First published in 1985. Information technology can offer huge benefits to the disabled. It can help many disabled people to overcome barriers of time and space and to a much greater extent it can help them to overcome barriers of communication. In that way new information technology offers opportunities to neutralise the worst effects of many kinds of disablement. This book reviews the possibilities of using information technology in the education of the disabled. Commencing with an assessment of the learning problems faced by disabled people, it goes on to look at the scope of information technology and how it has been used for the education of students of all ages, particularly in the United Kingdom and the United States. A penultimate section considers most of the contentious issues that faced users of technology, whilst the conclusion devotes itself to the immediate and longer-term future, suggesting possible future trends and the consequent problems that may arise.
| ISBN: | 9781138597471 |
| Publication date: | 16th August 2018 |
| Author: | David Hawkridge, Tom Vincent, Gerald Hales |
| Publisher: | Routledge an imprint of Taylor & Francis Ltd |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 284 pages |
| Series: | Routledge Library Editions: Special Educational Needs |
| Genres: |
Teaching of students with learning difficulties Educational equipment and technology, computer-aided learning (CAL) Age groups: children Age groups: adults |