According to the Assistive Technology Act of 2004, assistive technology is defined as, "any item, piece of equipment, or product system, whether acquired commercially, modified, or customized, that is used to increase, maintain, or improve functional capabilities of individuals with disabilities." The use of AT helps persons with…

This dissertation and research study is dedicated to the exploration of "critical posthuman educational technology." Research in this study determines, evaluates, and considers educational technology in U.S. art museums through a wide-reaching survey and case study evaluations of the implementation of digital content creation in museums…

By law, colleges and universities must provide people with disabilities with access to their digital activities, services, and programs. The problem is that when software development teams build digital educational products and services that support higher education institutions inaccessibly, they may exclude students with certain types of…

I focused this dissertation on what is happening within schools regarding iPad usage and students with disabilities. Technology usage is thought to help provide students with another modality for learning the curriculum. iPads, specifically, are leading the technological revolution in classroom environments. One benefit of iPads in instruction is…

A large career-centered university in the state of Florida has received a grant to fund what is known as a multidisciplinary center (MDC), which will utilize innovative information communication technologies (ICT), such as video conferencing, to support educators of students with disabilities in eight primarily rural school districts in…

Traumatic Brain Injury outcomes vary by individual due to age at the onset of injury, the location of the injury, and the degree to which the deficits appear to be pronounced, among other factors. As an acquired injury to the brain, the neurophysiological consequences are not homogenous; they are as varied as the individuals who experience them.…

Learners with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and other disabilities should have access to the general education curriculum with their typically developing peers. Common barriers to inclusion can be addressed, in part, through effective in-service training on evidence-based practices (EBP). The purpose of this research was to assess the effects of…

The very first federal law that affected a student with special needs was the Education for All Handicapped Children Act (EHA: Public Law 94-142) established in 1975 by the United States Congress. PL 94-142 required all schools that received federal funds to accept students with physical and mental disabilities and to educate these children in the…

A mixed-methods research design was employed to explore the attitudes of typically developing elementary grade students toward people with disabilities. Person-centered videos depicting successful and positive people with disabilities accomplishing life tasks were shown during one week of school assemblies in an elementary school. Discussions…

This qualitative phenomenological study examines special education teachers' perspectives to understand how virtual learning environments can support, through social-emotional interactions, the cognitive development of students with low-incident disabilities in a homebound setting. For this study, which was based on Vygotsky's sociocultural theory…

College students with disabilities face institutional challenges related to pursuing their education. In addition to the developmental changes that occur during young adulthood, these students also must overcome obstacles involving inaccessible environments, programs, services, and instructional approaches. Colleges and other service providers are…

The purpose of this study was to evaluate how regular and special education teachers prepare elementary school students with disabilities to take the statewide test, The Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers (PARCC), by using electronic resources. The PARCC was introduced in 2014 to replace the paper and pencil statewide…

Paraprofessionals are playing an increasingly important role in serving students with disabilities. However, research shows that paraprofessionals are often not adequately trained for their duties. Paraprofessionals are often found working with students with disabilities using behavioral approaches and scripted instructions, leaving little room…

Veterans constitute a significant group in society, and reports have shown that the number of disabled veterans keeps increasing. More than 50,000 United States troops have been injured since the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan began and the numbers will increase until the troops are withdrawn (Geiling, Rosen, & Edwards, 2012). Consequently,…

This study mainly talks about U.S. PhD education and applications of machine learning methods. On one hand, PhD education, as a way to cultivate future researchers, attracts a lot of attention. On the other hand, machine learning methods are utilized more and more often in academic research. This study, as an attempt, would like to contribute to…