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Peer reviewedCarey, Doris M.; Sale, Paul – TEACHING Exceptional Children, 1994
Project FIT (Full Inclusion through Technology) provides notebook computers for children with severe disabilities. The computers offer many input and output options. Assessing the students' equipment needs is a complex process, requiring determination of communication goals and baseline abilities, and consideration of equipment features such as…
Descriptors: Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Communication Aids (for Disabled), Communication Skills, Computer Uses in Education
Download full textClinton, Janeen S. – 1995
This document reports on efforts to find technology-based solutions for the diverse challenges faced by students with disabling conditions. Twenty-three case studies describe actual scenarios experienced in the school district of Palm Beach County, Florida. For each case study, a situation is described, a challenge is identified, solutions are…
Descriptors: Assistive Devices (for Disabled), Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Case Studies, Communication Aids (for Disabled)
King-Debaun, Pati – 1995
Incorporating augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) systems and microcomputers into whole language learning activities for children with severe physical and speech impairments is discussed. Six typical strategies of whole language programs are reviewed. Ways to provide students with severe disabilities access to these programs are…
Descriptors: Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Communication Aids (for Disabled), Communication Disorders, Computer Oriented Programs
Blunden, Connie; And Others – 1993
The Adaptive Technology Program established five Adaptive Technology Centers (ATCs) in each of the five boroughs of New York City in 1990. These centers house various state-of-the-art technologies designed to enhance the functioning of students with severe disabilities. Equipment includes assistive devices, augmentative communication systems,…
Descriptors: Assistive Devices (for Disabled), Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Communication Aids (for Disabled), Computer Software
Borden, Peter A., Ed.; And Others – 1995
This resource book lists approximately 1,500 products designed specifically for the needs of people with disabilities. Typically, each product is pictured; basic information is provided including manufacturer name, product cost, size, and weight; and the product is briefly described. The book's four sections each describe products designed for…
Descriptors: Access to Computers, Accessibility (for Disabled), Assistive Devices (for Disabled), Augmentative and Alternative Communication
Borden, Peter A., Ed.; Vanderheiden, Gregg C., Ed. – 1988
This update to the three-volume first edition of the "Rehab/Education ResourceBook Series" describes special software and products pertaining to communication, control, and computer access, designed specifically for the needs of disabled and elderly people. The 22 chapters cover: speech aids; pointing and typing aids; training and…
Descriptors: Access to Computers, Accessibility (for Disabled), Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Braille
