TY  - BOOK
AU  - Scherer,Marcia J.
TI  - Connecting to learn: educational and assistive technology for people with disabilities 
SN  - 1557989826
AV  - LC 4812 .S34 2004
PY  - 2004///
CY  - Washington, DC
PB  - American Psychological Association
KW  - People with disabilities
KW  - Education
KW  - United States
KW  - Computer-assisted instruction
KW  - Self-help devices for people with disabilities
KW  - Assistive listening systems
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (p. 265-280) and indexes; 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
ER  -