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Lilach Marom; Jennifer Hardwick – Higher Education: The International Journal of Higher Education Research, 2025
This study explores accessibility barriers in higher education (HE), by centering the voices of 50 disabled students. Drawing on the frameworks of critical disability studies (CDS) and in particular disability justice, we argue that access without belonging is not enough; disabled students need to be fully included in institutional life. Weaving…
Descriptors: Higher Education, College Students, Students with Disabilities, Accessibility (for Disabled)
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Jami Cotler; Eszter Kiss; Dmitry Burshteyn; Megan Hale; Amani Walker; John Slyer – Information Systems Education Journal, 2025
Developing empathy skills is crucial for software developers to create user-centric solutions and design exceptional user experiences addressing the diverse needs of customers. This paper presents the findings of a quasi-experimental study that aimed to enhance empathy among computer science students through the exposure of two interventions…
Descriptors: Computer Software, Empathy, Inclusion, Skill Development
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Yu-Hsin Hsieh; Mats Granlund; Ai-Wen Hwang; Helena Hemmingsson – Augmentative and Alternative Communication, 2024
Eye-gaze technology provides access to a computer through the control of eye movements, thus allowing students with severe motor and communication difficulties to communicate and participate in curriculum activities and leisure; however, few studies have investigated whether any challenges exist to its implementation. This study examines the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Eye Movements, Students with Disabilities, Communication Disorders
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Kapucu, Serkan; Kizilaslan, Aydin – Science Activities: Projects and Curriculum Ideas in STEM Classrooms, 2022
Assistive technologies are frequently used to help disabled students to access core and expanded core curricula and to improve their functional, communication and literacy skills. Non-optical low vision devices and optical and tactile graphics technologies are some of the assistive technologies used by visually impaired students in today's…
Descriptors: Students with Disabilities, Visual Impairments, Braille, Assistive Technology
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Taylor, Matthew S.; Lohmann, Marla J.; Kappel, Alexandria – Journal of Special Education Technology, 2022
In 2004, the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act outlined specific considerations for students with individual education programs in relation to their needs and application of assistive technology (AT) devices and services used to access school curriculum. Teachers will interact with a variety of assistive technologies during their career…
Descriptors: Students with Disabilities, Inclusion, Science Instruction, Elementary School Science
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Pionke, J. J. – Journal of Education for Library and Information Science, 2020
This study explored library graduate student perceptions of their readiness for and comfort levels in doing activities related to accessibility and disability. The study also aimed to determine the training needs of library graduate students. A survey with both quantitative and qualitative questions was developed, snowball sampling was used, and…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Accessibility (for Disabled), Graduate Students, Library Education
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Attachoo, Buarattana; Sitthitikul, Pragasit – English Language Teaching, 2021
Under the light of educational equality, visually impaired students (VIS) have the right to improve their quality of life through educational achievement. Fortunately, policies and regulations encourage inclusive education to support all types of students including students with visual impairment. This means that the VIS are required to complete a…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Visual Impairments, Blindness, Student Experience
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González Cuenca, Antonia; Lavigne Cervan, Rocio; Prieto Cuberos, Monica – International Journal of Disability, Development and Education, 2020
The advance of new hearing technologies has generated high expectations regarding the development and learning of deaf children, but little research has been done on the language levels of this generation of deaf learners who receive education at the same pace as their hearing peers. The aim of this study was to examine the relationships between…
Descriptors: Deafness, Assistive Technology, Language Proficiency, Expectation
Kumar, Shiv – Online Submission, 2019
Research in this study examined the factors that affect teachers' attitudes, concerns, and self-efficacy toward inclusive education in the Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) classrooms. The study was driven by the following overarching research question: Is there a significant correlation between teachers' attitudes and teachers'…
Descriptors: Teacher Attitudes, Self Efficacy, Inclusion, STEM Education
Organization for Autism Research, 2017
Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is a complex group of disorders that present numerous challenges within the inclusive classroom setting. This book provides guidelines for meeting the level 1 support needs of the child with ASD in your class, from elementary to high school. Specifically, the guide contains information on: (1) Understanding common…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Inclusion, Student Needs
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Bulat, Jennae; Hayes, Anne M.; Macon, Wykia; Tichá, Renáta; Abery, Brian H. – RTI International, 2017
Having a disability can be one of the most marginalizing factors in a child's life. In education, finding ways to meet the learning needs of children with disabilities can be challenging, especially in schools, districts, regions, and countries with severely limited resources. Inclusive education--which fully engages all children in quality…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Inclusion, Educational Practices, Developing Nations
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Hayes, Anne M.; Dombrowski, Eileen; Shefcyk, Allison H.; Bulat, Jennae – RTI International, 2018
Learning disabilities are among the most common disabilities experienced in childhood and adulthood. Although identifying learning disabilities in a school setting is a complex process, it is particularly challenging in low- and middle-income countries that lack the appropriate resources, tools, and supports. This guide provides an introduction to…
Descriptors: Learning Disabilities, Inclusion, Educational Practices, Foreign Countries
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Rabah, Jihan – Turkish Online Journal of Educational Technology - TOJET, 2015
This paper investigated teachers' and educational consultants' perceptions of ICT integration in Québec English Schools, specifically with regards to the benefits and challenges of ICT integration therein. 23 teachers and educational consultants from seven different school boards participated in the focus group sessions. Results revealed higher…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Technology, Technology Integration, English
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Vinila, V. Josephine; Ravichandran, Aparna; Santhi, Prakash S.; Prakash, S. G. R.; Narender, K. – International Journal of Special Education, 2013
The families of children with hearing impairments are more focused on early detection and intervention. Transition to school is a stressful experience to the parents as they miss out on understanding the importance of transition process and the information required for a successful, efficient and effective transition to school. The current study…
Descriptors: Hearing Impairments, Surgery, Assistive Technology, Transitional Programs
Nguyen, Mai Nhu; Fichten, Catherine; King, Laura; Barile, Maria; Mimouni, Zohra; Havel, Alice; Raymond, Odette; Juhel, Jean-Charles; Jorgensen, Shirley; Chauvin, Alexandre; Gutberg, Jennifer; Budd, Jillian; Hewlett, Maureen; Heiman, Tali; Gaulin, Chris; Asuncion, Jennison – Online Submission, 2013
Junior / community college students who have learning disabilities (LD), such as dyslexia, often do not maximize their use of information and communication technologies (ICTs) for school work. They do not use many of these technologies nor do they know as much about them as other students. These are the results of an Adaptech Research Network…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Special Needs Students, Learning Disabilities, Questionnaires