The uses of microcomputers in special education are explored in terms of administration (data collection and analysis); assessment (approaches to linking assessment with instruction); instruction (planning, supplementing, and presenting instruction); related services (communication aids); and staff development (access to innovative practices and…

Issues arising from a symposium on microcomputer applications for young handicapped children concerned identification of realistic applications, instructional management, and need for research on effects of technology use. Recommendations in the area of curriculum, software, management, and personnel preparation were made and future directions…

This training module was developed in order to help teachers, parents, administrators, and other educational personnel to understand the problems and difficulties encountered by learners with disabilities trying to access microcomputers. The main body of the module describes hardware considerations and strategies for increasing microcomputer…

This paper describes the programs undertaken by the New York State Center for Learning Technologies in cooperation both with other state agencies and with private agencies to ensure that learning technologies are integrated into educational training programs for the disabled, the handicapped, and other special needs populations. Programs described…

The paper provides an overview of fundamental uses of the microcomputer by special education administrators in a large-city school district. Microcomputer applications are suggested for the following applications: school-level administrative functions (e.g., tracking equipment repair, budget forecasting, and class scheduling); district-wide…

This paper recommends a research and action agenda for the federal Office of Special Education Programs in examining instructional technology for individuals with disabilities, particularly as those activities relate to "system" change. Staff development programs and curriculum reform are stressed as concrete components of system change.…