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Bouck, Emily C.; Meyer, Nancy K.; Satsangi, Rajiv; Savage, Melissa N.; Hunley, Megan – Preventing School Failure, 2015
Written expression is a neglected but critical component of education; yet, the writing process--from prewriting, to writing, and postwriting--is often an area of struggle for students with disabilities. One strategy to assist students with disabilities struggling with the writing process is the use of computer-based technology. This article…
Descriptors: Assistive Technology, Writing Strategies, Incidence, Computer Assisted Instruction
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Edyburn, Dave L.; Edyburn, Keith D. – Intervention in School and Clinic, 2012
Although inclusion has provided access to the general education classroom for students with disabilities, there are significant questions about whether these students have gained full access to the curriculum. To design curricula for diverse learners, designers must have a clear picture of the obstacles and barriers that some students encounter.…
Descriptors: Instructional Design, Multilingualism, Disabilities, Instructional Materials
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Tandy, Cindy; Meacham, Mike – Journal of Teaching in Social Work, 2009
The concern of this article is the difficulties faced by disabled students as technology grows and expands in academia. Although distance learning, web-based courses, and hybrid courses, among other venues, have improved the chances for many people suffering disabilities for obtaining degrees and thereby increasing their life chances, we have met…
Descriptors: Distance Education, Online Courses, Barriers, Disabilities
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Golden, Diane Cordry – Journal of Special Education Technology, 2002
This status report on instructional software accessibility for individuals with disabilities notes current initiatives to further instructional technology accessibility and reports on a survey of 19 major companies producing instructional software. Only two responses reflected awareness of accessibility considerations and all the remaining…
Descriptors: Accessibility (for Disabled), Computer Software Development, Courseware, Disabilities
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Cawley, John F.; Murdock, Jane Y. – Contemporary Educational Psychology, 1987
Technological devices which can aid in teaching students with handicaps include: (1) interactive computer assisted instruction; (2) computer software; (3) hand-held calculators; (4) communication and prosthetic devices which aid in receptive and expressive language and practice; and (5) interactive video systems. (Sources of information about…
Descriptors: Communicative Competence (Languages), Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software, Courseware
White, Linda Rice – 1987
Targeted at special education administrators who are involved in making decisions regarding the use of microcomputers in instructional programs for handicapped students, this document offers guidelines which synthesize relevant data on computer technology in special education and provide a framework for implementing classroom use of the…
Descriptors: Administrator Guides, Administrator Role, Assistive Devices (for Disabled), Computer Assisted Instruction
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Okolo, Cynthia M. – Journal of Special Education Technology, 1990
This study examined the effect of an introductory class on applications of computer-based technology, completed by nine special education majors. The course did not affect participants' attitudes toward computers or their ratings of instructional software programs but did enhance participants' self-perceived competence in using computers.…
Descriptors: College Students, Computer Literacy, Computer Software, Computer Software Evaluation
Kommers, Piet, Ed.; Issa, Tomayess, Ed.; Issa, Theodora, Ed.; McKay, Elspeth, Ed.; Isias, Pedro, Ed. – International Association for Development of the Information Society, 2016
These proceedings contain the papers and posters of the International Conferences on Internet Technologies & Society (ITS 2016), Educational Technologies (ICEduTech 2016) and Sustainability, Technology and Education (STE 2016), which have been organised by the International Association for Development of the Information Society and…
Descriptors: Conferences (Gatherings), Foreign Countries, Internet, Educational Technology
McKeown, Sally – 1997
This guide, which is intended for British further education staff who work with special needs learners, examines the use of information and learning technology (ILT) to improve special needs learners' literacy. Part 1 discusses how information technology resources originally developed for mainstream programs can make information and learning…
Descriptors: Adult Literacy, Adult Students, Assistive Devices (for Disabled), Authoring Aids (Programming)