Connecting to learn : educational and assistive technology for people with disabilities - Scherer, Marcia J. (Marcia Joslyn), 1948- (Washington, DC : American Psychological Association, 2004)
The fundamental sense of connectedness -- II: Learner characteristics and preferences -- The effects of loss of hearing or vision on the learner and learning -- The personal meaning of hearing or vision loss -- III: Environments for learning -- The move from separate to inclusive education -- Contrasting inclusive with exclusive education -- Technology made inclusive education possible -- IV: Technologies for access to information and for instructional delivery -- Computers: mixing assistive, information, and access technologies -- Desirable and less desirable effects of educational technologies -- Getting going on learning -- V: Matching learners with the most appropriate technologies and strategies for their use -- Individual learner preferences and needs -- The matching person and technology model -- VI: Connecting to learn -- Bringing it all together for the individual user.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 265-280) and indexes.
Keywords: People with disabilities -- Education -- United States; People with disabilities -- United States -- Computer-assisted instruction; Self-help devices for people with disabilities -- United States; Assistive listening systems -- United States