstreaming
Burton, Mallory – 1997
This paper describes different products to assist students who are only able to use one hand while typing. Information is provided on: (1) access features in Macintosh and Windows95, including Easy Access (Mac) and Accessibility Options (Win95) which allow the user to press a key such as the shift key and subsequently press the letter to be…
Descriptors: Accessibility (for Disabled), Adults, Assistive Devices (for Disabled), Children
Kushler, Cliff – 1998
This paper describes the development of a new technique for augmentative and alternative communication text input, commercially known as T9. T9 stands for "typing with 9 keys." The basic T9 technology is designed so that 3 or 4 letters are printed on each of 7 keys, and an 8th key is used as an unambiguous "space" key. Each keystroke designating a…
Descriptors: Assistive Devices (for Disabled), Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Computer Uses in Education, Interpersonal Communication
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Shell, Duane F.; And Others – Journal of Special Education Technology, 1989
The paper addresses computer-based augmentative writing systems for physically disabled and visually impaired students and augmentative communication systems for nonverbal speech-impaired students. Among the components described are keyboard support systems, switch systems, alternate interface systems, support software, voice output systems, and…
Descriptors: Assistive Devices (for Disabled), Communication Aids (for Disabled), Computer Software, Input Output Devices
Deming, Mary P.; Valeri-Gold, Maria – 1987
The paper examines ways in which computers have radically altered and improved the lives of handicapped students. The visually impaired have been helped through the use of computerized braillers, embossers, and readers. Both adaptations of off-the-shelf software and specialized software have provided the visually impaired with magnification of…
Descriptors: Assistive Devices (for Disabled), Braille, Computer Software, Computer Uses in Education