Assistive Technology: Access for All Students, 2/e
Book Description
Organized around the theme of universaldesign, this guide to assistive technology discusses the knowledgeand skills educators need to know in order to determine theappropriate use of technology and services to meet the needs ofindividuals with disabilities. The text provides an overview andintroduction to the topic of assistive technology, evaluatingvarious technologies for classroom use, and usin...
MoreOrganized around the theme of universaldesign, this guide to assistive technology discusses the knowledgeand skills educators need to know in order to determine theappropriate use of technology and services to meet the needs ofindividuals with disabilities. The text provides an overview andintroduction to the topic of assistive technology, evaluatingvarious technologies for classroom use, and using assistivetechnology with special needs students of a diverse range ofdisabilities, including the young child with special needs,students with high incidence disabilities, positioning and mobilityfor students with physical disabilities, students withcommunication disorders, and sensory impairments. It furtherdiscusses AT in relation to transitioning, distance learning, andthe ethical standards of practice. The new edition has beenthoroughly updated to reflect the most recent AT beneficial tostudents requiring such special accommodations, including links towebsites of current AT devices, and software for use in theclassroom, and a new chapter on Universal Design for Learning andResponse to Intervention and how to combine the two techniques toprovide students with access to the general education curriculum.This edition also features more on ethics and assistive technologyuse for consideration of all students, new chapter introductions,questions for reflection, end-of-chapter review material, andextended coverage of diversity related to assistive technology andthe classroom. Designed to provide useful information andstrategies for candidates in teacher education programs and thosepracticing educators, the book is also useful to and any otherprofessional or layperson interested in assistive technology andlearning for all students.
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