NotesFAQContact Us
Collection
Advanced
Search Tips
Showing all 4 results Save | Export
Assistive Technology Curriculum...A Module of Inservice for Professionals [and] Instructor's Supplement. Partnerships in Planning for State Technology Service Delivery. Project TAARK.
Parette, Howard P., Jr.; VanBiervliet, Alan – 1990
The instructional package of student and instructor manuals is intended to provide inservice training for Arkansas professionals serving disabled persons with basic information on assistive technology. The participant material is divided into three goal areas. The section on Goal 1, the development of technology advocacy concepts, covers basic…
Descriptors: Accessibility (for Disabled), Advocacy, Assistive Devices (for Disabled), Consumer Education
Arkansas Technology Access Program. Summary of the Transportation Needs of Arkansans with Disabilities. Think People...Think Technology.
VanBiervliet, Alan; Parette, Howard P., Jr. – 1989
The Technology Access for Arkansans project and the Planning Division of the Arkansas Highway and Transportation Department cooperated in a survey to determine the transportation needs of disabled persons in the state. Analysis of the 2,201 consumer survey forms returned (approximately 20% of those sent) is provided for the following areas:…
Descriptors: Accessibility (for Disabled), Assistive Devices (for Disabled), Consumer Education, Demography
Assistive Technology Curriculum...A Module of Instruction for Students in Arkansas Colleges and Universities [and] Instructor's Supplement. Partnerships in Planning for State Technology Service Delivery. Project TAARK.
Parette, Howard P., Jr.; VanBiervliet, Alan – 1990
The instructional package of student and instructor manuals is intended to provide Arkansas college students who are preparing for rehabilitation careers with basic information on assistive technology. The student material is divided into three goal areas. The section on Goal 1, the development of technology advocacy concepts, covers basic…
Descriptors: Accessibility (for Disabled), Advocacy, Assistive Devices (for Disabled), College Students
Conversations with Mexican Americans Regarding Children with Disabilities and Augmentative and Alternative Communication.
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Huer, Mary Blake; Parette, Howard P., Jr.; Saenz, Terry Irvine – Communication Disorders Quarterly, 2001
Focus groups of family members of children with disabilities discussed augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) practices within a Mexican American community. Among seven perspectives identified are: (1) children understand nonverbal communication in the home; (2) aided techniques are useful outside of the home; (3) families have great…
Descriptors: Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Children, Communication Skills, Delivery Systems