Assistive Technology for People with Disabilities (Subscription)
ISBN-13: 9780132999861
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Overview
This is the eBook of the printed book and may not include any media, website access codes, or print supplements that may come packaged with the bound book.
Assistive Technology for People with Disabilities, Second Edition, includes eight comprehensive chapters that focus on devices and software to enhance the lives and promote the independence of people with disabilities. Updated with new research, content and features to address current developments in the field, the book approaches assistive technology and education in a lifespan, multidisciplinary manner by discussing the use of current technology in the fields of special education, rehabilitation, speech-language pathology, and other disciplines. Featured devices and software will help you understand how areas such as mobility, communication, education, independent living, and access to information media affect learning and living for individuals with disabilities. You will also gain a great understanding of the foundational and historical perspectives of AT, assessment, universal design, and the ADAPT framework, which is a tool to help educators make decisions about appropriate AT, student needs, and the demands of the environment.
Developed from the authors' years of experience teaching both K-12 students and adults, as well as their own framework for understanding assistive technology application and integrating technology into instruction, this new edition addresses assistive technology that promotes knowledge and skills, practical application and a myriad of opportunities that good technology provides for persons with disabilities.
Table of contents
Brief Table of Contents
Chapter 1
Introduction to Assistive Technology Devices and Services
Chapter 2
Considering, Selecting, and Evaluating Assistive Technology
Chapter 3
Assistive Technology Assessments
Chapter 4
Assistive Technology Devices to Enhance Mobility for Individuals with Physical Impairments
Chapter 5
Assistive Technology Devices to Enhance Speech
Chapter 6
Assistive Technology Devices to Enhance Access to Information
Chapter 7
Integrating Assistive Technology Adaptations into Academic Instruction
Chapter 8
Assistive Technology Devices to Enhance Independent Living
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