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Satsangi, Rajiv; Miller, Bridget; Savage, Melissa N. – Preventing School Failure, 2019
The use of assistive technology in special education has grown over the past four decades. In inclusive settings, assistive technology plays a vital role in providing access to academic content for students with disabilities. As the role of assistive technology in secondary classrooms expands, concerns regarding student autonomy, personal…
Descriptors: Secondary School Teachers, Secondary School Students, Disabilities, Assistive Technology
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Wise, Paul H. – Future of Children, 2012
Technological innovation is transforming the prevalence and functional impact of child disability, the scale of social disparities in child disability, and perhaps the essential meaning of disability in an increasingly technology-dominated world. In this article, Paul Wise investigates several specific facets of this transformation. He begins by…
Descriptors: Caring, Delivery Systems, Incidence, Disabilities
Jarkon, Joe; Fitzpatrick, Vicki, Ed. – 1992
This publication describes the Andrew Heiskell Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped, a regional library for the National Library Service (NLS) example of the creative use of physical space and innovative technology. The publication focuses on the materials-handling system designed for the new facility, including system design…
Descriptors: Appropriate Technology, Building Conversion, Building Design, Disabilities
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Sager, Don; Bruni, Marie; Davis, Judy L.; Robinson, Mary – Public Libraries, 1998
Includes four articles that address issues related to the recruitment and employment of librarians and support staff with disabilities. Highlights include the Americans with Disabilities Act; flexibility in work schedules and procedures; mentors; appropriate technology; and meeting the needs of disabled patrons. (LRW)
Descriptors: Accessibility (for Disabled), Appropriate Technology, Assistive Devices (for Disabled), Disabilities
Council for Exceptional Children, Reston, VA. Center for Special Education Technology. – 1989
The delivery of technology-related assistance was selected as the topic for the Center for Special Education Technology's 1989 annual technology use meeting, in order to emphasize the broad context within which technology use occurs and to focus attention on the continuity of services needed to appropriately apply technology. The meeting sought to…
Descriptors: Appropriate Technology, Delivery Systems, Disabilities, Educational Planning
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Blackhurst, A. Edward; Lahm, Elizabeth A.; Harrison, Elizabeth M.; Chandler, Wanda G. – Career Development for Exceptional Individuals, 1999
Describes a model framework to guide decision making about the use of technology to facilitate the development of competencies that people with disabilities need to make a successful transition from school to various adult environments. Legal mandates and types of technology are described. (Author/CR)
Descriptors: Appropriate Technology, Assistive Devices (for Disabled), Decision Making, Disabilities
Espe, James O. – 1998
This paper describes an inservice training program, developed collaboratively by the Idaho Assistive Technology Project and the Idaho State Department of Education, that is designed to increase the expertise of Idaho's special educators in the area of assistive technology. The lack of training Idaho's special educators have had in assistive…
Descriptors: Appropriate Technology, Assistive Devices (for Disabled), Disabilities, Distance Education
VanBiervliet, Alan; And Others – 1989
This paper summarizes principles of the Technology Access for Arkansans project initiated in 1989 to: (a) identify needs and quality of technology provisions in Arkansas; (b) disseminate information about appropriate technology and funding; (c) educate Arkansans about technology and advocacy; (d) develop a coordinated state plan for technology;…
Descriptors: Advocacy, Agency Cooperation, Appropriate Technology, Community Development
Craver, James M., Ed.; Burton-Radzely, Lisa, Ed. – 1998
This monograph describes how special educators in seven schools are using technology to promote literacy. Profiles of the different schools provide concrete examples of technology use in different instructional settings and demonstrate how various educational philosophies and implementation efforts help schools build successful technology-based…
Descriptors: Appropriate Technology, Assistive Devices (for Disabled), Autism, Behavior Disorders
Spencer, Karen C. – 1997
This report describes the outcomes of a 4-year project undertaken by the Department of Occupational Therapy at Colorado State University in cooperation with numerous school districts and the Colorado Department of Education. The Assistive Technology Training For Occupational Therapy (ATTOT) prepared a total of 20 related service professionals (19…
Descriptors: Appropriate Technology, Assistive Devices (for Disabled), Disabilities, Educational Cooperation
VanBiervliet, Alan; Parette, Howard P., Jr. – 1990
The Arkansas Technology Information System (ARTIS) was developed to fill a significant void in existing systems of technical support to Arkansans with disabilities by creating and maintaining a consumer-responsive statewide system of data storage and retrieval regarding assistive technology and services. ARTIS goals also include establishment of a…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Appropriate Technology, Assistive Devices (for Disabled), Communication Aids (for Disabled)
Minnesota Community Colleges, St. Paul. – 1990
The conference reported in this publication was funded by STAR (System of Technology to Achieve Results), a program of the Minnesota Governor's Advisory Council on Technology, under Public Law 100-407 (the Technology Related Assistance for Individuals with Disabilities Act of 1988.) The conference focused on the development and availability of…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Appropriate Technology, Assistive Devices (for Disabled), College Programs